The civic motto Gateway to Opportunity dates to 1907, and the Blackfoot place-name Sikoohkotoki (black rock) still ties the story to coal.
Walk or drive through Lethbridge long enough and Lethbridge River Valley comes up. In-city wilderness of trails, coulees, wetlands, and cottonwood bottoms along the Oldman River. Locals use it as daily recreation rather than a far-flung park trip.
The civic motto Gateway to Opportunity dates to 1907, and the Blackfoot place-name Sikoohkotoki (black rock) still ties the story to coal. Municipal history moves from Coalbanks-era mining into irrigation, specialty crops, and food processing. That ag corridor still shapes how the city talks about itself. Today the Lethbridge & District Exhibition grounds host Whoop-Up Days, the summer fair week with parade and midway that still marks the calendar. Whoop-Up Drive and Crowsnest Trail carry weekday traffic; Scenic Drive construction notices are a seasonal fact of life.
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