Locals are invited to take part in a grand renaming event Saturday for the Wade Galloway skate park. The special day includes a free BBQ for the first 200 people along with Boarderline Skate Shop providing Read More
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Green Acres Foundation celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of their lodges this afternoon. Blue Sky Lodge opened back in 1973 in Lethbridge, with 50 suites available to residents. Over the years, the facility has been able Read More
With the flip of a switch, The new home of your week-old leftovers, food scraps and spring yard waste was officially opened City of Lethbridge unveiled the Organics Processing Facility. It will receive and process Read More
VisitLethbridge.com announced four major tourism and community initiatives for this year to promote Lethbridge and Southern Alberta. They include Canada’s first tourism-driven interactive Web Based XR Experience. That includes a 3D Map with 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 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 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, Read More
Lethbridge City Council voted this week on allocating 325 thousand dollars toward an overnight comfort centre at Streets Alive Mission. The funds would help many of our most vulerable during the cold winter months. The vote Read More
Our very own Mayor made a huge splash for the Shoes for Kids YQL event. The first annual Dunk Our Mayor event saw Blaine Hyggen take a dunk to raise funds to provide shoes to Read More
Reaction to Jason Kenney’s resignation made its way to Lethbridge as well. Local politicians commented on the decision Thursday. As Micah Quinn explains, there are some who have already put their names forward vying Read More
The University of Lethbridge is now home to a high-tech analytical lab. The privately owned Blue Sky Analytical Labs tests everything from water to cannabis. The privately-operated lab which is located at the U of Read More
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Lethbridge Airport fully renovated, stakeholders attend grand opening
The newly renovated Lethbridge Airport is now fully operational and today the city had a grand opening ceremony for the facility. As BCN’s Angela Stewart explains, the ceremony included some special guests who say, Read More
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Economic SPC votes against motion to file benefits-driven procurement recommendation
Last year, Lethbridge City Council approved a series of recommendations in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. One of those recommendations included strategic planning around Indigenous purchasing and Read More
The City of Lethbridge is following in the footsteps of the province and removing the Restrictions Exemptions Program. That means you will not need to show proof that you are vaccinated to enter or to Read More
It’s been exactly 102 days since Blaine Hyggen was elected as Mayor of Lethbridge. Since being sworn in, Hyggen says it’s been a great honour and privilege to serve as mayor. He says the Read More
The Lethbridge Police Service continued its 2021 Christmas Check Stop campaign over the weekend, with a total of about 525 vehicles checked at various locations across the city. And according to Acting Sergeant Brent Paxman of Lethbridge Read More
A new Indian restaurant opened its doors Monday afternoon and Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen was there to cut the ribbon. He says the opening of a new business on 3rd Avenue South will help revitalize Read More
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Lethbridge Mayor Hyggen discusses desire for more police funding.
The new mayor of Lethbridge has been on the job for just over a month now. One of the campaign promises that Blaine Hyggen ran on during the last municipal election was to work towards Read More
Lethbridge officially has a new city council following Monday’s swearing-in ceremony. Mayor Blaine Hyggen and councillors Rajko Dodic, Belinda Crowson, Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, Mark Campbell, John Middleton-Hope, Ryan Parker, Jeff Carlson, and Nick Paladino Read More
Monday night was a roller coaster ride of emotions for Lethbridge candidates during the Alberta municipal election. Long time city councillor Blaine Hyggen was elected mayor of Lethbridge in a closely contested race against rival Read More
Streets like Mayor Magrath Drive are decked with campaign signs. And with numerous candidates looking to fill seats in council and school boards, there are a lot of signs out there. The City sent out Read More
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Downtown BRZ hosted second mayoral forum on Tuesday evening
For the second night in a row, Lethbridge’s mayoral candidates participated in a mayoral forum. Tuesday’s forum was put on by the Downtown BRZ at the Public Library. Five out of the six Read More
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted a mayoral Q and A forum on Tuesday night. As Micah Quinn explains, the candidates outlined their platforms going into the upcoming municipal election in October.Read More
With just over a month to go until the Alberta municipal election, Lethbridge City Council gathered for its final council meeting on Tuesday. Both the mayor and councillors started the meeting by thanking the community Read More
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Mayoral, council candidates come together at Prayer in the Park
Roughly 60 people gathered in prayer in Galt Gardens Thursday evening. Amazing Grace Community Church hosted the Prayer in the Park, which saw a large number of municipal candidates attend. Organizer, Colette Aikema, says it was Read More
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Council reinvests $100,000 into city parks for remainder of 2021
Recently, the City of Lethbridge has heard numerous concerns about the current aesthetics and up-keep of city parks and open spaces due to the parks budget cut that took place in November 2020. The parks budget Read More
An exciting announcement for seniors living in Lethbridge, a new affordable housing development has started on the south side. The new houses will give seniors who are living with a mixed-income a place to call Read More
It came as a surprise to many people of Lethbridge on Facebook Wednesday afternoon. News quickly spread that Lethbridge city councillor Blaine Hyggen is running for mayor in this fall’s election. And now he Read More
