Blood Tribe plans new resort development – Lethbridge City Council gives ok to provide water, wastewater services Apr 1, 2019 6:13 PM

LETHBRIDGE – City Council has voted unanimously to allow for city water and wastewater services to be provided for a new commercial development on land in the north-east corner of the Blood Reserve near the intersection of Highway 509 and Highway 3. It’s not clear how large the project will be or when actual construction may get underway.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will also be signed by the City of Lethbridge, Lethbridge County and Town of Coalhurst, making the Blood Reserve a Lethbridge County water customer, and a wastewater customer of the Town of Coalhurst.

According to City documents, the Blood Tribe has completed an engineering feasibility study and a master plan. The development would include a new destination hotel and conference centre, an RV park and equestrian facility. In the future, there are plans for country residential development.

Lethbridge Water and Wastewater Manager Doug Kaupp told council on Monday, the city has the capacity to support the project, and there would be no impact on rates for Lethbridge city water customers. The City was approached last fall, he says to provide the services for the future development.