Letters to the Editor
Chasing oil and coal not a viable strategy
By Lethbridge Herald on June 19th, 2025
Editor, This is an open letter to all members of the Alberta provincial government. I realize that an anti-pipeline stance in the prairies is controversial at best, but as I check air quality advisories and limit my toddlerâs outdoor time to protect his health, I see the problems with that perspective all around me. I ... Read More »
6 responsesGovernment answers at coal meeting didnât hold water
By Lethbridge Herald on June 19th, 2025
Editor, âBrazil nuts!â Â My son and I were howling with laughter on the way home from Fort Macleod where the Townhall on Coal Mines was held on June 11. We were part of a jam-packed and raucous crowd of 540 people who wanted to hear Premier Smith, Ministers Jean, Schulz and Sigurdson, and MLA Petrovic ... Read More »
9 responsesWho wants to buy low-quality coal?
By Lethbridge Herald on June 18th, 2025
Editor, It happened back in the early â50s. Thatâs when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) converted from steam power to diesel engines. Result: Albertaâs Crowsnest Pass coal lost its primary market. Crowsnest Pass coal, ideal for powering steam engines, canât compete economically with British Columbia in terms of suppling metallurgical coal. Mining engineers, coal mining ... Read More »
14 responsesPremier Smith needs to show more concern for our future
By Lethbridge Herald on June 14th, 2025
Editor, Danielle Smith, I never voted for your predecessor as he was a poor choice for me as an MLA. I decided to vote for you as you presented a ray of light in the party. It did not take long for my hopes to be dashed by you and your policies. You seem to ... Read More »
15 responsesSilence on cuts to disabled supports and rights is deafening
By Lethbridge Herald on June 14th, 2025
Editor: As a lifelong resident of Lethbridge, a parent, and a self-advocate, I am deeply concerned by the disturbing trend of disability rights and supports being quietly dismantled in our province. We are witnessing the closure of organizations that once empowered disabled voices but are being forced to shut doors due to provincial funding cuts. ... Read More »
1 responseWho does MP Thomas represent in Ottawa?
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2025
Editor, I was interested to see the From the Hill article by Conservative MP for Lethbridge Rachel Thomas on Saturday June 5 entitled âConservatives Stand for Canadians and their Prioritiesâ outlining her ideological position. There is nothing wrong with having an ideological position, of course, but I am most curious about the concluding lines, â…we ... Read More »
13 responsesHousing developments are using up valuable agricultural land
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2025
Editor, Re: Housing is more unaffordable than ever, Herald, May 22. Around the world, urban populations have skyrocketed. In most European countries, strict land-use regulations are critical to limit urban sprawl and to protect land used for food production. Anyone driving from Lethbridge to both Coaldale and Calgary will see an explosion of acreages with huge single ... Read More »
7 responsesSmith needs to change policies if she wants to regain support
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2025
Editor, Danielle Smith, I never voted for your predecessor as he was a poor choice for me as an MLA. I decided to vote for you as you presented a ray of light in the party. It did not take long for my hopes to be dashed by you and your policies. You seem to ... Read More »
10 responsesConservative values were heard loud and clear in election campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2025
Editor, I am both appalled and amused that the Lethbridge Herald would reprint an essay from the C2C Journal. I guess Brock Eldon is not as cancelled as he would like to believe. With all due respect, Mr. Eldon, you have been out of the country and may be out of touch. The Conservatives lost, ... Read More »
6 responsesCompetition and greed arenât solving the worldâs problems
By Lethbridge Herald on June 4th, 2025
Editor, Does anyone else feel there is too much violence and competition about money on television programs? Solutions to problems seem mostly to be solved by shoot-outs, fist fights or violence. Is it the way television executives see our society? Now it seems to be the way the world sees America. Television was sold to ... Read More »
3 responsesChoose science over hysteria and false promises
By Lethbridge Herald on June 4th, 2025
Editor, A Crowsnest Pass Herald editorial was used to convey surprise that protesters opposed to the Alberta Energy Regulatorâs recent approval of further Grassy Mountain coal exploration would choose to protest in Crowsnest Pass as they did in mid-May. Could it be that the location was selected because itâs just a stoneâs throw from Northback ... Read More »
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