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Thank you, Lethbridge! Following the parade on Tuesday, Mayor Blaine Hyggen celebrated the return of Whoop-Up Days with the first Mayor's Community Barbecue. Thanks to a group of sponsors, 1,300 people outside Lethbridge City Hall on 4 Avenue were fed a free lunch.

August is one of my favourite months of the year – and I could not be more excited to have a full Whoop-Up Days back in Lethbridge next week.

​Pack a picnic, some towels and don't forget the sunscreen! Today, the City of Lethbridge is thrilled to officially open the second phase of Legacy Park, the regional north destination for residents and visitors. Phase 2 amenities include a spray park, discovery playground, pavilion and picnic shelter.

​Lethbridge residents now have an increased chance of survival from cardiac arrest thanks to new technology being used by Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services.

The proposed Land Use Bylaw amendment will allow the existing building's main floor commercial space to be repurposed to provide two additional residential apartments.

​When staff at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo wanted to learn about the Japanese-style pruning for their Exploration Asia exhibit, they reached out to Cody Fong, Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden (NYJG) Foreman with the City of Lethbridge. Soon after, the opportunity to set up an internship on Japanese-style pruning was created.

​The Lethbridge Fire Department has deep-rooted history in the community. For context, Lethbridge was incorporated as a town in 1890 and as a city in 1906 – 20 years after LFD's origins in 1886. In July 1886, the Steamship Alberta was docked for the last time in the Lethbridge river valley and the bell was then taken and hung up downtown as the combined fire/curfew bell. Now, 136 years later, a recent addition to the LFD fleet downtown features throwback looks to honour their distinguished past.

We all know how great Lethbridge is and how we can continue to make it even better. Two significant recent happenings – a top-10 placing on Canada's best small cities list and a major appearance on Amazing Race Canada – will certainly help get the word out to everyone else.

​The City of Lethbridge's capital and operating budgets will be in better synchronization moving forward.

​Nearly two decades ago, as Lethbridge grew in size and the scope of work required to complete the job of recording residents water usage increased, water meter reading shifted from City of Lethbridge operations and was awarded to a contractor. As water meter technology has advanced over the years, it's provided an opportunity to bring this work back under the City's Water Waste Water operations which has created three new full-time Customer Serviceman roles as of April this year.