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Lethbridge's Whoop-Up Drive Bridge Fire Closes Westbound Lane, Engineers Say Structure Is Safe
Lethbridge's Chinook Regional Hospital Is Getting a $320M Cardiac and ICU Expansion
Lethbridge Is Chasing Provincial and Federal Money for Its $285-Million Wastewater Plant to Blunt an 18 Per Cent Rate Hike
Lethbridge Recycling Changes on October 1: Blue Carts for 10 Nearby Communities and a Bigger Accepted List
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Lethbridge's Whoop-Up Drive Bridge Fire Closes Westbound Lane, Engineers Say Structure Is Safe
Eleven firefighters were called to the Whoop-Up Drive bridge at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday for a fire in scaffolding and construction materials under the deck. Nobody was hurt. The City closed the outside westbound lane Thursday as a precaution while engineers finish their assessment.
Lethbridge's Chinook Regional Hospital Is Getting a $320M Cardiac and ICU Expansion
Alberta Infrastructure has committed $320 million to redevelop the cardiac catheterization lab at Chinook Regional Hospital and more than double critical care capacity. Intensive care goes from 16 bed spaces to 26 and the coronary care unit from 4 to 28, for 54 in total. Design work starts this month, construction in October 2027, completion at the end of 2031.
Lethbridge Is Chasing Provincial and Federal Money for Its $285-Million Wastewater Plant to Blunt an 18 Per Cent Rate Hike
Mayor Blaine Hyggen is seeking meetings with provincial and federal ministers to find money for the largest infrastructure project in Lethbridge's history, and the reason is on your utility bill. The city is borrowing $261 million of the $285-million wastewater plant expansion, repaid by wastewater rates rising 18.05 per cent a year from 2027 to 2030 — $23.05 a month more on the average household. Here is what the city is asking for, the November 30 deadline that decides it, and what every dollar from Ottawa or Edmonton is worth to your bill.
Lethbridge Recycling Changes on October 1: Blue Carts for 10 Nearby Communities and a Bigger Accepted List
Lethbridge crews start collecting blue carts in 10 nearby communities in October, with carts arriving mid-to-late September. Nothing changes for Lethbridge households' collection day or cost. But the same date starts Phase 2 of Alberta's recycling program, which adds glass, foam, plastic bags and film, aerosol cans and laminated packaging to the province-wide accepted list — four things Lethbridge's blue cart rejects today. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what to check before October 1.
Coaldale Crossing Breaks Ground Near Lethbridge: $30M Retail Centre to Include New No Frills
Construction has started on Coaldale Crossing, a $30-million retail development off Highway 3 just east of Lethbridge. The 74,000-square-foot project will include a new No Frills and is targeting completion in November 2027.
Lethbridge Hail Storm: Red Alerts Issued for Coaldale and Claresholm as Baseball-Size Hail Warnings Hit Southern Alberta
Environment Canada issued red alerts Tuesday evening for extremely dangerous thunderstorms near Coaldale and Claresholm, warning of baseball size or greater hail. Claresholm was pounded. Storms tracked east across southern Alberta into the night as part of a system running the length of the province.
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