City of Lethbridge receives Encampment Strategy update
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge City Council received an update on the City’s Encampment Strategy on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
The update, which came from the Encampment Response Team, (ERT), recaps the June 14 to August 26 reporting period.
In that time, the ERT experienced a 27 percent increase in reported encampments from the same period in 2023. They responded to 336 calls, and 134 were identified to be an encampment in alignment with the Tier 1-3 parameters set by the Encampment Strategy.
15 coordinated encampment clean-ups were conducted, with a total of 160 structures and 10,650 kg of debris removed.