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Get ready for an environmental education! The City of Lethbridge Parks & Cemeteries and Water, Wastewater & Stormwater teams are gearing up for three days of teaching and action.

A key housing project on the city’s northside has received further financial support to help fund essential services and features at the property. Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to provide the Lethbridge Housing Authority (LHA) with contingency funding up to $1.05 million to support their new supportive housing project located at 416 Stafford Drive North.

Lethbridge is changing – and our strategies must evolve to meet new challenges and diverse community needs. A comprehensive update of the Community Wellbeing and Safety Strategy (CWSS) has recently been completed and will serve as an important guiding document in the advancement of community wellbeing and safety.   

Lethbridge City Council will return to having staggered years for its Capital and Operating Budget deliberations. At its May 28 meeting, Lethbridge City Council voted unanimously to approve changes for the 2027-2030 Capital and the 2028- 2031 Operating budget process.

Plan addresses future growth and development as well as current needs. 

On behalf of Lethbridge City Council, I want to thank Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips for her dedicated public service to our community and to our province.

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a patio fire on the ninth floor of an apartment building at Berkeley Place West at approximately 5:22 a.m. on Sunday, June 9.

Construction is about to wrap up on 7 Street South from 4 Avenue to 7 Avenue, thus fully connecting the bike lanes in Downtown Lethbridge to the 7 Avenue bike boulevard and the city-wide cycling network. The work, all weather dependent, will take place from June 10-14. Full road closures are not anticipated, however, there will be lane reductions, short duration turning bay closures and a temporary loss of parking in some areas.

Crews were busy this week with pothole patching on Whoop-Up Drive. Next week, our ongoing Transportation Operations’ work will involve bridge maintenance. From June 10-12 (4 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day), bridge maintenance work will impact westbound lanes on Whoop-Up Drive. On June 13 and 14 (4 a.m. to 7 a.m. each day), work will shift to eastbound lanes.

As City crews and contractors are working on the annual road and infrastructure maintenance around Lethbridge, the City is encouraging residents to stay up-to-date with summer construction in just one click.