Lethbridge Drug Crisis

• City council approves of task force to tackle social issues in Lethbridge

  Lethbridge will soon have a Community Wellbeing and Safety Task Force, aimed at tackling social issues facing the city.

  Crime

  Apr 21, 2021
  
• Lethbridge harm-reduction advocate has 9 tickets dropped after city representatives fail to attend court

  A member of the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society has had nine tickets dismissed by a judge after city representatives failed to attend a pair of court dates.

  Politics

  Apr 14, 2021
  
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• City council approves nearly $6M in funding for Lethbridge social services

  City council unanimously approved funding allocations for the Lethbridge Community Wellbeing and Safety Strategy on Monday.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 2020
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• Pop-up overdose prevention site operators fined $300 by City of Lethbridge

  The Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society received a $300 fine from the City of Lethbridge on Monday night.

  Health

  Sep 29, 2020
• Board-initiated review of Lethbridge supervised consumption site released, provincial audit still to come

  The organization that runs Lethbridge's controversial supervised consumption site (SCS) has released the early results of an organizational review initiated by its board of directors. 

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2020
• Lethbridge moves forward with upgrades to intox facility

  Those battling addictions in Lethbridge will soon have access to the city's first intox centre, as a nearly $700,000 renovation to a shelter will create the community's first Alpha House. 

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2019
• 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 mayor voices support for supervised consumption site ahead of Monday’s council meeting

  Mayor Chris Spearman is voicing his support for Lethbridge's supervised consumption site ahead of a contentious city council vote on Monday that could determine its future.

  Politics

  Aug 16, 2019
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• 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
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• Blood Tribe killer: How the drug crisis exploded on the southern Alberta First Nation

  Global News explores the origins of how the drug crisis exploded on the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta. A former drug dealer and user shares her role in the crisis.

  Investigations

  Jul 29, 2019