City in Alberta, Canada
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June 2024
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City in Alberta, Canada
Lethbridge
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City of Lethbridge
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Downtown Lethbridge on 4th Avenue South
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Motto:
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City boundaries
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Location in Alberta
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Location in Canada
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Location in Lethbridge County
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Coordinates:
49°41′37″N
112°50′31″W
/
49.69361°N 112.84194°W
/
49.69361; -112.84194
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Country
| Canada
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Province
| Alberta
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Planning region
| South Saskatchewan
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Municipal district
| Lethbridge County
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Incorporated
[2]
|
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?
Town
| November 29, 1890
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?
City
| May 9, 1906
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? Mayor
| Blaine Hyggen
(
Past mayors
)
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? Governing body
|
- Mark Campbell
- Jeff Carlson
- Rajko Dodic
- Belinda Crowson
- Jenn Schmidt-Rempel
- John Middleton-Hope
- Nick Paladino
- Ryan Parker
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?
MP
| Rachael Thomas
(
CPC
)
|
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?
MLAs
| Shannon Phillips
(
NDP
),
Nathan Neudorf
(
UCP
)
|
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? City Manager
| Lloyd Brierley
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? Land
| 121.12 km
2
(46.76 sq mi)
|
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? Urban
| 64.00 km
2
(24.71 sq mi)
|
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? Metro
| 2,958.96 km
2
(1,142.46 sq mi)
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Elevation
| 910 m (2,990 ft)
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? City
| 98,406
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? Density
| 812.5/km
2
(2,104/sq mi)
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?
Urban
| 92,563
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?
Metro
| 123,847
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? Metro density
| 41.9/km
2
(109/sq mi)
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?
Municipal census
(
2023
)
| 106,550
[5]
|
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? Estimate (2020)
| 101,324
[6]
|
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| 1446.2
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Time zone
| UTC?07:00
(
MST
)
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? Summer (
DST
)
| UTC?06:00
(MDT)
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Forward sortation areas
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Area code(s)
| 403
587, 825, 368
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Highways
| Hwy 3
Hwy 4
Hwy 5
Hwy 25
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Waterways
| Oldman River
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GDP
(Lethbridge
CMA
)
| CA$
6.1 billion (2016)
[9]
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GDP per capita (Lethbridge
CMA
)
| CA$52,243 (2016)
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Website
| www
.lethbridge
.ca
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Lethbridge
(
LETH
-brij
) is a city in the province of
Alberta
, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 municipal census.
[5]
Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby
Canadian Rocky Mountains
contribute to the city's warm summers, mild winters, and
windy climate
. Lethbridge lies southeast of
Calgary
on the
Oldman River
.
Lethbridge is the commercial, financial, transportation and industrial centre of southern Alberta. The city's economy developed from
drift mining
for coal in the late 19th century and
agriculture
in the early 20th century. Half of the workforce is employed in the health, education, retail and hospitality sectors, and the top five employers are government-based. The only university in Alberta south of Calgary is in Lethbridge, and two of the three colleges in southern Alberta have campuses in the city. Cultural venues in the city include performing art theatres, museums and sports centres.
History
[
edit
]
Before the 19th century, the Lethbridge area was populated by several
First Nations
at various times. The
Blackfoot
referred to the area as
Aksaysim
("steep banks"),
Mek-kio-towaghs
("painted rock"),
Assini-etomochi
("where we slaughtered the Cree") and
Sik-ooh-kotok
("coal"). The
Sarcee
referred to it as
Chadish-kashi
("black/rocks"), the
Cree
as
Kuskusukisay-guni
("black/rocks"), and the
Nakoda
(Stoney) as
Ipubin-saba-akabin
("digging coal").
[10]
The
Kutenai people
referred to it as
?a?kwum
.
[11]
After the US Army stopped alcohol trading with the
Blackfeet Nation
in
Montana
in 1869, traders
John J. Healy
and Alfred B. Hamilton started a whiskey trading post at Fort Hamilton, near the future site of Lethbridge. The post's nickname became
Fort Whoop-Up
.
[10]
The whiskey trade led to the
Cypress Hills Massacre
of many native
Assiniboine
in 1873. The
North-West Mounted Police
, sent to stop the trade and establish order,
[10]
arrived at Fort Whoop-Up on October 9, 1874. They managed the post for the next 12 years.
[10]
Lethbridge's economy developed from
drift mines
opened by
Nicholas Sheran
in 1874 and the
North Western Coal and Navigation Company
in 1882. North Western's president was
William Lethbridge
, from whom the city derives its name.
