File photo outside of the Lethbridge Legion. (Lethbridge News Now)

By Justin Goulet

Lethbridge City Council supports Legion’s “Salute our Veterans” project

Apr 6, 2022 | 7:55 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge City Council has approved a project honouring veterans.

At its meeting Tuesday, April 5, council voted unanimously to approve a Royal Canadian Legion-led project and contribute $20,500 from the Council Contingencies fund. The Legion will move ahead with installing banners on light standards in several areas across the city this November.

City Councillor Mark Campbell, who is also Chair of the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee said, “this is a great initiative and council is proud to support our veterans by approving this project.”

Following a structural assessment review and talks between the Transportation Department and the Royal Canadian Legion, General Stewart Branch No. 4 in Lethbridge, the following locations for banner installation were agreed upon:

• 1st Ave South (near the old train station): banners on 30 light poles.
• Lethbridge Airport: banners on 18 light poles.
• 4th Avenue South (in front of City Hall): banners on 14 light poles, including 12 poles with two banners on them.
• Area around the Legion: banners on 12 light poles, plus Legion flagpole.
• 5th Avenue South (near Army, Navy, Air Force Club): banners on four light poles.

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The engineering study will be funded from the Transportation Department’s annual operating budget. With council approving $20,500 from its Council Contingencies, $219,500 would remain in that fund. Per council resolution, any uncommitted amount at the end of 2022 will be returned to the Municipal Revenue Stabilization Reserve (MRSR).

As part of Tuesday’s decision, council also directed administration to develop an operating budget initiative for the “Salute our Veterans” project for the 2023-2026 Operating Budget deliberations in November.