311 celebrated their four-year anniversary on Friday. The customer contact centre in Lethbridge has been running since 2019 and has answered over 100- thousand cases since March of last year. It’s evolved into so much including Read More
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The unemployment rate jumped slightly this month for our region. Trevor Lewington with Economic Development Lethbridge says the unemployment rate rose from 4.1 to 4.2 per cent this month which is not a big change and variation Read More
Imagine someone without arms (or range of motion) being able to kayak, or hold cards or even roll a dice during a board game. What seems small and insignificant to many of us, could mean Read More
Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita was in Lethbridge on Thursday at SACPA presenting an alternative to the UCP and NDP. The party describes itself as financially responsible, but socially progressive. Morishita spoke about what his Read More
The red carpet is set to be rolled out for the 9th annual Lethbridge Oscar Party fundraiser. The event will raise money for the yet to be completed Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in Read More
This is the time of year many Canadians want to escape the cold weather and travel somewhere warmer. Travel advisories, however, are in place for some tropical destinations. The Canadian Government says its best to Read More
The Alberta Government says more than 600 affordable housing units will be coming which will target Albertans in need. Around $54-million will be allocated towards supporting 17 projects in nine communities in the province. Much of the Read More
Drone safety was discussed by the Lethbridge Community Safety SPC on Thursday afternoon. A submission from a community member asked the city to implement more measures to prohibit the use of microdrones that weigh less Read More
Waterton Chamber president discusses “The Last of Us” episode filmed at one of his hotels. Host Jeannette Rocher and Shameer Sulemon also discuss the federal money the park received to enhance and create new tourism Read More
Wednesday marked International Women’s Day and the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted a breakfast event at the Enmax Centre to showcase powerful women in our community. Cyndi Bester, the CEO of the Lethbridge Chamber Read More
Lethbridge City Council voted 6-3 against providing over $215,000 of federal funding for Streets Alive Mission’s Outreach Programming. Officials from Streets Alive told us the money would have been used to help out many of Read More
The Alberta government announced $4.4 million for a gang suppression and firearms investigation unit to help tackle gang and illegal gun violence in the province. It came a day after the government introduced legislation aimed at Read More
As part of Indigenous Awareness week at the University of Lethbridge, the post-secondary institution marked a very historic day on Wednesday. Members from the city and the school signed the Buffalo Treaty. The U of Read More
Lethbridge councillor John Middleton-Hope put forward a motion at council that there should be term limits for memberships on boards and committees for councillors. This means members of council would serve a maximum three-year term Read More
Lethbridge City Council looked into the potential of more support for Streets Alive Mission in our city. Council debated on a motion of allocating $215,460 in federal funding to the Christian organization for its Outreach Programs Read More
Sloths, boa constrictors, a porcupine and even a wallaroo will be making their way to the Lethbridge and District Exhibition March 10-12 for the 2023 Wildlife Festival. Staff for the event say there will be around 50 Read More
Here is an update to a story we brought you last week involving a proposed TransAlta wind turbine project. The Riplinger Wind Power Project, which would cover about 14-thousand acres of land near Cardston County, Read More
Officials with the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre are not happy. They say they were not included for an increase in funding with the recently released Alberta budget. The CEO for the centre, Kristine Cassie, says Read More
Any females who are interested in joining the RCMP as an officer have an opportunity to learn all about what the career entails during a female focused presentation tonight. The event is a chance for Read More
Each year the Green N Yellow group hosts an initiative called the Children’s Bicycle BBQ. This year the organization is hoping to giveaway 50 bikes to kids this year. The Green N Yellow group is Read More
The Alberta government announced $330 million over three years for our province’s social sector which includes helping our most vulnerable. There will also be staff wage increases and funding for administration. As BCN’s Micah Read More
The Better Business Bureau released its Scam Tracker Risk Report which outlined the top 10 scams in Canada in 2022. March is also Fraud Prevention Month. Most of the fraud involved improvement scams followed by cryptocurrency scams. Read More
A Sherwood Park, Alberta man has now made the whole neighborhood a believer with his 8-foot-tall Shrek and Donkey snow sculptures that he meticulously crafted. He has also designed other well-known movie characters. Video Journalist Read More
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees held a rally earlier today in Lethbridge at the Chancery Court Building. Members were protesting cuts and layoffs impacting Good Samaritan Society workers. Darren Graham, the Vice-President of AUPE Read More
A proposed wind turbine project in the area of Cardston County near the village of Hill Spring is causing a lot of outrage among people who live in the area. Locals are concerned the project Read More
Inclusion Alberta says the 2023 budget failed to address the needs of thousands of children and adults with developmental disabilities. Trish Bowman, the CEO of the organization explained why they were not impressed with Travis Toews’ Read More
Marten Devlieger has been living with cystic fibrosis since he was a child. It’s a disorder that damages the lungs, digestive tract and other organs. He developed a chest device which performs physiotherapy for Read More
The Chinook Arch Regional Library System announced on Wednesday that they will be offering new light therapy lamps free of charge for 26 member library systems around southern Alberta. Lisa Weekes, the associate director of Chinook Read More
The Lethbridge YWCA will be dishing out some special hardware during their 2023 Women of Distinction Awards. Michelle Day, the executive director of the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, says she is honoured to receive one of Read More
Members of the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services say they feel slighted by the 2023 Alberta Budget. Officials said the needs of sexual assault survivors were not met and funding of up to $14 million over Read More
