Water conservation is being kept in mind as two out of three of the spray parks in the city are scheduled to open on Friday. According to the City of Lethbridge because both the Legacy Spray Park and Rotary Centennial Fountain for the majority use clean and recycled water they will...

As water scarcity becomes a reality in southern Alberta, more people are curious about Xeriscaping. But what is it, exactly?  Xeriscaping and zeroscaping are not the same, says Kathleen Sheppard, executive director of Environment Lethbridge.   “Xeriscaping replaces water intensive landscaping, like lawns, with drought tolerant plant species. Zeroscaping uses rock...

Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis recently concluded several investigations, which netted two of the largest contraband tobacco seizures in Alberta history.    The combined total of the contraband tobacco seized was 154,800 cartons of contraband cigarettes or 30.7 million individual cigarettes. These seizures are a result of the work conducted...

Spring grant recipients from across southwestern Alberta gathered today to receive funds for a variety of unique projects through the Community Foundation.   “We have 43 recipients receiving just over $437,000 for spring grants,” says Charleen Davidson, executive director. “We haven’t had an in-house grant celebration since pre-pandemic, so December...

Lethbridge continues to be a sellers market according to the latest report from the Alberta Real Estate Association. According to AREA, April saw a six per cent year over year uptick with 193 properties sold in the city. The monthly average price was $374,271 which the real estate association says...

Lethbridge bikers can continue to use the downtown bike lanes, as city council voted in favour of them staying with a pair of reviews in the coming years. During the Tuesday, May 14th meeting, city council approved the recommendation from the Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee. Included in the...