Investigations are underway into two separate residential fires.

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.

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.

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

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.

An unscheduled sewer main repair has closed a portion of 6 Avenue South. The avenue is closed in both directions between Mayor Magrath Drive South and 6a Avenue South (the driveway into ATB Financial.)

Crews are working to repair an emergency stormwater main and have closed Mayor Magrath Drive South from 5 Avenue to 3 Avenue South to complete the repair work. 

The City of Lethbridge’s River Valley fire ban remains in effect. The wildfire danger in Lethbridge remains EXTREME. Ongoing heat, low humidity and wind are creating conditions that fuel intense wildfire behaviour. New wildfires can spread rapidly under these conditions.