Whoop Up Drive

• 1971 to 2021: How west Lethbridge has grown since welcoming its first residents

  In 1971, the west was included in the municipal census for the first time, boasting 68 residents, compared to 26,442 in south Lethbridge and 14,346 in north Lethbridge.

  Features

  Jan 14
• Lethbridge man pleads not guilty in fatal crash that killed a 10-year-old boy

  A Lethbridge man charged in the fatal collision that killed a 10-year-old boy last April has pleaded not guilty.

  Crime

  Nov 11, 2020
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• Crews battle coulee fire in Lethbridge

  The flames broke out on the west side of the Oldman River just north of Whoop-Up Drive.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2020
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• After 3-year legal battle, Lethbridge man found not guilty in front-end loader fatality

  Scott Erickson was found not guilty of dangerous driving causing death Friday in a 2015 crash involving a front-end loader and a van. 

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2018
• Defence calls witnesses in trial for Lethbridge man charged with dangerous driving causing death

  During cross examination by the Crown, Erickson was asked if he believed blockers or pylons should have been used to help notify the public of the work being done.

  Crime

  Mar 9, 2018
• Police officer cross-examined in trial for Lethbridge employee charged with dangerous driving causing death

  The trial for a City of Lethbridge employee who was operating a front-end loader when a mini-van crashed into it on Whoop-Up Drive in 2015 continued on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Mar 6, 2018
• Trial underway for City of Lethbridge employee charged with dangerous driving causing death

  A five-day trial for a City of Lethbridge employee who was behind the wheel of a front-end loader hit by a minivan in 2015 began Monday.

  Crime

  Mar 5, 2018
• Woman hit and killed by minivan in Lethbridge on Thursday

  Lethbridge police said a 39-year-old woman was hit and killed by a vehicle on Whoop Up Drive on Thursday.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2017
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• Whoop Up Dr. twinning and Metis Trail construction to begin next week

  Whoop Up Dr. will be expanded from two lanes to four from McMaster Boulevard West/Jerry Potts Boulevard West to 30 Street West.

  Traffic

  Apr 5, 2017
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• AMA endorses contentious merging tactic often used on Whoop-Up Drive

  According to a Canadian Automobile Association study, the zipper merge is decreasing traffic congestion in a major way.

  Traffic

  Jan 11, 2017