Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to allocate $15,000 from Council Contingencies for a refreshed marketing and recruitment campaign in partnership with Alberta Health Services South Zone, Chinook Primary Care Network, Economic Development Lethbridge, and other community partners.

In partnership with Lethbridge Police Service and the Watch Program, a new outreach model will provide an enhanced service for the vulnerable population as well as the community at large. This addition is one of the amendments included in the 2024 Strategic Updates and Encampment Strategy 2023 Year in Review that Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday approved unanimously.

Do you have questions about water conservation? Reservoir levels? Mountain snowpack? Rain barrels? There’s a webpage for that!

Collaborative funding support from the Province of Alberta and the City of Lethbridge has led to a project that will soon bring 50 new housing units to the city. 

The City of Lethbridge is leading by example in water conservation efforts. In response to potential drought conditions this year, the corporation is implementing internal water restrictions ahead of any mandated changes.

Members of the Economic Standing Policy Committee received their second financial report from Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE).

This week marks Emergency Preparedness Week, which serves as an opportunity to remind Canadians to get prepared for future emergency situations and to make preparedness part of their regular routine. 

It will take the City of Lethbridge some time to evaluate the potential impact of the Alberta Government’s proposed Bill 20, which would direct changes to the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) and the Municipal Government Act (MGA).

The City of Lethbridge is thanking residents for embracing green carts as the residential program approaches the one-year mark.

“What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by sharing some positive statistics about our curbside organics program,” says James Nicholls, Collections Manager, Waste & Environment department. “We've had residential curbside organics collection for almost one year now and the data is really encouraging. We want to thank residents and the community for going green and embracing the program with such great curbside enthusiasm.”

It will take some time to review the entire scope of the 2024 Federal Budget, including discussions with our City Treasurer, to see the full impacts.