The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be marked across Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 30, including in Lethbridge.
With the nation-wide event comes some service level changes in the community.
The City of Lethbridge has listed the following changes that will be in effect Wednesday.
LETHBRIDGE 311
The Lethbridge 311 contact centre will be closed, with regular hours set to resume on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In-person 311 services at City Hall will be closed, with regular hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. back in effect on Thursday.
Residents can still use the virtual 311 chatbot ‘Breezy’ for any questions or concerns.
CITY HALL
Lethbridge City Hall will be closed, and regular hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will resume on Thursday.
WASTE SERVICES
The Waste and Recycling Centre will be closed on Wednesday, with regular hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. set to resume on Thursday.
Wednesday collections are moved to Saturday, Oct. 3.
COMMUNITY ANIMAL SERVICES
The Lethbridge Animal Shelter and Community Animal Services will be closed Wednesday. Regular hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. will resume on Thursday.
Community members can access online services in the meantime, and emergency animal control matters can be addressed by calling 403-320-4099.
LETHBRIDGE TRANSIT
Ride on Demand and fixed route services will operate on Sunday service schedules from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the customer service desk at the City Centre station will be closed.
Regular hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will resume on Thursday.
Officials said Access-a-Ride booking and customer service will be closed, with regular hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. resuming on Thursday.
GALT MUSEUM & FORT WHOOP-UP
The Galt Museum will be OPEN from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, while Fort Whoop-Up is closed for the season.
HELEN SCHULER
The Helen Schuler Nature Centre will be closed on Wednesday. Regular hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will resume on Thursday.
LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Both branches of the Lethbridge Public Library will be closed Wednesday.
Regular hours will resume on Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Main Branch) and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Crossings Branch).
Additionally, schedules for pools and arenas are available on the City of Lethbridge website. More on reconciliation efforts and events in Lethbridge are available on the Reconciliation Lethbridge Facebook page.
