Brewery Gardens
This city of more than 60,000 people, located in the southern part of the
province, receives more hours of sunshine per year than any other spot
in Canada. Founded in the 1870s it was originally
called "Coalbanks" for the large coal deposit upon which it was built.
Also in the 1870s, the site on which Lethbridge now sits was the home
of Fort Whoop-Up, a notorious site where
traders illegally sold liquor to Indians. The site was shut down by the
North West Mounted Police in 1874, and only the fort's foundations
still remain. On the site of the fort there is now an interpretive centre, open
from late May to early September.
The city of Lethbridge is home to a large Japanese-Canadian population.
This is the result of the relocation of Japanese-Canadians from the
West coast of British Columbia during the Second World War (potential
subversives was the reason). As such, the city is home to the
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, one of the most authentic Japanese Gardens in
North America, complete with a bell tower imported from Japan and cyprus wood
from Taiwan. Hostesses in traditional kiminos provide tours through the
garden.
In addition to these sites is the
Canadian Pacifac Railway Bridge, one
of the largest in Canada, which spans the Oldman River.
The graphics of Lethbridge are courtesy of the
University of Lethbridge.
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