Alberta is at risk of severe droughts this year, especially in southern Alberta. Recent snowfall has helped, but the province’s winter snowpack remains below average, many rivers are lower than normal and multiple reservoirs are below capacity.  To help, 38 of the largest and oldest water licensees in southern Alberta...

Next Saturday, to celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, local book worms can participate in a book crawl in downtown Lethbridge with Echo Books, Big John’s Books and Analog Books.   It’s the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers and other industry supporters come together to celebrate indie bookstores across...

The Town of Coalhurst has announced the new community garden will be located in Imperial Meadows Park. According to the town, those walking through the park could possibly notice a garden space plotted out and reportedly "construction will soon be underway." When the garden is being built the town is...

There’s been an update to the list of official competitions for the 2024 Southern Alberta Summer Games in Coaldale with esports being added to the list.  In September of last year, Coaldale was chosen by the Southern Alberta Recreation Association to host the Games, which will be the first to...

A Canadian-made docu-drama premieres in Lethbridge May 5. “Gino: A Child of War” is a story of a five-year-old orphan, whose life was saved by Canadian soldiers in 1944 Italy, during the Second World War.  The story tells how soldiers fed the boy and nurtured him back to health, as he...

Each year, the Green n Yellow Group, with the help of the community, gives away 50 brand-new bicycles and helmets to kids in-need. On May 25, the group is hosting its annual big bash with a barbecue plus entertainment at Legacy Park.  President Michael Gervais says the purpose of organizing...