A local pub has received top honours in our city. Honkers Pub and Eatery won four awards at the Best Bar None awards on Wednesday evening for best business, best staff, best food and best community involvement. The owner of Honkers, Vicky Vanden Hoek says it was amazing to receive the awards. “I mean, the […]Read More
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is asking the Competition Bureau of Canada to investigate price gouging at the pumps. The Alberta government eliminated the 13 cent per litre provincial fuel tax back in April but Albertans have not seen a lot of savings. Dan McTeague, the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, is happy the Premier […]Read More
Canola roguing is an essential part of agriculture. A Lethbridge based recruiting team, Select People Solutions, is in need of people to pull out unwanted plants from the ground that are affecting the seeds. Ryan Miller, the director of the company, says the initiative is the largest employer of youth in our area for over […]Read More
Lethbridge has cracked the top 10 of the best small cities to live in Canada. The 2022 report by Resonance Consultancy ranks our country’s best small cities under 200,000 people using data based on statistical performance and evaluations by locals and visitors in 23 areas grouped into six core categories. Trevor Lewington, the CEO of […]Read More
The beautiful Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden is up for a special award. The organization is a finalist for the 2022 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction in the Community Attraction category. The Executive Director of the garden, Michelle Day, says this nomination is important in furthering tourism in our area. “Even though people are coming here […]Read More
It’s only her second day on the job and already she is a hit. Her name is Bela, and she is the newest server at El Greco Cuisine. Manager of the diner, Fani Stoupa, says they were struggling to hire and keep reliable staff, so they went with a futuristic solution. Stoupa says that humans […]Read More
You will now see orange scooters and bikes riding around the City of Lethbridge. The city awarded the company Neuron Mobility a permit to operate 500 e-scooters and 100 e-bikes. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, Lethbridge is now the fifth city in Canada to have Neuron’s unique vehicles.Read More
For the first time since 2019, the Home and Garden show will take place in person. The event was canceled in 2020 and held virtually in 2021. This is the second major event at the Exhibition after AgExpo earlier this month. The Home and Garden Show runs Wednesday through Saturday, April 2Read More
A little bit of overnight snow on Wednesday didn’t stave away any vendors or farmers from the 2022 AgExpo and North American Seed Fair. Many are excited the event is back as it provides a great opportunity for businesses and farmers to make connections.Read More
The Bank of Canada is raising its key interest rate to 0.5% to battle high inflation and rising inflation expectations. Inflation is running at a 30-year high and the central bank notes it’s concerned Canadians may be starting to believe that it will stay higher for longer. What does this mean for Canadians? Recent data from […]Read More
The Town of Raymond has been a dry community for the past 100 years. Town council is interested in gauging with residents to figure out if they should amend the current Land Use Bylaw to allow for the sale of liquor at licensed restaurants. “What Raymond’s done is we have an online engagement platform where […]Read More
Lethbridge city officials, the Downtown BRZ, and business owners in the city, have come up with a creative idea for parking in our city’s downtown core. As Micah Quinn explains, this unique idea has been in the works for around a year.Read More
A new job vacancy rate report has been released and the details are not good for the Lethbridge and Medicine Hat region. The job vacancy rate in the region was up 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2021. This number is the highest recorded since 2015. This means there are 5,545 job vacancies […]Read More
A local supply store is spearheading a fundraiser for the Humane Society in honor of actress Betty White and her love for animals. As Angela Stewart explains, the donations will go towards some much needed supplies. Read More
Imagine being able to see the world with just a click of a button. A pair of Lethbridge entrepreneurs are making that happen with a new app. BCN’S Angela Stewart has the details.Read More
A new Indian restaurant opened its doors Monday afternoon and Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen was there to cut the ribbon. He says the opening of a new business on 3rd Avenue South will help revitalize the street. Hyggen adds that it’s not just the downtown that needs to be rejuvenated.Read More
Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen and members of The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Lethbridge BRZ have joined forces to help strengthen the importance of shopping local in our city. As Micah Quinn explains, this initiative coincided with the lighting of the Christmas tree at City Hall.Read More
The floods in British Columbia have scrambled supply chains across western Canada, leaving grocery store shelves bare, and access to the country’s largest port blocked. But here in Lethbridge, a local grocer says supply chain issues have minimal impact if you choose to shop local.Read More
We had some wintery driving conditions last weekend, but this weekend could see some double digit temperatures. What does that mean when it comes to winterizing your vehicle? We spoke with a local tire shop to get some insight.Read More
The owner of the Whistle Stop Cafe and Truck Stop was recently fined $20,000 for violating a court order by holding an anti-shutdown rally last spring. Christopher Scott joined BCN’s Jeannette Rocher earlier this week to discuss the fine and a “compelled speech” disclaimer the judge imposed on him. Read More
One of Lethbridge’s staple restaurants has been awarded with the title of one of the best outdoor dining patios in our country. The list was created by Open Table Canada using reviews from last year. Only one restaurant made the list south of Calgary. That was the Firestone Restaurant and Bar in our city. Marketing […]Read More
The owner of a Filipino grocery store in Lethbridge was awakened Monday morning to a phone call from police who said his store had been broken into. Iduyl Indangan says security camera footage shows his shop, Y3 Filipino Store, was broken into at around 2 o’clock in the morning. Indangan says this is not the […]Read More
Many companies and government agencies are requiring staff to receive the COVID vaccine as a condition of employment. While Alberta government agencies have given staff until the end of October to become compliant, one Edmonton organization has already begun releasing un-vaccinated staff with very little notice to receive both doses. Jeannette Rocher interviewed one of […]Read More
It’s starting to be a common sight when driving around Lethbridge, campaign signs plaguing the streets for the upcoming municipal election. But, before the campaign signs are set out along the street, local printing businesses have been working hard to prepare them. David Watson with Friesen Plastics, says they’ve printed thousands of campaign signs […]Read More
The City of Lethbridge’s first-ever Targeted Redevelopment Incentive Program (TRIP) project was completed in Downtown Lethbridge on Thursday. SixO8 Health, formerly known as East Meets West, held its grand opening today. Costing $8 million, it’s the first business to utilize the new municipal tax relief program. The City is expected to receive $88,000 more in […]Read More
Following a year of unprecedented change in the business environment, many business owners are now learning to reinvent themselves to stay ahead of the curve. Teamworks Training Institute brought in eight-time business author and former head of training at Disney University, Doug Lipp, to speak at Exhibition Park discussing how to revitalize a business in […]Read More
Local entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas in a Dragon’s Den style event to try to win an office space for their new business. As Micah Quinn explains, there is big money to be had for one lucky recipient.Read More
A Lethbridge City Council candidate who also owns a Star Wars themed restaurant is facing accusations on social media that he sent a ‘gross amount of sexual text and comments’ to former employees, as well as underaged girls.Read More
A restaurant that is well known for a stormtrooper versus the Lethbridge Police Service incident is now pleading to the community for help to keep their doors open. Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina is asking the community for help and support in order to stay open and continue paying their staff after dealing with low sales […]Read More
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