A belated Happy Family Day to everyone – a day all about stepping back from the busy pace of life and spending quality time with your family and loved ones.

With a planned re-introduction of the Community Issues Committee (CIC) now confirmed, Lethbridge City Council’s committee meeting and governance structure is set for changes this year.

Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday voted 6-2 in favour of cancelling the proposed Capital Project 18 Street Functional Planning & Design Study.

Highlights and decisions from the February 10, 2026, meeting of Lethbridge City Council.

Let me welcome you to the first Mayor’s Column of 2026.

To those new to reading this: I write this monthly feature on behalf of Lethbridge City Council to keep people informed on matters of importance in the community, as well as to highlight achievements by members of our community. I try to use this space to focus on the positive pieces and the good news stories we have in the wonderful city we all call home, as well as to provide further context on some of the more complicated matters.

Highlights and decisions from the January 20, 2026, meeting of Lethbridge City Council.

The City of Lethbridge is exploring ways to make Assessment & Taxation notices more transparent, clearer to read and easier to use. We’re asking residents for feedback on how well the current notices explain their Assessment and Taxes and what changes would make them easier to understand. 

I want to begin this December column with a sincere Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Lethbridge residents and column readers!

Highlights and decisions from the December 16, 2025, meeting of Lethbridge City Council.

Property owners can now make prepayments towards their 2026 property taxes in January or February. This will result in a discount when 2026 tax bills are issued in May.