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 Agricultural disaster announced for Cypress County

Agricultural disaster announced for Cypress County

Micah Quinn July 17, 2023

Cypress County has become the latest region to declare an agricultural state of disaster. The county joins Vulcan, Stettler, Foothills and Paintearth as the latest casualties. Lisa Sulz, the agricultural supervisor with Cypress County say Read More

 Thousands of spectators turnout for annual Street Wheelers events

Thousands of spectators turnout for annual Street Wheelers events

Angela Stewart July 17, 2023

The Street Wheelers held their 45th annual Street Machine Weekend events this past Saturday and Sunday. An official says they had a big turnout with 85 cars showing up for their 100 ft drag. Over 3,000 spectators showed Read More

 Beyond Van Gogh featuring 300 pieces of art

Beyond Van Gogh featuring 300 pieces of art

Micah Quinn July 14, 2023

The impressive paintings of Vincent van Gogh are shining brightly at the Enmax Centre. Members of the Lethbridge media received a first-hand look at the traveling exhibit called Beyond Van Gogh on Friday. Video Journalist Read More

 PPW bringing the heat to Whoop Up Days

PPW bringing the heat to Whoop Up Days

Micah Quinn July 14, 2023

The Lethbridge and District Exhibition is partnering up with Pure Power Wrestling to bring the heat during Whoop Up Days next month. PPW’s Hot Summer Night wrestling event will be held in the new Read More

 Eleven new Pollinator Cafés installed in Lethbridge

Eleven new Pollinator Cafés installed in Lethbridge

Micah Quinn July 13, 2023

Lethbridge’s Pollinator Café project has now expanded with new planters located throughout our city. Students from the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business and Environment Lethbridge are partnering for the project. Kathleen Read More

 Plot Hop event showcasing work in ag industry

Plot Hop event showcasing work in ag industry

Micah Quinn July 13, 2023

Local farmers were getting some massive field experience on Thursday morning for Farming Smarter’s Plot Hop event. Around 60 people gathered to hear from various speakers about their work in the agricultural industry here in Read More

 Forty-fifth annual ‘Street Machine’ event begins Friday

Forty-fifth annual ‘Street Machine’ event begins Friday

Angela Stewart July 13, 2023

The 45th annual Street Machine event will be taking place this weekend. Many will be gathered in our city during the three-day event checking out thousands of classic cars and a 100 ft drag race. Organizers Read More

 Fire officials remain on alert for grassfires

Fire officials remain on alert for grassfires

Angela Stewart July 13, 2023

Here in southwestern Alberta, officials at Lethbridge County say they still remain on alert for any grassfires although our region has seen some rain in the past week. Officials with the county say a grassfire Read More

 The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Micah Quinn July 12, 2023

Shakespeare will be in the park once again in Lethbridge this summer. The Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society will be putting on a special 60’s themed version of The Taming of the Shrew. The play will Read More

 City of Lethbridge harmonizing speed zones

City of Lethbridge harmonizing speed zones

Micah Quinn July 12, 2023

The City of Lethbridge has partnered up with the Lethbridge YMCA and the Slow Your Roll campaign to introduce new harmonized school and playground zones. A special presentation was made at the YMCA to unveil Read More

 “Pushes for film and TV production in Lethbridge’: Economic Development Lethbridge

“Pushes for film and TV production in Lethbridge’: Economic Development

Angela Stewart July 12, 2023

Alberta has become a major centre for film and tv production and lately there has been a push to try get more film and production to Lethbridge. As part of the budget process last year, Read More

 Chamber wants to see pandemic support loan payment deadline be extended

Chamber wants to see pandemic support loan payment deadline be

Angela Stewart July 12, 2023

The deadline for small businesses to pay back their pandemic support loans is coming up at the end of the year and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) wants Ottawa to extend that deadline. Read More

 Lethbridge receives 156 related encampment calls since the launch of strategy

Lethbridge receives 156 related encampment calls since the launch of

Angela Stewart July 12, 2023

Officials with the City of Lethbridge say they have been seeing a lot of success with their Encampment Strategy and response plan. Since the launch of the strategy, they say 311 has received around 156 calls related Read More

 Man visiting war grave sites around the world

Man visiting war grave sites around the world

Micah Quinn July 11, 2023

An Australian man is doing the near impossible and all through the power of his bike. Michael Whitty has embarked on a cross-Canada journey to visit Commonwealth War Grave sites across our country. What’s Read More

 Volunteers needed for Lethbridge airshow

Volunteers needed for Lethbridge airshow

Angela Stewart July 11, 2023

Officials with the Lethbridge International Airshow say they are looking for volunteers for the end of the month two-day show. Around 125 to 150 volunteers are needed, which could include those helping out with security or looking Read More