[12]
[13]
By the turn of the century, the mines employed about 150 men and produced 300 tonnes of coal each day.
[10]
In 1896, local collieries were the largest coal producers in the
Northwest Territories
,
[14]
with production peaking during
World War I
. An
internment camp
was set up at the Exhibition Building in Lethbridge from September 1914 to November 1916.
[15]
After the war, increasing oil and natural gas production gradually replaced coal production,
[10]
and the last mine in Lethbridge closed in 1957.
The first rail line in Lethbridge was opened on August 28, 1885, by the Alberta Railway and Coal Company,
[10]
which bought the North Western Coal and Navigation Company five years later.
[16]
The rail industry's dependence on coal and the
Canadian Pacific Railway
's efforts to settle southern Alberta with immigrants boosted Lethbridge's economy. After the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) moved the
divisional point
of its Crowsnest Line from Fort Macleod to Lethbridge in 1905, the city became the regional centre for
Southern Alberta
.
[10]
In the mid-1980s, the CPR moved its rail yards in downtown Lethbridge to nearby Kipp, and Lethbridge ceased being a rail hub.
[17]
Between 1907 and 1913, a development boom occurred in Lethbridge, making it the main marketing, distribution and service centre in southern Alberta.
[10]
Such municipal projects as a water treatment plant, a power plant, a
streetcar system
, and
exhibition buildings
?as well as a construction boom and rising real estate prices?transformed the mining town into a significant city.
[10]
Between World War I and
World War II
, however, the city experienced an economic slump. Development slowed, drought drove farmers from their farms, and coal mining rapidly declined from its peak.
[10]
After World War II, irrigation of farmland near Lethbridge led to growth in the city's population and economy.
Lethbridge College
(previously Lethbridge Community College) opened in April 1957 and the
University of Lethbridge
in 1967.
[10]
in 2015 American musician
Marilyn Manson
was assaulted by a local resident in the city's
Denny's
after the singer allegedly insulted a woman in the restaurant in the early hours of the morning.
[18]
Geography
[
edit
]
The city of Lethbridge is located at 49.7° north
latitude
and 112.833° west
longitude
and covers an area of 127.19 square kilometres (49.11 sq mi). It is divided by the
Oldman River
; its valley has been turned into one of the largest
urban park systems
in North America at 16 square kilometres (4,000 acres) of protected land.
[19]
Lethbridge is Alberta's third-largest city by population and area after
Calgary
and
Edmonton
. It is located near the
Canadian Rockies
, 210 kilometres (130 mi) southeast of Calgary.
Lethbridge is split into three geographical areas: north, south and west. The Oldman River separates West Lethbridge from the other two, while
Crowsnest Trail
and the
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
rail line separate North and South Lethbridge.
[20]
The newest and largest of the three areas,
West Lethbridge
(pop. 40,898)
[21]
is home to the
University of Lethbridge
?which opened at that site in 1971. Although several farms existed on what is now the Westside, the first housing development was not completed until 1974 and Whoop-Up Drive access opened only in 1975.
[22]
Much of the city's recent growth has been on the west side, and it has the youngest median age of the three. The north side (pop. 28,172)
[21]
was originally populated by workers from local coal mines. It has the oldest population of the three areas, is home to multiple industrial parks and includes the former Hamlet of
Hardieville
, which was annexed by Lethbridge in 1978.
[23]
[24]
South Lethbridge (pop. 32,412)
[21]
is the commercial heart of the city; it contains the
downtown core
, the bulk of retail and hospitality establishments, and the
Lethbridge College
.
Climate
[
edit
]
Lethbridge has a
semi-arid climate
(
Koppen climate classification
BSk
) with an average maximum
temperature
of 12.8 °C (55.0 °F) and an average minimum temperature of ?1.1 °C (30.0 °F). With
precipitation
averaging 380.2 mm (14.97 in), and 264 dry days on average, Lethbridge is the eleventh driest city in Canada.
[25]
[26]
Mean relative humidity hovers between 69 and 78% in the morning throughout the year, but afternoon mean relative humidity is more uneven, ranging from 38% in August to 58% in January.
[27]
On average, Lethbridge has 116 days with
wind
speed of 40 km/h (25 mph) or higher, ranking it as the second city in Canada for such weather.
[25]
Its high
elevation
of 929 m (3,048 ft) and close proximity to the
Rocky Mountains
provides Lethbridge with cooler summers than other locations in the
Canadian Prairies
.
