Lethbridge Council

• Lethbridge looking at sober interim shelter to help address homelessness

  Lethbridge council has taken a small step forward in dealing with homeless encampments after agreeing to seek development approval for an interim shelter.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2022
  
• Decision Lethbridge 2021: Municipal election an opportunity for a more diverse city council

  'If we only have middle-class, Caucasian people on council, what does that say to everybody else? If you only have straight people, what does that say?'

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2021
  
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• City council approves nearly $4M in funding allocations for Lethbridge community agencies

  For the second time in a month, city council voted unanimously on Monday in favour of allocation proposals from city staff for phase two of the Lethbridge Community Wellbeing and Safety Strategy (CWSS).

  Economy

  Nov 3, 2020
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• Nikka Yuko Japenese Garden project outlined at Lethbridge meeting

  The Lethbridge and District Japanese Garden Society pitched to city council over the phone for Monday's community issues committee meeting, outlining financials for the capital improvement program project.

  Politics

  Mar 30, 2020
• Lethbridge city council defeats controversial supervised consumption site motion

  Two debate-filled weeks after Lethbridge Coun. Blaine Hyggen announced an Aug. 19 motion regarding the city's supervised consumption site, the resolution was voted down by his colleagues 6-3.

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2019
• Lethbridge city council approves town hall to hear concerns about drug crisis, needle debris

  Lethbridge Coun. Blaine Hyggen brought forward two motions at Tuesday's council meeting, both dealing with the drug crisis and needle debris in the city.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2019
• Lethbridge city council votes in favour of 4 potential provincial initiatives

  City council voted nearly unanimously in favour of four resolutions that will now go before the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA).

  Politics

  May 27, 2019
• Lethbridge Fire asking city for 2 new stations, cites population growth

  Fire officials say the west side station has the same staffing levels today as it did when it was first built in 1980 to serve a population of 4,000.

  Jan 24, 2017
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• Ready for Her campaign encourages women to get into local politics

  According to the the Alberta government, some of the reasons more women don't go into municipal politics are because of childcare, campaign resources and the impression that councils are "an old boys club."

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2016
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• Bridget Mearns elected: What it means for Lethbridge city council

  Lethbridge residents woke up to a new, yet familiar face on city council Tuesday, with Bridget Mearns being voted in as the newest councilor in the municipal by-election.

  Politics

  May 13, 2014