Letters to the Editor
Reporting wasn’t unbiased in Phillips investigation story
By Lethbridge Herald on November 15th, 2025
Editor, As a Lethbridge resident, I believe it’s vital our discussions about policing and accountability be based on facts, not emotions. The recent CBC reporting on the Shannon Phillips–Lethbridge Police investigation raises fair concerns — but also shows how logic can get blurred by the way a story is told. The article leans heavily on ... Read More »
27 responsesSmith oddly mum on floor-crossing
By Lethbridge Herald on November 15th, 2025
Editor, There’s quite a bit of heated flapdoodle of late concerning the recent floor-crossing of a Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) MP in Ottawa, along with the summary resignation of yet another. Much rummaging through the political entrails has resulted. Great is both the glee and the dismay. And high is the indignation, with accusations ... Read More »
3 responsesSynchronized traffic lights can be part of ‘green’ city
By Lethbridge Herald on November 13th, 2025
Editor, Lethbridge is often praised as a “green” city, with its many parks, beautiful trails, and expanding network of bike lanes. However, one area where the city could make significant progress toward sustainability and efficiency is in synchronizing its traffic lights. Anyone who has driven through downtown Lethbridge, say along 4 Avenue South, knows the ... Read More »
14 responsesAlbertans are saying yes to metallurgical coal
By Lethbridge Herald on November 13th, 2025
Editor, This letter responds to Doreen Barrie’s Oct. 29 column, “Albertans need to step up and protect our water.” Ms. Barrie’s article presents a narrow, one-sided view of this proposed project. I live in the Crowsnest Pass and I voted yes—along with 72 per cent of our community—for developing metallurgical coal on Grassy Mountain. Does ... Read More »
12 responsesIt’s time to start working towards real solutions in education
By Lethbridge Herald on November 12th, 2025
Editor: There have been two news story headlines in the last coupe of weeks, and I find them to be at opposite ends as to what they are doing to us and our emotions. First, the Toronto Blue Jays made it to the seventh game of the World Series. Woohoo! I find this united us ... Read More »
4 responsesThe fight against fascism is ongoing today
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2025
Editor, An open letter to Mr. Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East: As we here in Lethbridge and throughout our province of Alberta prepare to commemorate the sacrifices of our armed forces members, I am sure that you will be laying your wreath as a member of the United Conservative Party. But we all must ... Read More »
6 responsesNov. 11 is more than just a ‘holiday’
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2025
Editor, Once again, we approach Nov. 11, and most of us, are still not able to imagine just how humble, thankful, and respectful we all should be, especially on that day. This is a true shame. But the truer shame is that we only let the thoughts of the sacrifices that these veterans made into ... Read More »
1 responseCarney needs to stop pretending there will be a deal with Trump
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2025
Editor, I wrote months ago about how Carney’s efforts would result in no deal and of course others believed he would get a deal. He did exactly what I suspected, which was to remove the counter-tariffs under the guise it was hurting Canadians, which I find somewhat amusing because he continues to warn of pain ... Read More »
9 responsesNo one is asking for a provincial police force
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2025
Editor, An open letter to Premier Smith: So you are pushing an Alberta police force on us? Municipalities do not want one; Albertans do not want one; You have not given us any information on how much this will cost forsetting them up infrastructure, training, etc. etc. Who is making money out of this ... Read More »
9 responsesRemember all of this next election
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2025
Editor, Invocation of the Notwithstanding Clause of the Charter is a five-year, time-limited endeavour, so that voters can decide at election time whether the invocation was reasonable in the circumstances. Voters, please remember this when it is time to vote in the next Alberta election. If it is not bad enough that the Premier makes ... Read More »
3 responsesNathan Neudorf’s silence speaks volumes
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2025
Editor, As a resident of Lethbridge-East, I can no longer remain silent while my MLA, Nathan Neudorf, continues to endorse a government that undermines the very principles it claims to defend. The recent use of the Notwithstanding Clause to legislate Alberta’s teachers back to work was not leadership — it was coercion. It stripped educators ... Read More »
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