[28]
These factors protect the city from strong northwest and southwest winds and contribute to frequent
chinook winds
during the winter. Lethbridge winters have the highest temperatures in the prairies, reducing the severity and duration of winter cold periods and resulting in fewer days with
snow
cover.
[29]
The average daytime temperature peaks by the end of July/beginning of August, when it reaches 26.4 °C (79.5 °F).
[30]
The city's temperature reaches a maximum high of 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) or greater on average once or twice a year.
[27]
The highest temperature ever recorded in Lethbridge was 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) on August 10, 2018.
[31]
The lowest temperature ever recorded was ?42.8 °C (?45.0 °F) on January 7, 1909, December 18, 1924,
[32]
January 3, 1950, and December 29, 1968.
[27]
Climate data for
Lethbridge Airport
, 1981?2010 normals, extremes 1886?present
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high
humidex
|
17.3
|
21.8
|
26.3
|
30.2
|
35.4
|
37.7
|
40.9
|
39.8
|
36.1
|
30.1
|
23.0
|
17.8
|
40.9
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
33.9
(93.0)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
38.3
(100.9)
|
40.0
(104.0)
|
40.5
(104.9)
|
36.7
(98.1)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
40.5
(104.9)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
6.4
(43.5)
|
13.1
(55.6)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
13.7
(56.7)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
0.6
(33.1)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?6
(21)
|
?4.2
(24.4)
|
?0.1
(31.8)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
?1.2
(29.8)
|
?5.4
(22.3)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?12.1
(10.2)
|
?10.6
(12.9)
|
?6.5
(20.3)
|
?1.1
(30.0)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
?0.6
(30.9)
|
?7.2
(19.0)
|
?11.4
(11.5)
|
?1.1
(30.0)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?42.8
(?45.0)
|
?42.2
(?44.0)
|
?38
(?36)
|
?27.2
(?17.0)
|
?12.8
(9.0)
|
?3.3
(26.1)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
?1.7
(28.9)
|
?15.6
(3.9)
|
?26.7
(?16.1)
|
?35.6
(?32.1)
|
?42.8
(?45.0)
|
?42.8
(?45.0)
|
Record low
wind chill
|
?55
|
?51
|
?50
|
?33
|
?16
|
?7
|
0
|
?3
|
?14
|
?36
|
?47
|
?56
|
?56
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
13.5
(0.53)
|
12.0
(0.47)
|
22.8
(0.90)
|
28.0
(1.10)
|
49.9
(1.96)
|
82.0
(3.23)
|
42.6
(1.68)
|
37.3
(1.47)
|
41.4
(1.63)
|
20.1
(0.79)
|
17.8
(0.70)
|
12.9
(0.51)
|
380.2
(14.97)
|
Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
0.2
(0.01)
|
0.3
(0.01)
|
2.3
(0.09)
|
15.5
(0.61)
|
45.1
(1.78)
|
82.0
(3.23)
|
42.6
(1.68)
|
36.4
(1.43)
|
39.5
(1.56)
|
10.4
(0.41)
|
2.0
(0.08)
|
0.5
(0.02)
|
276.7
(10.89)
|
Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
15.4
(6.1)
|
12.9
(5.1)
|
22.5
(8.9)
|
13.4
(5.3)
|
4.8
(1.9)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.8
(0.3)
|
1.9
(0.7)
|
9.9
(3.9)
|
16.7
(6.6)
|
14.1
(5.6)
|
112.4
(44.3)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.2 mm)
|
8.0
|
7.1
|
9.6
|
8.7
|
11.6
|
11.6
|
9.2
|
8.0
|
8.9
|
6.8
|
7.7
|
7.9
|
105.0
|
Average rainy days
(≥ 0.2 mm)
|
0.30
|
0.19
|
1.6
|
5.8
|
10.9
|
11.6
|
9.2
|
8.0
|
8.7
|
4.9
|
1.6
|
0.73
|
63.3
|
Average snowy days
(≥ 0.2 cm)
|
7.8
|
7.1
|
8.7
|
4.2
|
1.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.11
|
0.58
|
2.9
|
6.7
|
7.5
|
46.9
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
110.2
|
147.0
|
186.1
|
233.4
|
277.0
|
290.3
|
322.1
|
297.5
|
228.5
|
189.7
|
119.1
|
106.5
|
2,507.3
|
Percent
possible sunshine
|
41.1
|
51.5
|
50.6
|
56.7
|
58.2
|
59.7
|
65.6
|
66.5
|
60.2
|
56.6
|
43.5
|
41.8
|
54.3
|
Source:
Environment Canada
[27]
[33]
[32]
[34]
[35]
[36]
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Demographics
[
edit
]
Federal census
population history
Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
---|
1901
| 2,072
| ?
