News

City crews are performing an emergency streetlight repair on Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3). 

Work is taking place in the inner eastbound and westbound lanes just east of the Oldman River crossing. Traffic in both directions is flowing at a reduced speed in the outer lanes. 

Highlights from the March 11, 2025, meeting of Lethbridge City Council.

Eight departments from the City of Lethbridge will be taking part in this year’s Home, Garden & Leisure Show running March 13-15 at the Lethbridge & District Exhibition Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre. 

City Council was provided an update from administration on the limited funding available in the next Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and the planning challenges that lie ahead.

City crews are repairing a watermain in the 1200 Block of 6 Avenue South. 

The work area has closed the inner eastbound and westbound lanes. Outer lanes in both directions remain open at this time, but the closure may be extended into both westbound lanes if required. 

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) responded to a residential structure fire on Trent Road West at 12:55 a.m. on Sunday, March 9. 

Crews from four stations were dispatched, with 25 firefighters responding. Upon arrival, they encountered heavy fire conditions and worked for approximately three hours to contain and fully extinguish the fire. 

Chair of the Agenda Review Committee of the City of Lethbridge, Mayor Hyggen, has provided notice that the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee Meeting scheduled for 12:30 P.M. on April 10, 2025, has been rescheduled to begin at 9:00 A.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, City of Lethbridge.

The City of Lethbridge is warning the public about a payment scam where users receive a text message claiming they have an unpaid parking infraction.

The City of Lethbridge was pleased last week to learn about a specific area of the 2025 Alberta Budget: the restoration of Grants in Place of Taxes (GIPOT). Properties belonging to the Government of Alberta are exempt from municipal taxation. To account for this, municipalities are paid a GIPOT on eligible properties within their boundaries. Starting in 2025-26, GIPOT funding will be paid to municipalities at 75 per cent of the property tax amount that would be owed, equal to $55 million. Next year it will increase to 100 per cent.