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Your City Hall was quieter than the coulee wind.

Your City Hall: The wind had more to say than council

Good morning from the coulees — the wind's up, the sky's wide, and Lethbridge has something to say.

This past week, if you were looking for big news out of City Hall, you likely found yourself watching the clouds more than reading official reports. Look, it was quiet. Quieter than a Sunday morning down by the Oldman River, which is saying something for a town that never fully sleeps.

The biggest story, honestly, was the wind. It was a constant presence, whipping through the coulees and across the open plains of *Sik-ooh-kotok* — that's the Blackfoot name for the area, meaning 'place of the black rock', referring to the coal seams.

Here’s the rundown:

* **Minimal Activity:** Very little in the way of new announcements or movements.

* **Prairie Trance:** Felt like City Hall was just in a holding pattern, watching the sky.

* **Nature's Narrative:** The wind was the most consistent and noticeable character in our city's week.

So, if you felt a bit of a lull in civic chatter, you weren't alone. It seems Lethbridge City Hall was just taking it all in, same as the rest of us.

Good morning from the coulees — the wind's up, the sky's wide, and Lethbridge has something to say.

You can always catch more of what Lethbridge has to say, every morning, at mornings.live.

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