As the risk of wildfires in the city increases due to low humidity and dry vegetation across southern Alberta, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) is preparing for the ahead season. Today, crews conducted wildland Read More
A yellow weather warning is issued for Lethbridge and southern Alberta due to dangerously high winds. Strong west winds gusting up to 110 kilometers an hour are forecast through the rest of Tuesday as far east Read More
Southern Alberta woke up today under an orange wind warning, accompanied by rain and snow. Westerly winds have strengthened, with gusts of up to 130 km/h along the Highway 3 corridor between Lethbridge and the B.Read More
We’re seeing varying amounts of snowfall in other parts of the country as well. Here in Lethbridge, drivers had to deal with a substantial accumulation of snow on the morning commute. Environment Canada predicted Read More
Winter can be pretty tough on vehicles in Canada, and sometimes we lag a bit behind in properly preparing our vehicles to deal with the weather conditions. The result can be simply inconvenient … other times Read More
As fires burned across Manitoba, the provincial government was prompted to close some provincial parks including Nopiming Provincial Park, northeast of Lac du Bonnet. Where the park’s “welcome” sign was completely consumed by flames. Read More
We’ve got a big weekend ahead of us, it’s Valentine’s Day, and also the Family Day long weekend, at least here in Alberta. And with that, folks could be hitting the road Read More
With the cold snowy months now upon southern Alberta, BCN’s Landon Hickok stopped by a local Lethbridge RV retailer to learn more on how to prepare RV’s and campers for the season.Read More
To enhance response to major events like wildfires and flooding a partnership agreement was signed in Southern Alberta. Lethbridge County, the towns of Coalhurst, Nobleford, Picture Butte and Village of Barons are part of this Read More
The City of Lethbridge recently passed first reading of its water rationing action plan which includes a reduction target of five per cent if the water in the Oldman Reservoir drops below 25 per cent for Read More
Avalanche Canada has extended a special avalanche warning until the end of day Thursday, March 7th due to more significant snowfall on top of the snowpack layer that’s been a cause for concern. Avalanche Read More
A 46–year–old man from Magrath, Alberta is dead following an avalanche in the Crowsnest Pass on Sunday. RCMP say two men and two children were riding snowmobiles in the back country between Carbondale and Read More
We’ve certainly experienced a mixture of high and low temperatures so far this winter including the warmer Chinook winds. So, how does that impact the ski resorts? Cole Fawcett with Castle Mountain Resort says, Read More
Heavy snowfall will continue in many regions of the province including in Lethbridge with total amounts of 15 to 35 centimetres. The City of Lethbridge has crews out clearing the roads. Juliane Ruck, Transportation Operations Manager, says Read More
Between the cold weather, the shorter days and the hustle of the holidays being over, it’s easy to feel a bit depressed. If you felt a little blue today, you’re not alone. Today, Read More
The cold weather has created such a need for warm winter clothing for many of our most vulerable in Lethbridge. The folks at My City Care say they are collecting items to help those less Read More
With the colder weather and all of the snow we have been receiving across much of SW Alberta it has made for a fairly busy time for the folks with the Alberta Motor Association. They Read More
This week’s winter cold snap is hitting us hard and it’s only expected to get worse. Deputy Fire Chief Kevin McKeown spoke to the media about what the City is doing to prepare Read More
The much-needed snowfall cause the first snow route activation of the season. Plows were out early Monday morning to tackle the more than 80 kilometers of snow routes throughout the city. Transportation Operations Manager Juliane Ruck Read More
The City of Lethbridge has been taking proactive steps to maintain and monitor the water supply. This comes from the limited amount of precipitation this year which has led to lower reservoir levels. While there Read More
If you had to call a tow truck today you weren’t alone. The fresh snowfall wreaked havoc on our roads. The Alberta Motor Association says their call volume across the province was sitting at Read More
During the first snowfall of the season, our thoughts often turn to our homeless population. The Lethbridge Shelter says they will never turn anyone away…while other charities like Streets Alive Mission are looking for Read More
The days of clean dry roads might be a thing of the past for the next little while and many of us have already completed our seasonal tire swaps. While some save money twice a Read More
Lethbridge was hit by a winter wonderland across much of Southwestern Alberta on Tuesday. Snow crews have been working around the clock since last night following the recent snowfall the city received. Crews have been Read More
As Albertans brace themselves for a visit from Old Man Winter, tire service shops are dealing with an influx of people in a panic to get their vehicles outfitted with winter tires. Simon Hendriks of Read More
This year’s dry conditions have been difficult in terms of crop yields for many southern Alberta farmers. David Bishop Director of Alberta Grains says crop yields are very low. He says they are about Read More
Many regions around the southern prairies experienced one of the hottest days so far this year. For some it would have been record breaking heat. Places like Mankato and Maple Creek, Saskatchewan saw temperatures above 36 Read More
With the current forecasted high temperatures in our city, there is now a fire ban in effect for the River Valley. Fire officials implemented the ban primarily because of the low humidity, gusting winds, and Read More
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
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
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