Lethbridge Opioid Crisis

• 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 Citizens Alliance condemns supervised consumption site paintball shooting

  The Lethbridge Citizens Alliance is condemning the actions of a local man accused of shooting people with a paintball gun outside the supervised consumption site Saturday.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2019
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• 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
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• 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
• Lethbridge receives report on community-led drug strategy

  The report marks the closing stages of Phase 2 in the city’s three-phased community-led strategy.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2019
• Survey finds members of Lethbridge Police Service unhappy with leadership

  An independent survey of association members was done in December with 70 per cent of the membership taking part.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2019
• Alberta government providing $12.6M to help with Lethbridge opioid crisis

  The provincial funding will go toward building a permanent supportive housing complex to help with homelessness and issues related to substance use.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2018
• ‘I was alive again:’ southern Alberta man overcomes addiction with help of detox treatment

  Eight medical detox beds have been opened at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, and one recovering addict knows first-hand how important those can be.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2018
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• NDP demands apology from UCP leader Jason Kenney about Lethbridge law enforcement

  The UCP leader was in Lethbridge last week and Phillips said he took direct aim at the Lethbridge Police Service.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2018
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• Province funds opioid support for Indigenous populations in Lethbridge

  Four friendship centres have been given funding to offer support to Indigenous populations struggling with the opioid crisis in Alberta.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2018