Lethbridge Homeless

• City of Lethbridge announces new encampment outreach approach

  The City of Lethbridge's encampment strategy has added some new tools to help front-line workers balance the needs of unhoused people while keeping residents safe.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
  
• Alberta government funds $10.2M towards Lethbridge supportive housing

  The Lethbridge Housing Authority recently signed a provincial funding agreement of $10.2 million for a new, 42-bed unit of long-term supportive housing.

  Features

  May 4, 2023
  
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• Colder weather highlights ongoing needs of Lethbridge homeless population

  "There is definitely a need for more resources for vulnerable people in Lethbridge, and I think that becomes more apparent during the winter months."

  Health

  Nov 1, 2022
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• 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
• Lethbridge prepares for heat wave as group call for provincial plan for hot days

  In Lethbridge, Environment Canada is predicting temperatures reaching the low-to-mid 30s early next week.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2022
• ‘At its peak’: Homeless encampment grows outside Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre

  Tents, tarps and other makeshift shelters are taking up much of the space outside the Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre.

  Entertainment

  Jun 15, 2022
• 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
• ‘It makes your heart feel good’: Lethbridge students take part in Blankets of Hope 2021

  It's the third year Children of St. Martha School is taking part in Blankets of Hope. In fact, they're one of just a handful of Canadian schools chosen to be an ambassador.

  Features

  Mar 4, 2021
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• Cold temperatures raise extra concerns for Lethbridge’s homeless population

  After weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures in southern Alberta, the cold has arrived — the negative effects to the city's homeless along with it.

  Weather

  Jan 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