Chris Spearman

• Lethbridge mayor meets with premier about COVID-19 concerns in south zone

  Given a rise in COVID-19 cases over the past weeks in Lethbridge and surrounding areas, the mayor and local health officials met with Premier Kenney to ask for clear messaging.

  Health

  Apr 1
• 4 Alberta mayors call for inquiry into EMS system outage

  A system outage at AHS that lasted at least 42 minutes is one reason four Alberta mayors are calling for an investigation into the outage and EMS dispatch consolidation.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• Lethbridge mayor delivers his final State of the City address

  The address pinpointed bright spots such as investment in the municipal airport, agrifood corridor developments in the region and partnerships with downtown organizations.

  Politics

  Jan 27
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• ‘This mistake is entirely preventable’: Alberta mayors push for pause in EMS dispatch consolidation

  Four Alberta mayors are calling on the premier to hit the pause button instead of flipping the switch on EMS dispatch consolidation.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• ‘It’s time to retire’: Lethbridge mayor announces he won’t seek re-election

  Chris Spearman says he is "beyond the normal retirement age" and hopes to focus on family moving forward.

  Politics

  Jan 7
• Amended Lethbridge 2021-2022 operating budget passed by city council

  After weeks of discussions, Lethbridge city council has officially passed an amended operating budget for the next two years. 

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2020
• Lethbridge mayor, police urge residents to follow provincial mask mandate

  "We will take the appropriate enforcement actions when people in our community are put in harm's way," chief of police Shahin Mehdizadeh said.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2020
• City council salaries, municipal census among items seeing cuts on day 2 of Lethbridge budget review

  Lethbridge city council engaged in debate and made multiple decisions on day two of its week-long budget review, highlighted by a unanimous vote to reduce the mayor and councillors' salaries.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2020
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• City council targets 0% property tax increase ahead of budget deliberations

  At the final city council meeting before the budget review begins, councillors debated multiple motions that would have implications next week, including whether or not to raise property taxes in 2021. 

  Politics

  Nov 17, 2020
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• Alberta mayors reiterate opposition to EMS consolidation, appeal to Kenney to intervene

  The mayors of four Alberta municipalities are standing firm in their opposition of a provincial decision to move forward with the consolidation of EMS dispatch for those jurisdictions.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2020