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The City of Lethbridge is introducing the neighbourhoods of Uplands/Blackwolf and the southern portion of Southgate Sixmile, into the Residential Speed Limit Pilot Project. The pilot project lowers residential speed limits to 40 km/h in three Lethbridge neighbourhoods.

Saturday, November 11, is Remembrance Day. The City of Lethbridge will have service level changes on that day as well as on Monday, November 13.

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a house fire in the 800 block of 18 Street South just after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7.

Beginning tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. the westbound inside lane will be closed on Whoop Up Drive for sensor maintenance.

The City of Lethbridge is reminding residents to reduce the rollout of their green cart to every other week until the spring. 

Highlights from the October 31, 2023, Lethbridge City Council meeting

As clocks are falling back an hour this weekend, the City of Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services encourages residents to also utilize this time as their bi-annual reminder to check your home’s smoke detectors as well as to change your furnace filters.

It probably comes as no surprise that limited precipitation in 2023 has led to lower than typical water reserves across southern Alberta. The City of Lethbridge is carefully monitoring and taking proactive steps to ensure a sustained water supply for the region. 

For the general benefit of the community, municipalities across the country, including here in Alberta, have taken specific steps to incentivize the development of new childcare spaces. At its meeting Tuesday, Lethbridge City Council voted to direct Administration to complete a childcare needs assessment.

Changes to the Standing Policy Committees (SPC) will begin this week and the 2024 Council and SPC meeting calendar is set. At its annual Organizational Meeting on Tuesday, Lethbridge City Council also voted to confirm administration appointments to its Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCC), as well as to officially rescind the Ward Boundary Commission Bylaw.