The countdown to one of Lethbridge’s last summer festivals is on. This Saturday’s Coulee Fest will be the first festival Lethbridge College has hosted since the pandemic. Admission is free and attendees can Read More
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The Lethbridge Police Service has a warning to not fall victim to sextortion. It is a form of blackmail where young people are being targeted and 91 per cent are male. As Angela Stewart reports, the Read More
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks unveiled a new Indigenous logo earlier today. The logo still features the familiar Kodiaks bear but has now incorporated Indigenous elements and culture into it. The college is now the first Read More
Lethbridge College is offering financial support to students who are in need and coming in as refugees. The Humanitarian Program will provide domestic tuition rates for up to 10 international students while two of those ten Read More
With summer now over for students that means a new chapter of their lives is just beginning. Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge each held New Student Orientation sessions on Tuesday to welcome back Read More
Students at the University of Lethbridge will be back to class next week following a unique two-year learning experience due to the pandemic. Some faculty say student health and well-being is at the forefront of Read More
Back to school is just around the corner for many here in our province. Students at the Lethbridge School Division are set to dust off their backpacks and head back to their desks. Video Journalist Read More
The new turf at The University of Lethbridge Community Sports Stadium has been installed. Athletes are pretty excited to be playing on the new field. The FieldTurf surface has about three times the infill than Read More
The Friends of Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge along with Alberta Health Services have awarded four volunteers with Healthcare Professionals of Tomorrow Scholarships. The scholarships are given out annually. They are geared towards younger volunteers Read More
Lethbridge College has a new president and CEO. Dr. Brad Donaldson takes over from Dr. Paula Burns who resigned from the position earlier this year and moved to BC. Donaldson has almost 20 years of experience Read More
Quebec students were welcomed to Lethbridge College on Thursday to participate in a teepee raising event. These students are part of the Explore Bursary Program. The bursary includes accommodations with students staying in Lethbridge College Read More
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University of Lethbridge Community Stadium soon to have new turf
The University of Lethbridge is getting a new turf at the Community Stadium consisting of a new product from FieldTurf Canada. The existing groundwork, which was laid at the stadium for the last 12 years, needed Read More
A benefit concert will be taking place Thursday to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees living in Lethbridge. In collaboration with Project Sunflower, the Grade 8 band students at Gilbert Paterson Middle School are hosting their year-end Read More
Students at Coalbanks Elementary School in Lethbridge used their best singing voices and dance moves on Wednesday night. A special event showcased over 200 students and parents at the school. Video Journalist Micah Quinn has the Read More
St. Patrick Fine Arts Elementary School held a tipi celebration for the students to learn all about indigenous culture and reflect on their families and values. The students were tasked with creating their own tipis Read More
Lethbridge College has a new interim President and CEO. Dr. Samantha Lenci begins her position after Dr. Paula Burns announced earlier this year she was leaving to go to Langara College in Vancouver. Lenci has Read More
A Lethbridge mom and recent graduate of the Agriculture Sciences program at Lethbridge College says she was motivated by her daughter who graduated from the same program two years ago, to go back to school Read More
A new Alberta group is hoping to advocate for the best possible education for K-12 students. That is according to Jeff Park, the Executive Director of the Alberta Parents’ Union. He says parents were not Read More
A group of parents, students and community members are voicing their concerns that a middle school known for its arts programs could be cutting a very traditional one. As BCN’s Jeannette Rocher explains this Read More
The Alberta government invested over $5.3 million into the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge College and Medicine Hat College through the Alberta at Work initiative. The money will go toward supporting programs in agriculture, health care, science Read More
A special honour was bestowed upon a team at the University of Lethbridge. The group received a traditional Blackfoot name from elders in our community. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, the name holds a Read More
It is not very often you would be nominated for an award at the start of your career. But two southern Alberta teachers have. It is called the Edwin Parr Award. It was established close Read More
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Catholic School Division hosts encouragement gathering for future high school
Grade 9 and 10 students from First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities within the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division had an opportunity to learn more about some of the services offered when they enter high school. As Read More
A group of female students in Grades 10 -12 learned what a career in the trades would look like during a three-day camp hosted by CAREERS. The students had a chance to hear from industry experts Read More
It’s been a long time coming but site preparations are finally underway for a new westside school. The school, which will be located in Garry Station, will have the capacity to accommodate 900 students. Groundbreaking Read More
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University of Lethbridge spring convocation returns for in-person ceremonies
Graduates of the University of Lethbridge will be able to walk the stage once again in June for spring convocation after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the last two ceremonies to run virtually. An official with Read More
Following the release of the new draft curriculum for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, the education critic for Alberta’s official opposition says the draft is sorely lacking. Sarah Hoffman says the curriculum will not Read More
There are many virtual reality applications designed at Lethbridge College. The College recently received $900,000 in new federal funding to level up its virtual and augmented reality research. The two-year grant enables the college’s Spatial Read More
Many parents and educators protested the new Alberta draft curriculum at various sites across the province this past weekend, including at Lethbridge City Hall. Mel Lefebvre, a concerned parent says the fact that many school Read More
It was a packed gymnasium at Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary School as a group of students oversaw a couple of assemblies, teaching about Green Shirt Day and the importance of organ donation. As Angela Read More
