The survey will form a plan for both short-term and long-term ways to address water shortages. Svenson says if the ration plan goes in place, you’ll have to start limiting water use. You can Read More
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The city of Lethbridge is wanting you to *sink* your thoughts into their new water conservation survey. Officials are looking for input on how residents both use and conserve their water. Lethbridge Manager of Engineering Read More
Questions were raised about the electricity rates in the province, and why so many Albertans cannot afford the current high rates. Minister Neudorf says although many Albertans are looking for cheaper electricity rates, it may Read More
Many Albertans were feeling a little uncertain about electricity in the province following the January 13th grid alert. Many were asked to limit their power consumption. Many also noticed non-essential lighting was on. This raised Read More
Officials say the drones can be used to find what plants may need more water, and where weeds are growing. With the help of facial recognition, they can even tell you how many and what Read More
New technology seems to be taking off in the Agriculture industry. Farmers were introduced to the use of drones during the Agriculture Services Board Conference, here in Lethbridge. Jeremy Patton with Medicine Hat College is Read More
If you are wanting to park in downtown Lethbridge, be prepared to pay a little more if you receive a parking fine. Parking coordinator, Phillip Berg, says certain things will not be costing you extra Read More
Agriculture impact is the most concerning due to the array of different species in the province. Megan Evans says native grasslands are one the most endangered ecosystems in the world. She believes monitoring and dealing Read More
Alberta is often referred to as being rat-free, but most people don‘t see the invasive species hidden in plain sight. More than 100 invasive plants are calling Alberta home, along with additional fish and animals. Read More
Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says it appears as though the province and the City of Edmonton are butting heads over the encampment issue. He explains in this interview. Mr. Dawson also chats with BCN’Read More
Two people in Refrew County in Ontario are dead after going into cardiac arrest while shovelling snow following Saturday’s winter storm. This is the time of year when you need to take extra care Read More
It appears as though PM Justin Trudeau is in hot water regarding a recent trip he took to the Caribbean. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, will have the details. Mr. Lilley also shares with BCN’s Read More
The nasty cold temperatures we received over the weekend caused major issues with our electricity grid to the point where the Alberta Electricity System Operator issued emergency alerts on Saturday. Albertans were asked to turn Read More
When you have wind chill values of –40 there are risks associated with being outside for too long including hypothermia and frost bite. Alberta Health Services says there are warning signs to watch out for to Read More
January is Human Trafficking Awarness Month. Human Trafficking is becoming an issue in many countries around the world including here in Canada. Joy-Lynn Stickel from Not4Sale explains who predators are looking for and how 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
BCN’s Hal Roberts chatted with Barons farmer and the Interim Director of the Alberta Grains, David Bishop, about the concerns farmers and ranchers have about the lack of moisture so far this winter in Read More
There is an amateur theatre group in Lethbridge that is 100 years old. Playgoers of Lethbridge has been bringing solid entertainment to our region since 1923. The group’s president Elaine Jagielski says they are always looking Read More
There is a new report which says Alberta’s economy is expected to slow down to 1.2 per cent growth this year. That is lower that the 2.6 per cent growth we saw in 2023. Our legislative reporter Read More
Registered Nurses in our province are not happy that the Alberta government is planning on utilizing more Licensed Practical Nurses while allegedly decreasing RN’s positions. Meanwhile, there is a group called LPNs For Change Read More
On this week’s report from our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson, Tyler discusses why Premier Danielle Smith is in Dubai for COP28, the rumours involving NDP leader Rachel Notley potentially resigning as leader and how Read More
There has been a lot of talk of Alberta potentially pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan and creating our own. Some are in favour of the idea while others are simply saying…Leave our Read More
Some final numbers are in from the TV series the Last of Us and how much money it brought to Alberta. Apparently it was quite a bit. Scott Crockatt is the VP of Communications for Read More
Many farmers are in support of the Conservatives Private Member’s Bill C-234. It says the federal government should exempt the carbon tax on natural gas and propane that farmers use for commercial purposes. Farmers Read More
The pause on the provincial gas tax is scheduled to come to an end at the end of next month. That would make life much for expensive for Albertans. We asked Alberta’s Affordability and Read More
Political reporter and Sun columnist Brian Lilley says Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre should not bring up the findings of the Manning report into Alberta’s handling of the pandemic during the next election. He says Read More
A court ruling in the U.S. says realtors colluded to receive higher commission rates could change the way agents operate in Canada. Earlier this month a Missouri jury found the National Association of Realtors Read More
Alberta’s Finance Minister made a stop in Lethbridge today. Nate Horner says he is hearing from many in our agriculture community about the need for more water. Alberta had one of the driest summers Read More
Is an Alberta Pension Plan the best way to go for our province? Former Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes gave us his thoughts in this exclusive interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts.Read More
The Alberta Living Wage Network has released its new living wage for Lethbridge. The group says the new living wage is $20.60 per hour for our city. That is an increase of 30 cents over the last Read More
