Made in Lethbridge
Yes
By Aimee Benoit - Galt Museum & Archives on February 16, 2021.
What does it mean for something to be “made in” a place? Do raw goods count? How about resources shipped elsewhere for processing? Or items made locally by outside companies? Defining where things are made is not always clear-cut-but a wide range of goods have originated right here in Lethbridge.In the late 1800s entrepreneurs began shipping bison robes and coal from this region to larger markets in the US and Canada. The settlement of Lethbridge developed largely around the coal industry; however, coal production peaked during the First World War (1914-18) and declined steadily afterward due to competition from natural gas.