By Lethbridge Herald on September 12th, 2025
Editor, Wouldnât it be nice when a person comes knocking asking for your vote in the upcoming election if they could say,\âHi Iâm campaigning for councillor for Ward 6, can I count on your support\?â rather than âHi Iâm campaigning for a seat on council, Iâll represent everybody but nobody, can I ask for your ... Read More »
13 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on September 11th, 2025
Editor, I am exhausted by the direction Premier Danielle Smithâs government has taken with recent policies targeting schools and students. The UCPâs decision to restrict school library materials and to bar trans girls from school sports teams is less about protecting children and more about political posturing. These are issues that affect a small number ... Read More »
9 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on September 9th, 2025
Editor, I want to address Scott Sakatchâs Aug. 27 opinion piece, âNuclear power in the wrong hands isnât an optionâ where he incorrectly says that Alberta faces regular rolling brownouts on an âaging gridâ and wrongly suggested the Nuclear Energy Development Survey is for those who canât speak to the advisory panel. Alberta has one ... Read More »
9 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on September 6th, 2025
Editor, In âNuclear power vital to future of clean energyâ (Lethbridge Herald, August 28), authors Kishawy and Ali argue that climate change is an urgent problem that Canada needs to address. They advocate for more nuclear energy, particularly Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Addressing climate change is urgent, but any consideration of future energy technology depends ... Read More »
41 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2025
Editor, What can we learn from Pierre Poilievreâs win in the Battle River-Crowfoot by-election? Not too much, despite all the speculation and verbiage by numerous media talking heads. Party members and all the major media have told us this is one of the safest seats in Canada. Voters would have voted the same for anyone ... Read More »
18 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Editor: Here we go again, the premier, anti vaxxer in Chief of the 51st State of North Montana – oops, sorry I meant the Province of Alberta, the land of the fee and the brave – has decided that it is in the best interest of the citizens of Alberta that they should pay $100 ,for the ... Read More »
15 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on August 30th, 2025
Editor, Who among us would steal from their childrenâs piggy bank? Is this an act that makes us, or our children better or wiser? Is it our pride that makes us brag that we are the richest resource province; yet we pay the lowest minimum wage to our coworkers and children? Something is amiss in ... Read More »
32 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on August 29th, 2025
Editor, Labour Day is a time to celebrate workers and the gains we have made. On Monday, people in Lethbridge will gather in Galt Gardens for our annual Labour Day BBQ. It will be an opportunity to share food, connect with people from across the city, and reflect on the struggles and victories of workers ... Read More »
2 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2025
Editor, Michael Swaagstra (Aug. 23 Herald) shared that âitâs up to parents to lay the foundation for their childrenâs success by choosing the right school and staying engaged with teachersâ and âfollowing the proper channels when you want your concerns addressed.â Sept. 8 is International Literacy Day. âResearchers now estimate that 95 percent of all ... Read More »
6 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on August 27th, 2025
Editor, Alberta has been a conservative province for many years. This all changed when Jason Kenney and Brian Jean campaigned to merge the Progressive Conservative Party and the Wildrose Party in October of 2017 to form the United Conservative Party of Alberta or UCP. This was done in part, to unseat the ruling NDP. Fast ... Read More »
6 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2025
Editor, Scott Sakatchâs column talking about angry people (Aug. 13) was interesting. I think COVID shutting everyone in for almost two years continues to spill out residue with regard to loss, loneliness, lack of family celebrations etc. Sometimes spouses or family members have health issues that take their toll on the family and very worrisome. ... Read More »
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