|
---|
1906
| 2,313
| +11.6%
|
---|
1911
| 8,050
| +248.0%
|
---|
1916
| 9,436
| +17.2%
|
---|
1921
| 11,097
| +17.6%
|
---|
1926
| 10,735
| ?3.3%
|
---|
1931
| 13,489
| +25.7%
|
---|
1936
| 13,523
| +0.3%
|
---|
1941
| 14,612
| +8.1%
|
---|
1946
| 16,522
| +13.1%
|
---|
1951
| 22,947
| +38.9%
|
---|
1956
| 29,462
| +28.4%
|
---|
1961
| 35,454
| +20.3%
|
---|
1966
| 37,186
| +4.9%
|
---|
1971
| 41,217
| +10.8%
|
---|
1976
| 46,752
| +13.4%
|
---|
1981
| 54,072
| +15.7%
|
---|
1986
| 58,841
| +8.8%
|
---|
1991
| 60,974
| +3.6%
|
---|
1996
| 63,053
| +3.4%
|
---|
2001
| 67,374
| +6.9%
|
---|
2006
| 74,637
| +10.8%
|
---|
2011
| 83,517
| +11.9%
|
---|
2016
| 92,729
| +11.0%
|
---|
2021
| 98,406
| +6.1%
|
---|
Source:
Statistics Canada
[37]
[38]
[39]
[40]
[41]
[42]
[43]
[44]
[45]
[46]
[47]
[48]
[49]
[50]
[51]
[52]
[53]
[54]
[55]
[56]
[57]
[58]
[59]
|
In the
2021 Census of Population
conducted by
Statistics Canada
, the City of Lethbridge had a population of 98,406 living in 40,225 of its 42,862 total private dwellings, a change of
6.1% from its 2016 population of 92,729. With a land area of 121.12 km
2
(46.76 sq mi), it had a population density of
812.5/km
2
(2,104.3/sq mi) in 2021.
[3]
At the
census metropolitan area
(CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Lethbridge CMA had a population of
123,847
living in
48,647
of its
51,735
total private dwellings, a change of
5.5% from its 2016 population of
117,394
. With a land area of 2,958.96 km
2
(1,142.46 sq mi), it had a population density of
41.9/km
2
(108.4/sq mi) in 2021.
[8]
The population of the City of Lethbridge according to its
2019 municipal census
was 101,482,
[21]
a change of
1.7% from its
2018 municipal census
population of 99,769.
[60]
With the 2019 municipal census results, the City of Lethbridge became the
fourth city in Alberta
to surpass 100,000 people.
In its
2023 municipal census
, the City of Lethbridge's population was found to have grown to 106,550, an increase of 4.99% from its
2019 municipal census
population of 101,482.
[5]
In the
Canada 2016 Census
conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Lethbridge had a population of 92,729 living in 37,575 of its 39,867 total private dwellings, a change of
11% from its 2011 population of 83,517. With a land area of 122.09 km
2
(47.14 sq mi), it had a population density of
759.5/km
2
(1,967.1/sq mi) in 2016.
[59]
The same census reported that the metropolitan area of Lethbridge was 117,394 in 2016, up from 105,999 in 2011.
[61]
Subsequent data from Statistics Canada showed that the 2020 metropolitan population was 128,851, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year.
[62]
Religion
[
edit
]
In 2021,
[63]
49.8% of residents were
Christian
, down from 64.6% in 2011.
[64]
16.1% of the population were
Catholic
, 12.9% were
Protestant
, and 11.3% were Christians of unspecified denomination. All other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions made up 9.6%, including a large population of
Latter Day Saints
adherents (5.8%). 44.3% of the population was nonreligious or secular, up from 32.4% in 2011. 8.1% followed a religion (or spiritual belief) other than Christianity. The largest non-Christian religions were
Islam
(1.9%),
Hinduism
(1.3%), and
Buddhism
(1.1%).
