A simple act of kindness can help women in need over the holiday season! The 2025 Shoebox Holiday Drive is running from November 12th to December 13th, inviting the community to decorate a shoebox and fill Read More
Tags :Homelessness
Despite what seem to be endless municipal and government strategies, the problem of homelessness appears to still be on the rise. Alvin Mills, who runs a local recovery center, says according to data collected by Read More
There are many causes of homelessness. Addiction, mental health, and economic issues are the main reasons that lead many people to live on the streets. This Thursday, during a session of Southern Alberta Council on Read More
The City of Lethbridge has announced one-time funding for projects that tackle homelessness, and local non-profits that promote DEI.Read More
An Encampment Strategy was presented to Lethbridge City Council this week, which shows an increase of overall encampments from this time last year, but also a dramatic exodus of encampments from city parks.Read More
Former Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman was back in our city last Thursday for a presentation at SACPA on what he learned about finances during his time as mayor. Spearman was also asked during the session Read More
The City is continuing its efforts to handle the tent encampment situation. Wednesday morning, residents of the site were handed notices to vacate the area under the Petty Trespass Act. Both residents in and out Read More
The number of tents popping up at those encampment sites appear to be multiplying. While many residents in and out of the site are upset at the City’s handling of the situation, one homeless Read More
Residents and protesters at a Lethbridge tent encampment site prepared themselves to confront city clean-up crews who arrived at the site Thursday morning. They believed the workers were coming to tear down the tent encampment Read More
A new phone survey to showcase what Lethbridge’s most pressing issues are was presented at a Governance Standing Policy Committee Meeting on Thursday. The results will be presented to Lethbridge City Council at a Read More
The head of the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen says the city is not doing enough to protect our vulnerable population. Bill Ginther says when the city shot down the Mustard Seed’s proposal of a safe Read More
If you’re looking for something fun to do in our city, you can now participate in the Not So Amazing Race… Using nine clues, you go on a city-wide scavenger hunt to find a Read More
Organizations around the city such as the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen and Streets Alive Mission are quickly adapting to the mild increase in clientele as the temperatures start to drop. Executive Director of the Soup Read More
Ted Clugston is hoping to be re-elected as mayor of Medicine Hat. Clugston says his city has seen a number of challenges this past year due to COVID-19 and the energy sector struggling. He also Read More
Ryan Wolfe is hoping to connect with voters in Lethbridge for the city’s municipal election later in the year. Wolfe is running to become a city councillor. As Micah Quinn reports, he says this Read More
Alpha House Lethbridge hosted a memorial on Monday to remember and honour the lives lost to addiction and homelessness in the city. Members from Alpha House, Sage Clan and the community gathered in Galt Gardens Read More
