This PDF of materials explores the hot topic of Sunday shopping that gripped Lethbridge during 1989-1990. It includes City Council minutes from June, July, and November 1989, in which the council discussed and outlined the process of changing the local bylaw that controlled when businesses’ hours of operation could occur. The Lethbridge Herald articles illustrate how this issue played out in the media. A great case study to show how municipal government works.

This document can be used for social studies. It could be used for debates, research papers, position papers, or mock council sessions. It could be used as a prompt for journalistic writing. (Write your own newspaper article!)