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The City of Lethbridge’s updated Water Rationing Action Plan (WRAP) is ready to deploy, if necessary. Council approved a necessary amendment to the Water Bylaw to update the WRAP from the 2016 version.

The women’s national curling championship could be heading back to Lethbridge. Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to provide a letter of support, as well as $400,000 in cash and in-kind services, to support the Lethbridge Curling Club in its bid to host the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The event would be held from January 23 to February 1, 2026, at the ENMAX Centre and feature the top 18 women’s curling teams from across Canada, including at least two or three Alberta-based teams.

The City of Lethbridge Water and Wastewater team is performing ‘smoke’ testing in the 200 Block of Mayor Magrath Drive North. The testing will begin on May 29, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.

The investigation is to determine the cause of reported foul odours in the area.

Road maintenance will impact traffic on the Scenic Drive North overpass, crossing over 5 Avenue North.

Construction is about to resume on 7 Street South from 4 Avenue to 7 Avenue to connect the bike lanes in Downtown Lethbridge to the 7 Avenue bike boulevard and the city-wide cycling network. The planned work, all weather dependent, is to begin on Monday, May 27, and is estimated to take approximately four weeks to complete.

Anthony Kish has been the Airport Electrician with the City of Lethbridge for six years. The role allows him to combine two of his greatest loves: the trades and aviation. Working with members of his team and stakeholders, he is bringing YQL Aviation Day to the Lethbridge Airport on Saturday, May 25.

I’m very pleased to begin this month by highlighting a wonderful collaboration between CONCEPT. Investment Partners Ltd. (CIPL), Province of Alberta and the City of Lethbridge that will soon bring 50 new housing units to the city. 

Fire safety awareness, graffiti abatement, crime prevention through environmental design, using data collection and outlining roles of various City of Lethbridge departments are among the topics that have been explored by the Downtown Lawlessness Reduction Task Force to date. At the Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee meeting on Thursday, Hunter Heggie, Chair of Downtown Lawlessness Reduction Task Force, issued a submission to showcase a recap of the work to date.

Residents and businesses along 11 Street South are getting an upgrade to their water service infrastructure this summer.

Highlights from the May 14, 2024, meeting of Lethbridge City Council.