Following a heated discussion Friday afternoon, Lethbridge County has voted five to two in favour of a mandatory mask bylaw for the region.
Lethbridge city council extends mandatory mask bylaw until at least Feb. 23 County officials said in discussions that they were hoping for the province to make the call, but after discussion with many citizens who wrote and called in, it was the right call to make.“I think it’s a majority of everyone’s opinion that this is really a provincial government issue,” Reeve Lorne Hickey said late Friday. “And it’s unfortunate that they haven’t come to the table.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The Town of Coaldale voted “no” to mandatory masks Friday morning.