Category Archives: Post to Social

Regional home builders earn awards at BILD Conference
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge builders brought home five awards from the annual BILD Alberta Awards.The BILD Conference, hosted by BILD Alberta, was held late last week in Jasper and the awards ceremony...
Sep 17, 2019 BILD Lethbridge Logo (BILD - Lethbridge Region on Facebook)

City cancels plans for its own addictions study, will use research already being done
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In a cost-saving move, the City of Lethbridge will no longer be launching its own study into the root causes of addiction.At the city council meeting on Tuesday, September 3rd, Counci...
Sep 17, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Scheer would restore Harper's child fitness and arts tax credits Liberals axed
LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to revive two more of Stephen Harper's boutique tax credits axed by the Trudeau Liberals. Scheer was at a park in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday ...
Sep 16, 2019

RCMP need help to identify suspect in stolen credit card investigation
RAYMOND / MAGRATH -- RCMP are investigating thefts from unlocked vehicles on September 3. The thefts resulted in a victim having credit and debit cards being stolen and used at a 7-11 in Lethbridge. T...
Sep 16, 2019 Video surveillance of theft suspect -- released by RCMP

City of Lethbridge to make staff salaries & benefits public
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has voted unanimously to create a Compensation Disclosure List and to make it publicly accessible.The motion was introduced by Councillor Jeffrey Coffman and w...
Sep 16, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

No charges in Friday night cyclist injury case
LETHBRIDGE -- A vehicle collision with 13-year-old cyclist Friday (Sept 13) night resulted in injuries to the cyclist. However, no charges are pending against the vehicle driver. Around 8 p.m. a vehic...
Sep 16, 2019 LPS Cruiser -- LNN

City man charged in weekend assault and robbery incidents
LETHBRIDGE -- A 36-year-old man faces charges in relation to two weekend incidents in which men were attacked in north side alleys. On Saturday (Sept 14) night, police responded to two reports of inci...
Sep 16, 2019 LPS Station -- LNN

Mixed bag of weather predicted across the country but, the prairies could be bright spot
OTTAWA -- Canadians can expect average temperatures this fall that will give way to a cold winter in central and eastern parts of the country, according to The Weather Network.The network is predictin...
Sep 16, 2019 Wind turbines with early 2017 winter backdrop -- LNN

Blackfoot actor talks representation in Hollywood, reconciliation in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As part of the City of Lethbridge's Reconciliation Week, actor Eugene Brave Rock is the event's keynote speaker.He wanted to share some of his experiences as an Indigenous person in S...
Sep 16, 2019 Eugene Brave Rock. (Lethbridge News Now)

CNIB and Vision Loss Rehab offices to close on Sept. 20 in four Alberta cities
Longer wait times are on the horizon for thousands of Albertans who depend on local offices run by Vision Loss Rehabilitation Alberta (VLRA). VLRA, launched in 2018 by the Canadian National Institute ...
Sep 16, 2019 Kim Skibsted, who is blind, says a funding cut and subsequent closures could be very detrimental, especially for seniors. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)