Letters to the Editor
Community well-positioned to mitigate dog waste problem
By Lethbridge Herald on May 23rd, 2023
Editor: Lethbridge has approximately ten thousand dogs who produce a thousand tonnes of poop a year. Where does all this poop end up? Since dogs don’t use flush toilets like humans do, the large majority of poop is scooped up from backyards, boulevards or public green spaces by pet owners and deposited in plastic bags ... Read More »
2 responsesWasting more money won’t solve the city drug crisis
By Lethbridge Herald on May 20th, 2023
Editor: Re: Drug Addictions panel seeking solutions at SACPA session, Lethbridge Herald May 17th. At this forum we heard from numerous people connected in various ways to what many in this community judge to be a crisis. Evidence of this is hard to deny. A month ago Sgt Ryan Darroch of LPS, confirmed this stating ... Read More »
7 responsesA better economy means a better future for all Albertans
By Lethbridge Herald on May 19th, 2023
Editor: I’m all for a fair fight. If you have an opinion, state it clearly and honestly in proper context. The prominent tip of the spear campaign by the Alberta NDP quotes 17 words spoken by Danielle Smith months ago in a one-on-one interview discussing health spending accounts. The NDP must have said, “now we’ve ... Read More »
24 responsesUCP has developed a bad habit of fighting the province’s most needed citizens
By Lethbridge Herald on May 19th, 2023
Editor: Government is for providing public services but the UCP is blind to that. All they can do is cut, cut, cut. Health, education, environment, and now we’re learning they eliminated the forest fire RAP-Attack crews and cut our wildfire protective services when we need them most. The UCP has developed a bad habit of ... Read More »
5 responsesEnough NDP on Page 1
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2023
Editor: We at this home are almost persuaded to cancel our subscription to this paper for it’s blatant support of the NDP party! No matter what the issue may be you give the NDP candidate from the west side of your city preference to what she might think on the front page. Even if the ... Read More »
34 responsesDrug dealers should be in prison, not on the street
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2023
Editor: Through Canadian statistics I have found that from 2009 to 2021 across Canada there have been 2,510 people killed through either gun violence or accidents or suicides. That’s all of Canada. Yes all deaths are sad and maybe could have been prevented! That does not warrant the extreme so -called gun control that’s been ... Read More »
13 responsesFrank Slide being threatened by twinned superhighway
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2023
Editor: Is there nothing so rare or sacred that it can escape an engineer’s frantic push to pave paradise? Society recently commemorated the 120th anniversary of the Frank Slide, a rock avalanche that cascaded from the eastern face of Turtle Mountain and claimed the lives of more than 90 known victims. The Frank Slide, North ... Read More »
4 responsesRecycling and composting systems save valuable farmland
By Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2023
Editor: Southern Alberta has some of the most productive soil in the world. Garbage is placed in landfills – and that land can no longer be used for agriculture. Having recycling and composting minimizes the size of landfills and saves farmland. Another big plus? In Calgary, folks can pick up loads of free ... Read More »
1 responseCampaign signs have no business on public property
By Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2023
Editor: Why do we allow political campaign signs on public property? This property should be neutral ground. If not, the group with the most signs gets the most visibility. Why would we as taxpayers allow for this situation to occur? On private property, people can display signs if they so wish. As for billboards in ... Read More »
20 responsesDriving unfortunately is a necessity when a person lives in Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2023
I read with interest Kelti Baird’s letter about transportation. I grew up in England, one uncle had a car. We all walked miles, whatever the weather. At the age of 4 every other day I walked to the town with my mum and bought groceries. I was loaded with a couple of bags for the ... Read More »
3 responsesLetters misinforming Herald readers about laboratory services here
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2023
Editor: Re: Lab appointments for blood tests. There are two labs in Lethbridge. One on the south side, the other on the north side. My blood requisition was faxed to the north location and I did not need to make an appointment, but could do a “walk-in “ – I chose the latter. The person ... Read More »
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