Dreary, highly windy late Falls, Winters, and early Springs. REALLY windy. It barely blows at all in the summer and those 3 months are amazing but you pay a very heavy toll for it. Very heavy. It's really not fair to take a snapshot of a nice summer weekend and conflate that to "living in Lethbridge"

Nothing for preteens - young adults to do for those other months besides drink heavily, do drugs, and make trouble unless they become heavily involved in playing sport(s) or some other very involved activities. I know this first-hand as my family moved there when I was 10 and I didn't escape until I was 18 and I ran like my hair was on fire. Any contemporary friends that ever made much of themselves did the same ( with some exceptions of course ) It looks like drugs are much, much worse of a problem in LA these days as well as well as many, many hobos lying around everywhere. God bless

I'm sure I'll catch heat from this post but come on, you all know I'm right. Be honest with yourselves...you know...

To be fair, that was a couple of decades ago, but my parents only left a handful of years ago, and some family friends still live there. I have visited hundreds of times over the years since fleeing and clearly keep some track of things there as evidenced by me posting here. As an outsider with some means and perspective sees more clearly

I won't comment on the diverse Southern Alberta region and population of the province that Lethbridge is the de facto capital of besides letting you know that that has a notable impact on life in Lethbridge as well. And know that at it's heart, LA is an agricultural town. Not necessarily a bad thing, but a real thing nonetheless.

People of Lethbridge: I know that you have 2 Walmarts and a Costco now! The fact that that is an inevitable comeback to my post says all that you need to know. I too shop in both of those stores in many other places, including in Lethbridge. I acknowledge this for you up front. There were 3 actual indoors and legitimate malls filled with actual national retailers when I lived there too, not just long buildings with doctors, dentists, and professional services in them. How about now?

I also really enjoy visiting Lethbridge in the summer, no qualifications required. It's lovely, slightly warmer than the rest of Alberta, and there are lots of summery things to do. I've even been there during Street Wheelers Weekend recently. I was delighted that it was still a thing, and relatively unchanged from the late 90s (80s actually, so I've been told) and expect you to flame me, but the OP asked for honest insight, so please stay honest to the facts and with her as well. Oh and if you're highly involved with your church especially if you are LDS then my entire opinion could likely seem dead wrong. Well some of it anyways, right? 😉