Language
[
edit
]
According to the 2021 census, 83.9% of residents spoke
English
as a
first language
. Other common mother tongues were
Spanish
(1.6%),
Tagalog
(1.4%),
Nepali
(1.0%),
German
(0.9%),
French
(0.8%),
Chinese Languages
(0.7%),
Arabic
(0.7%) and
Dutch
(0.6%). 1.7% of residents claimed both English and a non-official language as their first language.
Ethnicity
[
edit
]
Lethbridge had 12.9% visible minorities and 7.1% Aboriginal in 2016. Below is a full break down of the demographics. The city is also the home of the largest
Bhutanese
community in Canada.
[65]
Panethnic
groups in the City of Lethbridge (1986?2021)
Panethnic
group
|
2021
[66]
|
2016
[67]
|
2011
[68]
|
2006
[69]
|
2001
[70]
|
1996
[71]
|
1991
[72]
[73]
|
1986
[74]
[75]
[76]
: 86
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
European
[a]
|
74,245
|
77.12%
|
73,505
|
81.24%
|
70,630
|
86.78%
|
65,000
|
88.42%
|
60,150
|
90.77%
|
55,520
|
89.27%
|
52,760
|
87.65%
|
52,945
|
91.18%
|
Indigenous
|
6,395
|
6.64%
|
5,290
|
5.85%
|
3,770
|
4.63%
|
3,455
|
4.7%
|
2,290
|
3.46%
|
1,810
|
2.91%
|
2,980
|
4.95%
|
1,710
|
2.94%
|
Southeast Asian
[b]
|
3,105
|
3.23%
|
2,390
|
2.64%
|
1,125
|
1.38%
|
655
|
0.89%
|
395
|
0.6%
|
555
|
0.89%
|
515
|
0.86%
|
230
|
0.34%
|
African
|
3,105
|
3.23%
|
1,895
|
2.09%
|
805
|
0.99%
|
410
|
0.56%
|
205
|
0.31%
|
230
|
0.37%
|
115
|
0.19%
|
55
|
0.09%
|
East Asian
[c]
|
3,065
|
3.18%
|
2,770
|
3.06%
|
2,885
|
3.54%
|
2,360
|
3.21%
|
2,495
|
3.76%
|
2,990
|
4.81%
|
3,085
|
5.13%
|
2,675
|
4.61%
|
South Asian
|
2,990
|
3.11%
|
2,055
|
2.27%
|
920
|
1.13%
|
575
|
0.78%
|
265
|
0.4%
|
235
|
0.38%
|
290
|
0.48%
|
70
|
0.11%
|
Latin American
|
1,955
|
2.03%
|
1,510
|
1.67%
|
680
|
0.84%
|
705
|
0.96%
|
365
|
0.55%
|
705
|
1.13%
|
365
|
0.61%
|
275
|
0.47%
|
Middle Eastern
[d]
|
740
|
0.77%
|
720
|
0.8%
|
235
|
0.29%
|
230
|
0.31%
|
40
|
0.06%
|
55
|
0.09%
|
85
|
0.14%
|
105
|
0.18%
|
Other/
Multiracial
[e]
|
665
|
0.69%
|
350
|
0.39%
|
335
|
0.41%
|
130
|
0.18%
|
65
|
0.1%
|
85
|
0.14%
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Total responses
|
96,275
|
97.83%
|
90,480
|
97.57%
|
81,390
|
97.45%
|
73,515
|
98.5%
|
66,270
|
98.36%
|
62,190
|
98.63%
|
60,195
|
98.72%
|
58,065
|
98.68%
|
Total population
|
98,406
|
100%
|
92,729
|
100%
|
83,517
|
100%
|
74,637
|
100%
|
67,374
|
100%
|
63,053
|
100%
|
60,974
|
100%
|
58,841
|
100%
|
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses
|
Economy
[
edit
]
Lethbridge is southern Alberta's commercial, distribution, financial and industrial centre (although
Medicine Hat
plays a similar role in southeastern Alberta). It has a trading area population of 341,180, including parts of
British Columbia
,
[28]
and provides jobs for up to 86,000 people who commute to and within the city from a radius of 100 kilometres (62 mi).
[28]
Lethbridge's economy has traditionally been agriculture-based; however, it has diversified in recent years. Half of the workforce is employed in the health, education, retail and hospitality sectors,
[77]
and the top five employers are government-based.
[78]
Several national companies are based in Lethbridge. From its founding in 1935,
Canadian Freightways
based its head office there until moving operations to Calgary in 1948, though its call centre remains in Lethbridge.
[79]
Taco Time Canada
was based in the city from 1978 to 1995 before moving to Calgary.
