Letters to the Editor

Is Alberta really that smart by voting in UCP?

By Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2026

Editor, Mr. Ken Moore comments regarding the current Government in the March 4th edition of the Herald were spot on, and I totally agreed with his column until I got to the end of his column when he stated that Albertans are smarter than this. To that I would say “are they really?”. Lets just ... Read More »

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A permanent Alberta clock time… please!

By Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2026

Editor, Dear Premier, This is an open letter requesting clock sanity! British Columbia is adopting a permanent and constant clock time. Saskatchewan has long been on a single permanent time. In 2021, Albertans were given the chance to vote on two options, when we should have had a third choice. The result was a ... Read More »

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Wasting water, fanning flames

By Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2026

Editor, As wildfires, protracted drought, and water shortages threaten lives throughout the headwaters of the Oldman Watershed, politicians hide behind water coolers. They emerge to prescribe the clearcutting of forests surrounding selected communities. Then, with a slippery smile, they announce a cunning, attention-diverting plan. The cryptic fix: the envisioned creation of four-season resorts within Alberta’s ... Read More »

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History repeats itself in Lethbridge

By Lethbridge Herald on February 27th, 2026

Dear Editor, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” (Churchill.) What I remember growing up in Lethbridge is at one time there were three scheduled flights a day from TCA, Air Canada’s forerunner. (Also, a return flight once a day, by Western Air: Calgary/Great Falls with a stop in Lethbridge.) ... Read More »

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Immigration is being portrayed in a weapon-like context

By Lethbridge Herald on February 27th, 2026

Dear Editor, Bizarrely, after the Alberta Calling campaign, the premier plans to have a referendum that includes a question on immigration: ”Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels…” Let’s be honest: today the word immigration has become a code word ... Read More »

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Time for a general election in Alberta

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

Dear Editor, Premier Danielle Smith has announced a slate of divisive, racist and separatist referendum questions she wishes Alberta voters to address in October 2026. She also characterises Alberta’s budgetary woes to be driven by population growth in Alberta which her party, under former Premier Kenney, actively encouraged. Clearly, Smith’s “government” has, in these prospective ... Read More »

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Be cautious in how you feel about our southern neighbours

By Lethbridge Herald on February 24th, 2026

Dear Editor, As I was watching the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the U.S. Vice President was booed by spectators. He may have deserved it, but I felt bad for the American athletes entering the arena at the same time. They didn’t deserve it. Those young athletes do not represent the policy of their President. I ... Read More »

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Lethbridge people must unite over coal mining impacts

By Lethbridge Herald on February 20th, 2026

It’s overwhelming. Politicians on the far right have many names for it, “flooding the zone” or “manufactured crisis” but it is really about creating so much chaos that media and especially the electorate can’t keep up. Sound familiar? Countless subjects requiring our undivided attention. Alberta’s healthcare system devolving into a private/public quagmire, separation talk, Trump’s ... Read More »

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The impacts of having a Belly River dam

By Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2026

Editor, The Belly River is one of 11 major rivers flowing east from the Rockies. It is the only one not impacted by a dam. But one is being planned. There are those who want more water, regardless of the cost or consequences. Beyond its natural beauty, the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies represents the ... Read More »

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Separation is not going to make things better

By Lethbridge Herald on February 14th, 2026

Editor, Being a former bank manager, with Peter Lougheed’s energy minister, Bill Dickie, being a brother in-law of one my uncles maybe these gullible fellow seniors can explain to me how separating from Canada will make things a lot better when we know it will mean giving these fake Conservatives, Reformers, exactly what they want? ... Read More »

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