 Social development funding allocations approved by council

Social development funding allocations approved by council

Angela Stewart July 11, 2023

Lethbridge City Council voted in favour of a number of funding allocations on Tuesday to help support the Community Social Development team. Some of the money includes up to $200,000 of federal Reaching Home Funding to Read More

 Jamie Ellacott still looking for lawyer

Jamie Ellacott still looking for lawyer

Micah Quinn July 11, 2023

A former coach with the Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy was back in court on Monday. Jamie Ellacott was previously charged with the sexual assault of several young girls last year. Ellacott recently fired his lawyer and Read More

 Fundraiser to support prostate cancer research

Fundraiser to support prostate cancer research

Micah Quinn July 10, 2023

Motorcycle riders and classic car enthusiasts in southern Alberta will be going for a cruise as part of the Ride for Dad fundraiser on July 22nd. The event is raising awareness and funds for prostate Read More

 Alberta group taking a bite out of hunger

Alberta group taking a bite out of hunger

Micah Quinn July 10, 2023

A new food rescue organization has officially launched in Lethbridge. The Leftovers Foundation rescues food from restaurants, grocery stores, and hotels. It then redirects it to social services agencies to dish out to those most Read More

 Lethbridge Transit updates fare collection system

Lethbridge Transit updates fare collection system

Angela Stewart July 10, 2023

A new self-serve option is now available on all Lethbridge city transit buses. The city has updated their fare collection system to include the ability to buy bus fare anywhere through the mobile app and Read More

 Thousands of dollars collected in annual Rita’s Run Lethbridge

Thousands of dollars collected in annual Rita’s Run Lethbridge

Angela Stewart July 7, 2023

A recent fundraiser called Rita’s Run has collected $25,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Lethbridge chapter. The event paid tribute to Rita Giardettti, a woman who lost her battle with mental illness. Sandra Read More

 Haskap berries at the forefront of new winery

Haskap berries at the forefront of new winery

Micah Quinn July 7, 2023

Members of local organizations were on hand to announce the opening of the first haskap berry winery in southern Alberta. Lethbridge media got a sneak peek of the Little Gem Winery on Friday morning. Joel Read More

 Pickleball on the rise with Medicine Hat tournament

Pickleball on the rise with Medicine Hat tournament

Micah Quinn July 7, 2023

The City of Medicine Hat is set to welcome over 500 of the best pickleball players from across Western Canada and the Yukon this weekend at the Big Marble Go Centre’s South Country Coop Pickleball Read More

 Highway 3 vital in new Destination Canada program

Highway 3 vital in new Destination Canada program

Micah Quinn July 6, 2023

If you’ve ever taken a drive out of Lethbridge, you’d know that the Highway 3 corridor stretches all the way into British Columbia. Destination Canada has chosen this long patch of highway as part Read More

 AMA campaign looking to curb catalytic converter thefts

AMA campaign looking to curb catalytic converter thefts

Micah Quinn July 6, 2023

The theft of catalytic converters has continued to be a big issue in our country. The Alberta Motor Association has partnered with local law enforcement and Kal Tire locations across the province to address this Read More

 Dry conditions hitting Alberta farmers hard

Dry conditions hitting Alberta farmers hard

Micah Quinn July 6, 2023

Dave Bishop, the director of the Alberta Wheat Commission and a farmer out of Barons, explained if he’s seeing the same dry crop conditions that Vulcan County has been experiencing. “We’re at the Read More

 Lifeguard shortage affecting YMCA

Lifeguard shortage affecting YMCA

Angela Stewart July 6, 2023

The YMCA says they have been experiencing a bit of a lifeguard shortage. Officials say the shortfall is due to many university students who have come for school and then leave after graduation along with Read More

 Vulcan County declarers agriculture disaster

Vulcan County declarers agriculture disaster

Angela Stewart July 6, 2023

Vulcan County has declared an agriculture disaster after experiencing very hot and dry conditions which has affected crops for farmers. An official with the county says the hot weather Southern Alberta experienced at the end Read More

 Downtown Farmers’ Market begins in Festival Square for the summer

Downtown Farmers’ Market begins in Festival Square for the summer

Angela Stewart July 5, 2023

Farmers Market season kicked off on Wednesday in the downtown core. Lethbridge and District Exhibition has partnered with the Downtown BRZ to bring the farmers’ market to Festival Square. Around 20 vendors will be in the Read More

 UCP and NDP debate Canada Pension Plan

UCP and NDP debate Canada Pension Plan

Micah Quinn July 5, 2023

Alberta NDP Finance Critic, Shannon Phillips, wants Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP to come clean about their plan for potentially pulling our province out of the Canada Pension Plan. A recent poll from Leger Read More

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