[80]
Minute Muffler, which began in 1969, is based in Lethbridge.
[81]
International
shipping
company H & R Transport has been based in the city since 1955.
[82]
Braman Furniture, which has locations in
Manitoba
and
Ontario
, was headquartered in Lethbridge from 1991 to 2008.
[83]
Lethbridge serves as a hub for commercial activity in the region by providing services and amenities. Many
transport
services, including
Red Arrow
buses,
four provincial highways
,
rail service
and an
airport
, are concentrated in or near the city. In 2004, the police services of Lethbridge and
Coaldale
combined to form the
Lethbridge Police Service
.
[84]
Lethbridge provides municipal water to Coaldale,
Coalhurst
,
Diamond City
, Iron Springs,
Monarch
, Shaughnessy and
Turin
.
[85]
[86]
In 2002, the municipal government organized Economic Development Lethbridge, a body responsible for promoting and developing the city's commercial interests.
[87]
Two years later, the city joined in a partnership with 24 other local communities to create an economic development alliance called SouthGrow, representing a population of over 140,000.
[88]
In 2006, Economic Development Lethbridge partnered with SouthGrow Regional Initiative and Alberta SouthWest Regional Alliance to create the Southern Alberta Alternative Energy Partnership. This partnership promotes business related to alternative energy, including
wind power
,
solar power
and
biofuel
, in the region.
[89]
Arts and culture
[
edit
]
Lethbridge was designated a Cultural Capital of Canada for the 2004?2005 season.
[90]
The Southern Alberta Ethnic Association (Multicultural Heritage Centre) promotes multiculturalism and ethnic heritage in the community.
[91]
The city is home to venues and organizations promoting the arts. Founded in 1958, the Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge is the largest organization in the city dedicated to preserving and enhancing the local arts.
[92]
In the spring of 2007, the Allied Arts Council Facilities Steering Committee initiated the Arts Re:Building Together Campaign, a grass roots campaign initiative to raise awareness and support for improving arts facilities in Lethbridge. The campaign identified three arts buildings: the Yates Memorial Centre, the Bowman Arts Centre, and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery as cornerstone facilities in the community requiring care and attention. On July 14, 2007, the Finance Committee of City Council approved four arts capital projects for inclusion in the city's Ten Year Capital Plan.
[93]
Under the campaign to 2010, the renovation and expansion of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery was completed,
[94]
a new Community Arts Centre will be built in downtown Lethbridge,
[95]
the City of Lethbridge has a Public Art Program,
[96]
and a committee was formed to research the possibility of a new Performing Arts Centre in Lethbridge.
[97]
Lethbridge has a
public library
and three major museum/galleries. The
Southern Alberta Art Gallery
is a contemporary gallery; the community arts centre Casa, administered by the Allied Arts Council; and the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery produces contemporary exhibitions including works from its extensive collection of Canadian, American and European art.
[91]
The city is also home to the Lethbridge Symphony, which was founded in 1960 and incorporated as a non-profit in 1961. It has produced several spin-off music groups, including the Southern Alberta Chamber Orchestra, and the still-active Lethbridge Musical Theatre,
[98]
which produces an annual show. Vox Musica, which traces its roots back to 1968, is a community choir previously based at the
University of Lethbridge
. As a fully independent non-profit society, Vox Musica continues to rehearse and perform at Southminster United Church and around the community. Theatrical productions are presented by the University of Lethbridge's drama department and New West Theatre, which performs at the
Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre
using its two theatres: the 500-seat
proscenium
Yates Theatre and the 180-seat
black box
Sterndale Bennett Theatre.
[99]
Attractions
[
edit
]
The city, which began as a frontier town, has several historical attractions. The
Lethbridge Viaduct
, commonly known as the
High Level Bridge
, is the longest and highest steel trestle bridge in North America.
[100]
It was completed in 1909 on what was then the city's western edge.
[101]
Indian Battle Park
, in the
coulees
of the
Oldman River
, commemorates the last battle between the
Cree
and the
Blackfoot
First Nations
in 1870.
[102]
Originally known as Fort Hamilton,
Fort Whoop-Up
was a centre of illegal activities during the late 19th century. It was first built in 1869 by J.J. Healy and A.B. Hamilton as a whiskey post and was destroyed by fire a year later. A second, sturdier structure later replaced the fort.
[103]
As the cultural centre of southern Alberta, Lethbridge has notable cultural attractions.
