Some road work in the City of Lethbridge that could impact your drive around town this week.The westbound lanes of 3rd Avenue South will be closed between 20th Street and Mayor Magrath Drive South for a water main repair. Two-way traffic, though, will be maintained in the eastbound lanes. The eastbound lanes, meantim...

Lethbridge County crews have begun testing a new dust suppression method on a section of road near Stafford Lake Estates. The one-kilometre stretch is on Township Road 92, east of Highway 512 and is part of a trial meant to extend suppression times. Instead of just applying product to the surface, the new way mixes it ...

The head of the Oldman Watershed Council, in its annual report, is describing 2025 as a banner year.CEO Shannon Frank says one of the group's many accomplishments was to create the Ecosystem Services Value Calculator. In short, it estimates the annual value of the ecosystem services provided by a piece of land."So...

Lethbridge historian Belinda Crowson continues her in-depth research into the background of some 2,300 homes in the city. But, with very limited information, and sometimes only tax records, Crowson has her work cut out for her."Because it means going through the directories and listing all the people who lived in ...

Lethbridge's annual Water Drive is underway, with several community groups and agencies collecting bottled water for those most, at risk, during our current heat wave. Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone executive director Sarah Amies says there are four different ways you can help."By donating unopened cases ...

A barbecue fire at a north Lethbridge home last week is prompting Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services to come out with some tips. At the top of that list: to regularly clean the grill and remove any excess grease or fat build-up that might being accumulating in the catch tray. LFES is also recommending you place b...

The Town of Coalhurst is looking closely at student and pedestrian safety after a close call with a child in the community recently.It happened near Coalhurst Elementary and led to a discussion at last Monday's Council meeting. Among the concerns being raised: vehicle speeds, driver behaviour, U-turn activity, and over...

Space is filling up fast for November's Entrepreneur Connections Summit in Lethbridge. The event, to take place November 5th at the Trade & Convention Centre, is targetting small and medium businesses in the region, which include vendors like those you would find at a farmers' market."Whether you want to stay ...

Electricity was restored Sunday to several areas in Lethbridge after about five hours. Power was cut off unexpectedly to the Fleetwood, Victoria Park, Upper Eastside, London Road, and Henderson Lake neighbourhoods at around 11 a.m. On its outage page, the City of Lethbridge deemed it as an electrical failure, but didn'...

A busy section of Scenic Drive North in Lethbridge will be closed off to traffic, starting Monday. Electrical work is taking place between 26th Avenue and Uplands Boulevard North and will see the road ripped up to put in some new lines. Weather permitting, it's hoped that work will be complete by this Friday. Detour si...

Monday night is the regular meeting of town council in Raymond. Included on the agenda is the second reading of a proposed Community Standards bylaw."There were nine different bylaws that we're all talking about. Different things we thought. Is there a a way to bring them together?," Mayor Bryce Coppieters ex...

Home sales in the Lethbridge region remained sluggish during the month of June, both year-to-date and year-over-year. That's according to the latest figures from the Lethbridge & District Association of Realtors. In the city, 188 transactions took place last month, down 9.4 percent when compared with January to Jun...

The Lethbridge Bulls started a six-game road trip through Saskatchewan on a sour note Sunday night, shut out 1-0 by the Weyburn Beavers - the lone run driven in on a single by the Beavers' Robert Gurney in the bottom of the eight inning.Bulls' pitcher Adryen Tietz pitched five-and-two-thirds innings of scoreless ball, ...

Twenty students with the Southern Alberta Medical Program have completed their first week of training as part of a new full-time course being offered on the University of Lethbridge campus.While, historically, becoming a doctor was something done right out of high school or university, the program's associate dean, Dr....

A well-known Lethbridge photographer, now filmmaker, is putting together a four-part documentary on the city featuring not only its landscape, but its character.Unvarnished: Lethbridge, says Robert Messenger, is designed to show the city's true identity and from a ground-level perspective, one he hopes he'll be able to...

The Lethbridge Bulls returned home to Spitz Stadium Friday night following a four-game road trip, but it certainly wasn't the homecoming they had hoped for, edged out 3-2 by the Moose Jaw Miller Express in WCBL action.2nd baseman Kalem Haney, who went 1-for-3 at the plate, scored both of the Bulls' runs, the second sco...

A 68-year-old woman is in a Calgary hospital, critically injured, after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in the Lakeview neighbourhood of Lethbridge.An investigation by the Lethbridge Police Service found the unidentified woman was crossing the street, near the area of Lakemount Boulevard South and Forestry A...

Following almost two weeks with no significant precipitation, and little or no overnight moisture, fire danger levels across a large section of Alberta, including here in the south, have climbed considerably.Where it was dark blue, or a low rating on the coloured scale just 10 days ago, it now ranges from dark brown, v...

Call it a birthday...an anniversary...a celebration, but regardless, the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association is commemorating a 50-year milestone Saturday and it's inviting the entire community out."This day belongs to every rider, family, volunteer, donor, board member, and horse that has been part of the L...

The City of Lethbridge is wanting to let drivers know that they have planned guard rail work this Sunday on the west side of town.It says the southbound lanes of University Drive West, between Walsh Drive and Bridge Drive, will be closed off to traffic.As a result, two-way traffic will be maintained in the northbound l...

The Southern Alberta/East Kootenay office of the Better Business Bureau says it's getting calls from people over a phishing scam that's being done through texting.Regional BBB president Mary O'Sullivan-Andersen says the perpatrators send a message claiming that the person has to update their personal information.It say...

Phone service has been restored to the Lethbridge Public Safety Communications Centre's non-emergency lines, after a short outage Friday.Just after noon, the City of Lethbridge reported that it was experiencing a service disruption to its police and fire complaint lines, and some incoming administrative calls.While it ...

The Lethbridge Farmers' Market returns to the Trade & Convention grounds on Saturday.Paul Kingsmith with Excite Lethbridge admits this year it's gotten off to a really good start."Seeing more vendors coming in, even early in the season. There's vendors right from the south entry outside," Kingsmith shares...

The Shoes for Kids YQL Foundation is, once again, looking to collect new shoes for kids going back to school this Fall.Mallory Kristjanson, with the foundation, recalls the idea was generated from one particular incident she took note of."There was a young lady walking to school in sandals. It was a snow storm,&qu...

Council with the Town of Coalhurst has adopted a new aesthetic policy meant to give the community a certain look and feel into the future.In October 2024, the Council of the day looked into a branding that would see Coalhurst showcased as a modern 1930's community.On Monday, town council voted in favour of the new poli...

Shifting winds from two wildfires in BC's Fraser Canyon has pushed smoke into the Lethbridge region.On Wednesday, several B.C. cities including Kamloops and Revelstoke were shrouded in smoke.The same smoke has now made its way into Calgary, and other Southern Alberta cities, including Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, and w...

The Canadian Grain Commission is updating grading procedures for amber durum, wheat and lentils for the 2026-27 crop year, which begins August 1.In a release Wednesday, the CGC said the revisions will include updated procedures, definitions, and photo reference material. New grading factors will include: darkened and s...

The Lethbridge Police Service continue to search for a missing 20-year-old woman last seen back in March of this year walking towards the Coulees. Araya Riemann is described as a white female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, with a thin build, brown hair and green eyes.Police say earlier tips of sightings of Riemann in Cranbrook...