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Funding for SCS needs to be continued
By Letter to the Editor on August 17th, 2019
Mayor Spearman and Members of Council: On Aug. 19, council will be hearing a motion to petition the provincial government to stop the funding for the Supervised Consumption Site. Please consider this letter my formal objection to this motion and I urge you to vote against it. Here are my reasons: – Since opening in ... Read More »
15 responsesSCS saves lives and benefits city
By Letter to the Editor on August 17th, 2019
I was disappointed to read the CBC report that Councillor Blaine Hyggen, of the City of Lethbridge, wants to defund the local Supervised Consumption Site. The SCS saves lives and saves us money on health and emergency services. I don’t condone the local nickname, adopted by some, of “Euthanizin’ Hyggen.” However, I am surprised to ... Read More »
2 responsesClosing SCS would be a mistake
By Letter to the Editor on August 16th, 2019
I’m writing in regards to the upcoming council vote on the future of our supervised consumption site. Harm reduction services such as needle distribution programs and supervised consumption sites have been effective at reducing deaths from drug overdose, decreasing transmission of communicable diseases (e.g. HIV and hepatitis C), and increasing uptake of health services by ... Read More »
13 responsesSCS won’t solve city’s drug problem
By Letter to the Editor on August 16th, 2019
I applaud Councillor Hyggen’s strength to stand for citizens that are directly impacted by the rippling effects of the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) that plague the city. There are many residents of this city that are oblivious to the serious problem we are experiencing and criticizing citizens who come forward helps no one. Enabling addicts ... Read More »
13 responsesGarbage pickup woes
By Letter to the Editor on August 15th, 2019
Re: Letter to the editor by Harold Perverseff, “Bi-weekly garbage pickup is a stinky mistake” (Aug. 9 Herald). Had this garbage discussion with a client yesterday. Coaldale is not different. Would it not be better to have garbage pickup every week and recyclables every second week? We encounter wasps and really, this garbage thing could ... Read More »
3 responsesSCS is a reaction to drug crisis, not the cause of the problem
By Letter to the Editor on August 15th, 2019
I’m writing you in response to the Notice of Motion from the council meeting on Aug. 5, number 11.3 and titled “Lethbridge Supervised Consumption Site.” It is my understanding that this notice of motion was postponed to Aug. 19. I strongly encourage members of council to oppose this motion. This is a dangerous motion, fuelled ... Read More »
32 responsesDon’t close the SCS
By Letter to the Editor on August 15th, 2019
Dear Mr. Mayor and honourable members of the council, As a graduate of the Addictions Counselling (B HSc) and a concerned member of the community, I must beg you to vote against the resolution that would potentially close the Supervised Consumption Site here in Lethbridge. Local MP Rachael Harder is concerned about “a two-tier society” ... Read More »
6 responsesWorld must work on peace, climate
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2019
It was 74 years ago the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and three days later a second one. Since then there has been talk of reducing the threat of nuclear war while more and more nations acquire them. Israel, Pakistan, India, China and North Korea are rogue nations that threaten enemies and world ... Read More »
2 responsesDrug-addicted caught in revolving door
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2019
Re: Rachael Harder column, Aug. 2. Congratulations to Ms. Harder for stating the majority opinion re: the current model of drug addiction treatment in Alberta. Would we send a person with burns back into the fire? Would we give a diabetic bags of candy? The only ones benefiting now are the drug dealers and employees ... Read More »
3 responsesPublishing of anti-climate change column was a poor decision
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2019
Your publication of Mr. Lee Morrison’s op-ed (Herald, Aug. 1) denying that we humans have triggered and furthered ruinous climate change is saddening. The evidence of human-driven climate change is overwhelming. The research is vast, varied, meticulous and ongoing. Therefore, it is not so much that his “argument” is antiscientific, ad hominem, and without credit, ... Read More »
10 responsesWe can’t choose between economy, environment
By Letter to the Editor on August 13th, 2019
Politicians are increasingly treating the tension between the economy and the environment as though we can happily choose one and ignore the other. The current provincial government is promising the moon when it comes to the economy. But it seems to treat any indication of sound environmental action – from local environmental regulation to climate ... Read More »
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