Lethbridge’s CIC approves funding to host Alberta Winter Games

A proposal from the Lethbridge Sport Council intends to bring a premium sporting event to our city in 2028.

City Council’s Community Issues Committee has been asked to provide $525,000 to bring in the Alberta Winter Games to the city. The 12-sport event would welcome nearly 1,400 athletes between the ages of 11-17 and hundreds of coaches and officials across four days in February of 2028.

The CIC approved unanimously to forward the motion to City Council for official approvement.

The province has already committed to providing $725,000 towards the games. The Executive Director for the Lethbridge Sport Council, Susan Eymann, the games could generate $4.5 million into the local economy.