Tag Archives: Community
City of Lethbridge hosting Disaster-Con to stress importance of emergency preparedness
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Whether it's floods or wildfires, the instances of extreme weather-related incidents are on the rise in Canada. They often happen when we least expect them, and suddenly, you might ne...
May 09, 2019 Emergency Preparedness Manager Luke Palmer
Material Recovery Facility fully operational ahead of curbside recycling beginning next week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge's new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) started up on Wednesday, May 8, thanks to some eager grade four and five students from Fleetwood-Bawden Elementary School...
May 08, 2019
Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre. The $17.3 mill...
May 08, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
Former Hutterite schoolmaster given conditional sentence for beating children with tree branches, belts and yard stick
LETHBRIDGE, AB - What was supposed to be a four-day trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge for a former Hutterite Schoolmaster, ended up with a notice of re-election filed for Provincial Court,...
May 07, 2019 Waterton Bretheren Ministers and Elders leave Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse after Johan John Hofer's sentencing
Staff at Lethbridge automotive shop beaten while on the job
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge business owner is upset, angry and fed up after two of his employees were beaten while on the job Wednesday morning at a local automotive shop.Mark Switzer has owned Swit...
May 03, 2019 Switzer Automotive, Stafford Drive North
RCMP looking for suspects' identities after numerous buildings defaced by graffiti in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB -- Coaldale RCMP are looking for the public's help to identify a pair of suspects believed to be involved with graffiti incidents on Tuesday, April 30. With the assistance of a Coaldale b...
May 01, 2019 Photo Credit: Coaldale RCMP
The Watch hits the streets in downtown Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the new programs that the Lethbridge Police Service is rolling out to help deal with the drug crisis in downtown is now patrolling the streets. Members of The Watch have comple...
May 01, 2019 Photo Credit: LPS
Alberta RCMP reminding locals to secure their yards this spring
EDMONTON, AB - Cropping season is about to begin in Alberta which means farmers will be spending long hours out in their fields, and the RCMP want everyone to be as safe as can be this spring. For man...
Apr 28, 2019 Photo Credit: Alberta RCMP
Coaldale and Lethbridge Fire crews deal with farmyard blaze
COALDALE -- The smoke could be seen by travellers on Highway-4. However, the fire, spotted around 2:30 Thursday (Apr 25) afternoon, was located about a mile south of Highway-512 (Jail Road) just off o...
Apr 25, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW.com
U of L Board of Governors reappoints Dr. Mike Mahon as President and Vice-Chancellor
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has approved the reappointment of President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mike Mahon to his third and final term. It will begin July 1, 2020....
Apr 23, 2019 Dr. Mike Mahon Photo Courtesy: University of Lethbridge