Elm bark beetles may be tiny, but they can take down a healthy elm with a single bite. A province‑wide pruning ban and a watchful community could be the difference between losing our shade and saving it.

The City of Lethbridge’s three self-service yard waste sites are open for the season starting Wednesday, April 1. All three locations will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Effective immediately, the northbound lanes in the 500 Block of Stafford Drive North are closed. 

Two-way traffic is being maintained in the southbound lanes of Stafford Drive, between 5 Avenue and 7 Avenue North. 

Starting April 1, residents will be able to drop off mattresses and box springs at any of the City of Lethbridge’s yard waste sites, during regular operating hours.