Category Archives: Lethbridge
Lethbridge City Council narrowly approves $15K trip to Ireland for local Nikka Yuko and tourism delegates
LETHBRIDGE – In a 4-3 decision, Lethbridge City Council has approved $15,000 in funding after an ad hoc request was made from Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and the Lethbridge Destination Management...
Jun 26, 2018
Apparent wrong-way crash claims life
NEAR KIPP - An apparent wrong-way crash on Highway 3 has claimed the life of a 42-year-old man. Emergency crews were called to the scene approximately 2 km west of the junction of Highway 509 at aroun...
Jun 26, 2018
UPDATED: City council changes bylaw for location of retail cannabis stores in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE - The framework has been put in place by City Council for retail cannabis stores to be able to open-shop in Lethbridge once recreational use becomes legal in October. Bylaw 6123, an amendme...
Jun 25, 2018
Lethbridge population just falls short of 100,000 in 2018 census
LETHBRIDGE - The official 2018 census results show Lethbridge continues to grow with a population of 99,769, an increase of 1,571 or 1.6 per cent from the 2017 municipal census number. Mayor Chris Spe...
Jun 25, 2018
Rotary Club of Lethbridge celebrates 100 years
LETHBRIDGE - The Rotary Club of Lethbridge celebrated 100 years in our city on Monday, June 25, with a flag raising event at City Hall. A solid group of supporters and Rotarians came out for the celeb...
Jun 25, 2018
Bus barn fire traced to electrical malfunction in bus engine compartment
LETHBRIDGE - Fire investigators have traced the cause of a fire that damaged the city's transit facility June 16 to an electrical malfunction in a bus's engine compartment. Crews are working to restor...
Jun 25, 2018
Lethbridge Public Library encouraging the community to read all summer long
LETHBRIDGE - The Lethbridge Public Library believes summer is the perfect time to read for the sheer pleasure of it and to lose all sense of time as you turn the pages. To help with that, a number of ...
Jun 24, 2018
Provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs looking for feedback on local election laws
LETHBRIDGE – Albertans with an opinion on local elections have the opportunity to provide feedback about how they're conducted in municipalities, school boards, Metis Settlements and irrigation ...
Jun 24, 2018
The Run To Vancouver athletes visiting Lethbridge on Saturday
LETHBRIDGE - Six young men from Montreal are relay-running their way along Canadian Highways with the hope that they can embody a fraction of the determination and courage held by their hero, Terry Fo...
Jun 23, 2018
Mother gets house arrest for failing to protect toddler from abuse
LETHBRIDGE - "Her affection for an adult trumped her affection for her child." Crown prosecutor Clayton Giles made that statement to the court, while dealing with the case of a Lethbridge mother who f...
Jun 22, 2018