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden
in south Lethbridge was opened in 1967 as part of a Canadian centennial celebration attended by Japan's
Prince
and
Princess Takamatsu
.
[104]
The
Galt Museum & Archives
is the largest museum in the Lethbridge area; the building housing the museum served as the city's main hospital during the late 19th century and early 20th centuries. Several other important attractions are based in Lethbridge, including the Lethbridge Military Museum
[105]
and the Helen Schuler Nature Centre which educates about the river bottom and coulees.
[106]
[107]
Several structures such as the historic post office are prominent on the skyline of Lethbridge. Less well-known than the High Level Bridge, the post office is one of the most distinctive buildings in Lethbridge. Built in 1912, the four-storey structure is crowned by a functioning clock tower.
[108]
Other prominent buildings include office towers; the water tower, which was originally built in 1958 and sold to a private developer who converted it into a restaurant;
[109]
and the Alberta Terminals grain elevators.
From March 2018 to August 2020, Lethbridge was home to
ARCHES
, 24-hour
supervised drug use site
. It was the busiest SCS in North America with 663 visits a day.
The Star
called it a "new landmark". The SCS featured injection drug and inhalation drug facilities
[110]
and it was a subject of disagreement by the nearby business community.
[111]
[112]
The site closed at the end of August 2020 after the province removed grant funding following discovery of misappropriation of public funds.
[113]
A week long survey was held for the 2020 budgeting priorities in Lethbridge. 401 randomly selected people participated in this survey and 43 percent of them identified the presence of ARCHES SCS as the top concern. Only 8% of participants identified the same issue as the top concern in 2018.
[114]
Sports and recreation
[
edit
]
Lethbridge has designated 16 percent of the land within city boundaries as parkland, including the 755 hectares (1,870 acres)
Oldman River valley parks system
.
[115]
It has facilities for field sports, numerous baseball diamonds, the Spitz Stadium,
[116]
the
Nicholas Sheran Park
(a disc golf course), two
skateparks
, a
BMX
track, a
climbing wall
, a dozen tennis courts, and seven pools. It is home to five golf courses, including the award-winning Paradise Canyon Golf Resort, and is within 30 km (19 mi) of several others.
[91]
Built for the
1975 Canada Games
, the
ENMAX Centre
is Lethbridge's multipurpose arena. The 6,500-seat facility has hosted concerts, three-ring circuses, multicultural events, national
curling
championships, basketball events, banquets, skating events and is home to the
Lethbridge Hurricanes
, a major
Western Hockey League
franchise. The arena has a running track, racquetball and squash courts, and a full-size ice rink.
[117]
In 1997, the 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m
2
) Servus Sports Centre (originally the Lethbridge Soccer Centre) was built directly south of the ENMAX Centre and added two regulation size indoor soccer pitches to the complex.
[118]
The Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club facility is located next to the Community Savings Place, and has been a Judo Canada Regional Training Centre since 2015.
[119]
On the city's west side, Phase 1 of the
ATB Centre
, a recreation complex, opened in 2016 and houses two hockey rinks and the Lethbridge Curling Club.
[120]
Phase 2 of this project The
Cor Van Ray YMCA
opened in May 2019
[121]
and includes a field house with basketball courts and a 300m running track, as well as an aquatics centre with slides and a wave pool.
Several winter sports venues are in or near Lethbridge. The city has six indoor ice arenas with a total ice area of 11,220 square metres (120,800 sq ft) and a total seating capacity of 8,149. Other than the ENMAX Centre, all ice surfaces are available from October to April only. Lethbridge is 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the
Castle Mountain ski resort
.
[91]
Lethbridge hosted the inaugural championship match for the
Western Women's Canadian Football League
in 2011, while the city's WWCFL team, the
Lethbridge Steel
, played in three straight title matches from 2012 to 2014.
[122]
Government
[
edit
]
Eight councillors and a
mayor
make up the
Lethbridge City Council
. City voters elect a new government every four years. The last election was
October 18, 2021
. Lethbridge does not have a
ward system
, so the mayor and all councillors are elected at large.
[125]
The 2009?2011 operating budget of the City of Lethbridge was
CA$250
?278 million, more than half of which came from
property tax
.
[126]
One Member of Parliament (MP) representing
Lethbridge
sits in the
House of Commons
in
Ottawa
, and two members of Alberta's
legislative assembly
(MLAs), representing
Lethbridge-East
(
UCP
) and
Lethbridge-West
(
NDP
), sit in the legislative assembly in
Edmonton
.
