Listen up, Alberta, because there’s a new player taking a seat as one of the largest cities in the province.
The City of Lethbridge’s total population has officially reached over 100,000 people as of Monday, June 25, surpassing the City of Red Deer as the third largest city in Alberta.
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Red Deer is being a good sport about it, though. In a typically-Canadian fashion, the two cities exchanged a few words of support about the occasion.
Oh shucks. Thanks! Being fourth is a pretty great place to be too. We would know. š If you want to be ārebelsā and wear a āCanes jersey, weāre not going to stop you! #friendson #weheartreddeertoo
ā City of Lethbridge (@LethbridgeCity) June 24, 2019
That’s very “coulee” of you, @LethbridgeCity. Third place looks good on you! #weheartlethbridge #weallwin
ā The City of Red Deer (@CityofRedDeer) June 24, 2019
Lethbridge’s population is at ā101,482 as of this year. Since 2018, 1,713 people have joined the community — a 1.72% population increase over the course of a year.
There’s always next year, Red Deer.
The 2019 Census results are in…
š„ please…. #Census2019 #yql #100kstrong š„³šÆ pic.twitter.com/dRYT7NmlNBā City of Lethbridge (@LethbridgeCity) June 24, 2019