Category Archives: Post to Social
Provincial politicians asking Albertans to support farmers, ranchers
EDMONTON -- The provincial government is calling on people to support Alberta farmers and ranchers as they deal with trade disputes.Provincial politicians were joined by industry representatives from ...
Jul 05, 2019 Ag Minister Devin Dreeshen Premier Jason Kenney and representatives of beef, pork and canola producers. Photo supplied by the province.
Off-highway vehicles now allowed on Lethbridge County roads
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge County Council has adopted a bylaw to allow off-highway vehicles (OHV) to be used on three-digit numbered highways for faming operations.Reeve Lorne Hickey says quite a few...
Jul 04, 2019 Lethbridge County Reeve Lorne Hickey. (Lethbridge News Now)
Man caught inside Lethbridge Police bike compound
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's not quite like allegedly stealing a cell phone and trying to sell it back to an undercover police officer in the police station "Safe Exchange Zone", but it's close. Lethbridge P...
Jul 04, 2019 Lethbridge Police Station
Irrigation system fails at Legacy Park in north Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - City crews will be bringing in a temporary irrigation system at Legacy Park in north Lethbridge, after a serious failure in the regular system this spring rendered it completed unable...
Jul 04, 2019 A portion of the grass at the new Legacy Park in north Lethbridge
Lethbridge woman charged with assault causing bodily harm
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a 32-year-old woman in connection with an assault on a senior citizen.LPS reported that on July 3, at around 4:50 p.m., a 64-year-old man was in the fro...
Jul 04, 2019
Wiebe's Deli celebrating 100th anniversary in Coaldale in 2019
COALDALE, AB - Although it was not always known as Wiebe's Deli, the store has been around in one capacity or another for a full century and has established a legacy in Coaldale like few others could ...
Jul 04, 2019 The interior of Wiebe's Deli in Coaldale. (Lethbridge News Now)
Weather balloon from Stanford University crash lands in the MD of Taber
MD OF TABER, AB - It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a weather balloon!Late Tuesday, July 2, Peace Officers in the MD of Taber received a phone call from Stanford University in California alerting them t...
Jul 04, 2019 Peace Officers at the emergency landing site (Photo courtesy M.D. of Taber Regional Community Peace Officer Program)
Man with assault & weapon charges in Lethbridge fight returns to Alberta to face trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 22-year-old Abshir Mohamed Adiid was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with a man in Lethbridge on October 28th, 2018.During an "out of control" party at a community hall o...
Jul 04, 2019 Lethbridge police station. (Lethbridge News Now)
57% of Southern Albertan crops in "Good to Excellent Condition"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from the Alberta Government claims that crop conditions in three out of five regions is faring better than the southern region. The data is taken from their June 25th sam...
Jul 04, 2019 Wheat fields in Southern Alberta. (Lethbridge News Now)
Buildings, coastlines, northerners: Report identifies top Canadian climate risks
New research for the federal Treasury Board has concluded that buildings, coastlines and northern communities face the biggest risks from climate change in Canada. In a report released Thursday, the C...
Jul 04, 2019