Category Archives: Lethbridge
Kijiji founder keynote speaker at Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce's Opportunity South Summit
LETHBRIDGE – ‘Southern Alberta Strong’ is this year’s theme for the third annual Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s Opportunity South two -day summit. It’s a way for ...
Oct 03, 2018
U of L wins national blood donation challenge
LETHBRIDGE - Kate Potts knows better than most people how important blood donations are. When she was just four years old, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, rare in children and extremely...
Oct 03, 2018
Overdose calls and deaths continue to increase in Lethbridge year over year says Fire Chief
LETHBRIDGE – The opening of the supervised consumption site near downtown Lethbridge has not resulted in fewer overdose calls, according to Lethbridge Fire Chief Rich Hildebrand. At Monday’...
Oct 03, 2018
Snow continues to fall on Lethbridge, as warning ends
UPDATE 7:30 a.m.: The snowfall warning has ENDED for the Vulcan/Carmangay region, but continues for southeastern Alberta. UPDATE 7 a.m.: Livingstone Range School Division said all its schools are open...
Oct 03, 2018
ARCHES releases supervised consumption site statistics at CIC meeting Monday
LETHBRIDGE – Visits to ARCHES since it opened February 28, now total nearly 65,000, outpacing both Calgary and Edmonton. That number and many others were presented at Monday’s Community Is...
Oct 02, 2018
Lethbridge County using survey to seek budget input
LETHBRIDGE - The budget process is underway for Lethbridge County, with citizens being asked for their input. An online survey asks for feedback on all of the proposals for projects and budget initiat...
Oct 02, 2018
Study involving U of L finds not enough physical literacy among kids
LETHBRIDGE - Two-thirds of children in Canada aren't meeting an acceptable level of physical literacy, according to a national research project that included a group from the University of Lethbridge....
Oct 02, 2018
Lethbridge included in snowfall warnings
LETHBRIDGE - The weather advisories have turned into warnings, as snow begins to fall on southern Alberta. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for regions that include Lethbridge, Taber, ...
Oct 02, 2018
Collective agreement reached for Lethbridge Fire/EMS and call centre communications staff
LETHBRIDGE – After two years of negotiations, City Council has now ratified a new, four-year collective agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 237. The agreem...
Oct 01, 2018
Executive Leaders Coalition on Opioid Use at CIC meeting to discuss drug crisis impacts, three phase plan
LETHBRIDGE – Representatives from Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health, ARCHES, Lethbridge Police Service, Fire and EMS, and two local school districts met on Monday, Oct. 1 to ta...
Oct 01, 2018