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• Number of opioid deaths reported in Lethbridge increase in 2022: provincial data

  According to Alberta substance use surveillance data — which is publicly available online — 79 people died of unintentional opioid poisoning in Lethbridge last year.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2023
  
• Lethbridge election: ‘No easy answer’ to city’s social issues for future council

  With 30 overdoses deaths through the first seven months of 2021, the opioid crisis continues to hit Lethbridge hard.

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2021
  
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• Mustard Seed to leave Lethbridge after rezoning bylaw for emergency sober shelter defeated

  The bylaw suggested rezoning the proposed site of an emergency sober shelter located at 110 13 St. S.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2021
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• No charges laid following financial investigation into Lethbridge supervised consumption site

  Police say they uncovered records which accounted for funding that the province had alleged was mismanaged or missing.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2020
• Lethbridge Police Commission reviews data from first full month following closure of SCS

  Data from the first full month after the shutdown of the city's supervised consumption site was presented at a Lethbridge Police Commission meeting on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2020
• Doctors, lawyers gather in Lethbridge to support harm-reduction services

  A group gathered in Lethbridge on Thursday afternoon to show support for the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and harm-reduction services in southern Alberta. 

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
• Lethbridge group sets up unsanctioned overdose prevention site in Galt Gardens

  Four people used the pop up site Friday night, and there were no overdoses. The group plans to set up again Saturday night in Galt Gardens.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2020
• Lethbridge patrol notes increased overdoses, needle debris since ARCHES closure

  On Aug. 31, ARCHES closed its doors -- no longer providing supervised consumption, needle collection or any of its numerous outreach services in Lethbridge. 

  Health

  Sep 14, 2020
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• Harm-reduction rally held in Lethbridge: ‘Like taking a hospital away from a community and leaving an ambulance’

  International Overdose Awareness Day coincided with the closure of Lethbridge's supervised consumption site (SCS) on Monday, and in response to both a rally was held at city hall. 

  Health

  Aug 31, 2020
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• Lethbridge’s high-traffic supervised consumption site closes its doors

  “At a time when we're seeing record numbers of overdose deaths in Canada, this is a time we need to be expanding and scaling up our supervised consumption and harm reduction services."

  Aug 31, 2020