Letters to the Editor
Brian Jean has zero credibility when it comes to coal mines
By Lethbridge Herald on July 1st, 2025
Editor, On June 11, Premier Danielle Smith and several ministers held a town hall in the Fort Macleod Community Hall, the topic, coal mines and our water. During that event, Brian Jean can be seen literally shouting over objecting constituents instead of interacting like an intelligent person might. Feb 8, 2021, Brian Jean wrote an ... Read More »
6 responsesAnti-vaxxers should be charged premiums for health care insurance
By Lethbridge Herald on July 1st, 2025
Editor, An open letter to Danielle Smith: I am not going to disagree with your decision to charge for certain vaccines but I have a better idea. Treat vaccines like automobile insurance. You have the choice not to carry collision insurance on your car (unless financed). You back into a fire hydrant and do not ... Read More »
7 responsesProvince bends over backwards for Northback, not Albertans
By Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2025
Editor, I was appalled at Danielle Smithâs presentation at the Fort Macleod Town Hall the other week. She just doesnât get it. She implied that the Northbank Mine must go ahead as otherwise if rejected, it would deter all future mining in the province. She stated that the future prosperity of Alberta included mines extracting ... Read More »
6 responsesSeparation talk distracting from real issues in Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on June 26th, 2025
Editor, I donât think I am alone in saying that I am tired of reading about the separation of our province from Canada. The people who are pushing this venture, along with our esteemed premier who is out of touch with reality and the people of Alberta certainly havenât considered or reported the downside. One ... Read More »
9 responsesUCP is pandering to its base, not the majority of Albertans
By Lethbridge Herald on June 26th, 2025
Editor, So, a guy says to the building superintendent: âHey, Super, I notice youâve allowed some termites to set up shop down in the basement. Isnât there some risk here to the integrity of the structure?â Super says: âItâs outta my hands. Wudderya gonna do? Thereâs rats in the dumpster and bats in the freaking ... Read More »
6 responsesPremier, ministers did an excellent job handling coal town hall
By Lethbridge Herald on June 25th, 2025
Editor, Congratulations and apologies are due to the ministers and premier who participated in the coal town hall meeting held in Fort Macleod. Congratulations because they had the courage to speak clearly and expressed determination to modernize the Provincial Coal Policy Apologies because of the rude nature of the opponents of mining who demonstrated that ... Read More »
16 responsesCity needs more long-range planning to avoid significant debt
By Lethbridge Herald on June 21st, 2025
Editor, As a Lethbridge resident who follows our cityâs finances, I read the June 14 article, âCouncil to vote on borrowing bylaws,â with growing concern. The proposed cost increases for the essential upgrades to our water treatment plant are staggering. While the need for a modern and resilient water system is clear, I believe an ... Read More »
15 responsesAlbertaâs changes to COVID vaccinations will backfire – unless youâre anti-vax
By Lethbridge Herald on June 20th, 2025
Editor, Here we go again, anti-vaxxer Premier Smith has decided that Alberta residents will have to pay for the COVID vaccine come fall. No surprise here, coming from a confirmed anti-vaxxer and member of the anti-vax conspiracy theory gang. The Government has ordered approximately 500.000 vaccines and if you want one, you need to book ahead and they ... Read More »
42 responsesChasing 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 »
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