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Lethbridge, Alberta (City)




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Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is Alberta's fourth largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer. At 127.19 square kilometers, it is the third largest in area after Calgary and Edmonton. It is located near the Canadian Rockies and is 210 kilometers southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River. Citizens of Lethbridge are called Lethbridgians.
 
The city is intersected by the Oldman river, the valley of which has been turned into one of the largest urban park systems in North America at 755 hectares of protected land. The city is Alberta's fourth largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer. At 127 square kilometers, it is the third largest in area after Calgary and Edmonton.
 
The city developed from drift mines opened by Nicholas Sheran in 1874 and the North Western Coal and Navigation Company in 1882, whose president was William Lethbridge. Lethbridge has a moderate continental climate with an average maximum temperature of 12.3 degree Celsius.
 
Lethbridge is the commercial, distribution, financial and industrial centre of southern Alberta. It has a trading area population of 250,000 including parts of British Columbia and Montana. In 2006, Economic Development Lethbridge partnered with SouthGrow Regional Initiative and Alberta SouthWest Regional Alliance to create the Southern Alberta alternative energy partnership. This partnership is responsible for the development and attraction of alternative energy business, including wind power, solar power and biofuel.
 
Lethbridge is also home to one of the three campuses of the Third Academy private school. Lethbridge is home to a university and a college. In addition, a campus of Red Crow Community College is also located in the city. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origin back to prehistoric times.

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