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Your City Hall was quieter than a Sunday afternoon by the river

Your City Hall was quieter than a Sunday afternoon by the river

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. Real quiet. It was like everyone was taking a collective breath, or maybe they were just waiting for the next big gust to push things along. The wind had more to say than council, honestly. The Oldman River flowed on, the sun made its rounds across the wide sky, and City Hall seemed to be humming along on a low idle.

### A Calm Before the Storm?

* No major policy shifts or new bylaws were introduced.

* Discussions were minimal, with few debates drawing public attention.

* The general sentiment was one of steady maintenance, rather than ambitious new projects.

It felt like a week where the biggest decisions were made by the weather, not the councillors. Sometimes, the quietest weeks are just the ones where the city keeps on being itself, just south of the mountains, on the edge of the *Sik-ooh-kotoki* (Blackfoot for "Blackfoot River" or Oldman River).

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

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