Traditionally, political leanings in Lethbridge have been
right-wing
. Federally, from 1917 to 1930, Lethbridge voters switched between various federal parties,
[127]
but from 1935 to 1957, they voted
Social Credit
in each election.
[127]
Progressive Conservatives
held office from
1958
until
1993
, when the
Reform Party of Canada
was formed.
[127]
[128]
[129]
The Reform party and its various subsequent incarnations such as the current
Conservative Party of Canada
have dominated the polls since.
[129]
The city's two provincial electoral districts are represented by one government MLA, currently
Nathan Neudorf
for
Lethbridge-East
,
[130]
and one opposition MLA, currently
Shannon Phillips
for
Lethbridge-West
.
[131]
Alberta Health Services
, the provincial health authority that plans and delivers health services on behalf of the
Ministry of Health
, administers public health services in Lethbridge.
Chinook Health
oversees facilities in southwestern Alberta, such as the
Chinook Regional Hospital
and
St. Michael's Health Centre
.
Transportation
[
edit
]
Mass transit in Lethbridge consists of 40 buses (with an average age of 10 years) operating on more than a dozen routes.
[132]
Traditionally, bus routes in the city started and ended downtown. In the early 21st century, however,
Lethbridge Transit
introduced cross-town and shuttle routes, such as
University of Lethbridge
to Lethbridge College, University of Lethbridge to the North Lethbridge terminal, and Lethbridge College to the North Lethbridge terminal. Several routes converge near the
Chinook Regional Hospital
, although it is not officially a terminal.
The Parks and Recreation department maintains the citywide, 30-kilometre (19 mi) pedestrian/cyclist
Coal Banks Trail
system. The system was designed to connect the
Oldman River
valley with other areas of the city, including Pavan Park in the north, Henderson Lake in the east,
Highways 4
and
5
in the south and a loop in West Lethbridge (including University Drive and McMaster Blvd).
[133]
Four provincial highways (
3
,
4
,
5
, and
25
) run through or terminate in Lethbridge.
[134]
This has led to the creation of major arterial roads, including Mayor Magrath Drive, University Drive and Scenic Drive.
[135]
This infrastructure and its location on the
CANAMEX Corridor
has helped make Lethbridge and its freight depots a major shipping destination.
[29]
Lethbridge is 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the United States border via Highways 4 and 5 and 210 kilometres (130 mi) south of
Calgary
via
Highways 2
and 3. Highways 2, 3 and 4 form part of the CANAMEX trade route between
Mexico
, the United States, and Canada.
[29]
Lethbridge has a commercial airport, the
Lethbridge Airport
, and the
CPKC
rail yards in Kipp, Alberta (12 km away). The airport provides commercial flights to Calgary, industrial and corporate opportunities, as well as private and charter flights elsewhere. The airport provides customs services for flights arriving from the United States. The rail yards were moved to Kipp, just west of the city, from downtown Lethbridge in 1983.
[136]
[137]
The yards were planned for redevelopment with a mix of multi-family residential, commercial and light industrial land uses.
[138]
The
Park Place Mall
is now located on the portion of the former rail yards north of 1 Avenue South between Scenic Drive to the west and Stafford Drive to the east.
[139]
Education
[
edit
]
The
Lethbridge School Division
and the separate
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division
administer grades
kindergarten
through 12 locally. The Palliser School Division, which is based in Lethbridge, administers public primary and secondary education in the outlying areas. Lethbridge School Division administers five high schools (
Chinook High School
, Immanuel Christian High School,
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
, Victoria Park High School, and
Winston Churchill High School
), four middle schools, and 14 elementary schools in Lethbridge.
[140]
Immanuel Christian covers grades 6 through 12.
Lethbridge is home to
Lethbridge College
, founded in 1957, and the
University of Lethbridge
, founded in 1967.
Red Crow Community College
has a campus in the city. During the 2015?2016 school year, the University of Lethbridge and the Lethbridge College had a combined enrolment of 14,820, which represented 20 percent of the city's population.
[141]
Media
[
edit
]
Lethbridge has two major newspapers: the daily
Lethbridge Herald
and the weekly
Lethbridge Sun Times
. The university and college each have a student-run, weekly newspaper. There are 12 FM radio stations, including
CKXU-FM
, a
campus radio
station located at the University of Lethbridge.
Notable people
[
edit
]
See also
[
edit
]
Notes
[
edit
]
- ^
Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^
Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^
Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^
Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^
Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority,
n.i.e.
" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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