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Lethbridge care home workers to vote on 4% raise

Their previous contract expired 3 years ago.

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Leth. saw huge drop in drug responses last month

October 2023 saw EMS responding to less than half the number of drug responses the same time last year. This was the second time this year the numbers dropped below 30.

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Lethbridge meat plant workers to vote on $3 raise

These workers have been without a new contract for over a year and a half.

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Leth EMS drug responses see huge drop in Sept.

September 2023 saw EMS responding to almost half the number of drug responses. This was the first time this year the numbers dropped below 30.

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Lethbridge still has fewer doctors than in 2019

Lethbridge got 13 more physicians in 2023, so far, but it still has fewer than it did when the UCP took power.

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Lethbridge hit record drug deaths in 2023

During the first 6 months of 2023, the Alberta government recorded 81 opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. During all of 2022, there were 79, the previous high.

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Leth EMS drug responses reach record high since SCS closure

August 2023 marked 3 full years since the defunding of the Lethbridge supervised consumption site led to its closure. Responses by local EMS over the last year skyrocketed compared to previous years.

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Lethbridge EMS drug responses rising since last summer

Lethbridge EMS responded to the second highest number of drug-related events last month than in any other month so far this year.

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Lethbridge gained 1 new doctor over the last year

Lethbridge doctors, on average, are responsible for 37 more people than they were 4 years ago.

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Lethbridge drops to 57th place in AB for crime

Lethbridge’s crime severity dropped last year, compared to 2021, making 4 years in a row the city has seen decreasing crime rates.