Letters to the Editor
There are plenty of bad driving habits worse than keeping in the right lane
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2025
Editor, With regard to Scott Sakatch’s recent opinion in respect of Lethbridge drivers. You might want to focus on the real muppets on our roads. The ones who drive with no lights on; don’t know how to turn left from a single into a two lane road. Don’t indicate properly. Stop in the middle of a junction. There ... Read More »
2 responsesCountry needs leadership, commitment to sovereignty from next government
By Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2025
Editor, In a recent letter I received in the mail from Rachael Thomas, MP Lethbridge, she claims that Canada is broken under the leadership of the Liberal government. While I would agree that our current government has not been living up to its commitments to its citizens and the world to the best of their ... Read More »
24 responsesCanada must be prepared to protect our free trade
By Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2025
Editor, For the past two months all President Trump ever talked about is punishing Canada, Mexico and China over the 25 per cent tariffs. I am sure many people have prayed that this will never happen over 30 days. Lydia and I pray to God daily that Trump will change his mind, and not impose ... Read More »
4 responsesTime will tell if recycling savings are worth the money
By Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2025
Editor, So the City of Lethbridge officials needed to clear the debt on the Material Recycling Facility in order to make a deal with the Producer Responsibility Organization, Circular Materials, in order to make the deal. The officials came up with $7,588,244.00 dollars and saved $1.4 million in interest payments and the mayor and council ... Read More »
9 responsesAdvice for Mark Carney as we head into an election
By Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2025
Editor, An open letter to Mark Carney As a senior let me welcome you to the world of politics. Like most people in my age group you provide a glimmer of hope for our country and we trust that you will not disappoint us. Let us assist you with a few tips that may make ... Read More »
1 responseCanada and Panama are sovereign nations
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2025
Editor, An open letter to Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy When the Alaska Permanent Fund was being established, I was asked to provide expert advice. At Alaska’s request, I travelled to Juneau. At the time, I was a Select Committee Member of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. When America invaded Pana,a in 1989 and kidnapped ... Read More »
10 responsesEducation workers on strike out of necessity
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2025
Editor, I am writing to you today as a deeply concerned and dedicated Educational Assistant within the Alberta education system, to express my unwavering support for the current CUPE Education Workers strike. This decision to strike was not taken lightly, and it stems from a fundamental issue: the unsustainable and unacceptable stagnation of wages for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre should put glasses back on
By Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2025
Editor, Who is your favourite NHL hockey coach? Hands down mine has got to be John Tortorella, coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. Not one to pull any punches. In the past when a reporter asked Tortorella a lame question, he let them have it. Very honest and entertaining. But he calmed down, probably been told to ... Read More »
7 responsesMLA Neudorf can’t have it both ways on coal
By Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2025
Editor, Re; Nathan Neudorf and Grassy Mountain Coal: In Friday’s Herald, the CEO of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce reiterated MLA Neudorf’s statement “the agriculture and food processing sectors cannot be sacrificed for another industry”. Note that Neudorf did not say “I oppose open pit coal mining and will not allow our watershed to be ... Read More »
13 responsesLetter lacked context of MLAA Neudorf’s statement to Chamber
By Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2025
Editor, The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce is committed to fostering informed discussions on matters that impact our business community. We appreciate engagement on issues of economic policy and government communication; however, it is essential that information from our events is accurately represented when referenced in public discourse. In the March 6, 2025, letter titled “Albertans ... Read More »
16 responsesRenewed plan to achieve waste reduction in city applauded
By Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2025
Editor, In the decade since targets for waste diversion were first set by Lethbridge City Council in 2013, waste generation going to the landfill has declined by approximately thirty percent, from 1,190 kg/capita to 838 kg/capita, across all sectors – residential, construction/demolition and industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI). These gains are largely attributable to recycling and organics composting ... Read More »
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