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The final task of the Whoop-Up Bridge rehabilitation project is ready to proceed.

Crews will be back on the westbound lanes of the bridge tonight, August 20 at 9 p.m.

It’s almost time for Whoop-Up Days! With a direct tie-in to Lethbridge’s biggest festival, I’m happy to announce the return of the Mayor’s Community Barbecue for a third year. It will take place on Tuesday, August 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside Lethbridge City Hall on 4 Avenue, following the Whoop-Up Days parade.

The City of Lethbridge’s River Valley fire ban remains in effect. The fire ban prohibits wood campfires on City land, campgrounds and private land located within the River Valley.

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire at the 1600 block of 3 Avenue North at approximately 11:05 p.m. on Friday, August 9.

A months-long water infrastructure project is moving into its final weeks. Work to replace the aging watermain along 11 Street South, between 3 Avenue South and 6 Avenue South, began May 21.

The final stage of the project involves temporarily closing the intersection of 11 Street South and 6 Avenue South.

Lethbridge’s largest arena and entertainment centre is entering a new era with a new name: the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. 

Cyanobacteria, more commonly known as blue-green algae, has been identified in Henderson Lake.

Since Heritage Day 2023 a year ago, we have been featuring a series of social media posts to showcase all of Lethbridge’s Municipal Historic Resources. With Heritage Day 2024 on Monday, August 5, the final entry was posted this morning – thus completing the series.

As the hot southern Alberta summer continues, more than a dozen Lethbridge businesses are offering a cooling resource. 

The blueW initiative is a community-based program offering free refills of clean tap water at local businesses.

Fourteen-year-old Leigh, accompanied by his mother, JoAnna, and his brother, Coleman, recently made a special visit to Fire Station #2. He brought cookies as a token of gratitude for the life-saving care he received from members of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services. Earlier this year, Leigh suffered a serious head injury after falling off his skateboard. Reflecting on the incident, JoAnna expressed gratitude for the professionalism, compassion and swift response of the LFES team.