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 party is offering compared to the two big dogs here in our province. “I think when it comes to things […]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 than 250 grams. City staff said it is not up to them to manage complaints of drones. They also said […]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 through 2026. It was shot down by a 6-3 vote. “So I think it’s important that we right now […]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’ budget. “Budget 2023 announced $137 million in additional funding to disability services, which is a substantial amount of money. […]Read More
The Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the budget that was released on Tuesday looks good from a taxpayer’s perspective. Kim Sims says we are seeing a lot of guard rails and emergency breaks being put onto future budgets. Sims explains how this new budget will help in the long run. “By us […]Read More
Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen expressed his frustration regarding the Alberta Budget. Hyggen says overall, he is disappointed with a lot of what came out of the budget. He says he doesn’t understand why our city didn’t get enough attention paid to it in terms of funding. “I thought that the advocacy work that we […]Read More
Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen brought forward an official business motion to City Council on Tuesday asking members to vote to have him send letters to the province and federal government asking for funding for a functional planning study and a preliminary design for a proposed third bridge for our city. It would be located across […]Read More
Joseph Schow, the MLA for Cardston-Siksika and Alberta Government House Leader for the UCP spoke about the upcoming 2023 budget at a Thursday SACPA session. Schow said there were close to 94,000 full-time jobs created in Alberta during 2022. We asked Schow, outside of employment issues, what were some of the main concerns facing residents […]Read More
Alberta’s Finance Minister and the President of the Treasury Board, Travis Toews, was in Lethbridge today for a meet and greet luncheon hosted by the Chamber. Toews fielded questions and outlined what the UCP will be doing to prepare for the upcoming provincial election and highlighted the 2023 budget. We asked Minister Toews what the […]Read More
Lethbridge City Council conditionally approved close to $5 million in municipal funding requests for the federal Rapid Housing Initiative. City staff say the money could be used to leverage close to $39 million for the proposed projects. You can view the exact breakdown of funding below: $1,970,240 of the Blackfoot Family Lodge’s total project cost […]Read More
The game of street hockey has been a Canadian tradition for generations. The City of Lethbridge is looking at spreading the growth of the sport here in our city. Lethbridge City Council was supposed to look at a funding request of $200,000 for the city to be able to host Play On! Canada street hockey […]Read More
Lethbridge City Council was slated to give second and third reading on Tuesday for a potential increase to parking fines in our city’s downtown. If the fines are raised the price for not paying for parking will increase from $25-$50. If you pay within a week you will receive $15 off of the fine. Sarah […]Read More
Applications are now open to join the Youth Advisory Board hosted by Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas. Young people between the ages of 16 and 24 can apply. Eight will be selected to join the board from September of this year to May 2024. MP Thomas outlined some of the main topics that have been discussed […]Read More
The need for shelter and housing for the homeless population in Lethbridge has been a hot button topic over the past few years. An official motion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting was brought forward asking city administration to conduct a long term response for those in need of shelter and housing. That includes a permanent […]Read More
There are reports that the U.S. military is cracking down on Mexican drug cartels. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says a lot of it has to do with fentanyl being brought not only into the United States but also into Canada. There is also a Chinese connection. Read More
Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen was at the Coast Hotel on Thursday morning for his State of the City address. It was put on by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, Hyggen talked about a wide variety of issues impacting residents here in our city.Read More
Lethbridge organizations will be receiving over $11.2 million dollars in funding from the federal government. The money will go to groups such as the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge College, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. Dan Vandal, minister for Prairies Economic Development Canada says the funding is for 18 projects […]Read More
The Alberta government announced a new program to help free up ambulances and paramedics to more quickly respond to emergency situations. Alberta Health Services will now arrange for alternative transportation for non-medical patients to make sure that EMS can attend more urgent matters. These new modes of transportation would be in the form of transport […]Read More
Support workers at the University of Lethbridge have ratified a new contract. The new deal will bring wage increases of 1.25 per cent on April 1st and 1.5 per cent on December 1st of next year. Officials say there will also be another half a per cent increase in December of 2023 if certain economic […]Read More
As the mercury continues to drop it is feeling more and more like Old Man Winter has a grip on our city. In response, Lethbridge City Council approved funding of $325,670 to be allocated to Streets Alive Mission for an Overnight Comfort Centre. It will allow our city’s most vulnerable to come in from the […]Read More
Cor Van Raay was a well–known philanthropist in Lethbridge who contributed millions of dollars to our community before his untimely passing in 2021. A pathway named in his honour is being discussed. It would link up Lethbridge and Coaldale. Phase 1 of the project has been approved by Lethbridge County Council. An official motion was […]Read More
The potential of a new ward system for city elections was debated rigorously by Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday. Council voted 7-2 to rescind the process of a ward system and directed city staff to rescind the Ward Commission Bylaw. Jenn Schmidt-Rempel was one of the councillors who voted against the motion. She says she […]Read More
Benita Pedersen, is the event coordinator for All Fired Up for Freedom, and organizer for a counter-protest that took place concurrently with another protest over the weekend in Edmonton. The two competing rallies were to show favor and opposition to the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act. She says there were more than 30 […]Read More
City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the 2023-2026 operating budget. This means that the municipal tax rate is 5.1 per cent for each of the next four years. This is equal to $129.93 per year per single family house, based on an average market value of $285,800. Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen says this […]Read More
Budget Deliberations will begin at city council next week. Mayor Blaine Hyggen says council has had the opportunity to review everything well in advance to make sure they are all prepared and they are ready to make inform decisions on all the data. Hyggen says this year is difficult given the high cost of inflation. “I’ll […]Read More
The Alberta United Conservative Party held their annual general meeting over the weekend in Enoch, located just outside of Edmonton. During keynote speech, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took aim at Rachel Notley for her support of increases to the federal carbon tax, and Alberta Health Services for the shortage of health-care providers. Following her speech, […]Read More
In an effort to increase support ahead of next spring’s provincial election, Alberta’s official opposition held their own convention in Calgary over the weekend. This marked the unofficial launch of the party’s campaign. Angela Stewart was there and has more on the NDP’s plan to help Albertans. Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith named her new cabinet. Of note…Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf becomes Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister. Other appointees noted below: Deputy Premier and Minister of Skilled Trades and Professions – Kaycee Madu Deputy Premier and Minister of Infrastructure – Nathan Neudorf President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance – Travis […]Read More
Remembrance Day is just around the corner. It is a day where we honour those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and laid down their lives to ensure freedoms for so many of us. Members of the Lethbridge Legion’s Remembrance Day Committee were at a Cultural SPC meeting at city hall on Thursday. They were asking […]Read More
The budget draft review was a main focus on Tuesday. Members of the Lethbridge Economic Standing Policy Committee met at City Hall to engage in presentations, debate and engagement about the 2023-2026 operating budget. The annual Capital Budget for the year makes up $76 million and the Operating Budget totals $433 million. The capital portion […]Read More
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