Letters to the Editor
Why risk the future for coal-mine cash?
By Letter to the Editor on December 2nd, 2020
B.C. has decades of experience with damage caused by open-pit coal mines. In the Elk Valley, both the Elk and the Fording Rivers are contaminated with selenium. Some ranchers are trucking in water for their cattle. Wells have been closed in. The U.S. government has sent a formal complaint to Canada and to B.C. about ... Read More »
1 responsePublic notice newspaper ads serve a democratic purpose
By Letter to the Editor on December 2nd, 2020
I was appalled to read, in the Nov. 19 Herald, that someone working for the City was suggesting that hearings and development permits, etc. no longer be advertised in the newspaper. A cost saving of $79,000 ($99,000), whichever, could probably be covered by eliminating their salary. To suggest that those seniors not on social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public notices not the best place to start cutting back
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2020
If the City is looking for areas where it can reduce expenditures, cutting back on public notices for zoning changes and development permits may not be the best place to begin. To start with, the province requires municipalities to give notice of such public hearings. Second, a business requesting a bylaw change is responsible for ... Read More »
3 responsesWorking to end violence against women
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2020
The statistics prior to the pandemic were stark enough: women experience violence at a rate four times that of men. Within that number, Indigenous women experience violence at rates 2.7 times higher than non-Indigenous women and are three times as likely to experience spousal violence. Transgendered women are nearly two times as likely to experience ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A poor way to save $99,000
By Letter to the Editor on November 27th, 2020
Re: the Lethbridge Herald Thursday, Nov. 19, on the City Planning Department’s ridiculous way to save $99,000, for a City that has a budget of tens of millions of dollars. My idea, get rid of a couple of City staff planners, if this is all their brainstorming can come up with to save the City ... Read More »
2 responsesWhat Herald provides can’t be replaced
By Letter to the Editor on November 27th, 2020
We’ve been Lethbridge Herald subscribers for 46 years. That’s about 15,650 issues. We were both born and raised here in Lethbridge. We’ve volunteered here, worked here, owned a business here, raised children and are enjoying our grandchildren here. Like thousands of Lethbridge retired folks, we own computers, smartphones, televisions and radios, so we have an ... Read More »
1 responseWhy does City subsidize developers?
By Letter to the Editor on November 27th, 2020
I read with interest the article regarding cuts to the printed advertising budget as proposed by a City of Lethbridge department. I found the comment about seniors who are unable to access the internet should simply make their way down to city hall to pick up printed details to be just a little ludicrous. What ... Read More »
3 responsesBe considerate and shovel your sidewalks
By Letter to the Editor on November 26th, 2020
Very few of us like shovelling sidewalks. For civic responsibility and financial reasons you shouldn’t wait for the next chinook. Seniors, moms with strollers, people in wheelchairs, joggers, dog walkers and students depend extensively on safe sidewalks. A brief chat with the City’s Regulatory Services Department confirms it is the property owner who is responsible ... Read More »
2 responsesFront-yard garbage pickup is a bad idea
By Letter to the Editor on November 26th, 2020
Re: Garbage pickup at front of residential property. We have resided in the Lakeview area of Lethbridge for over 40 years. Our home is in a small cul-de-sac of seven or eight homes and all residents have between one and three vehicles which are regularly parked in front of or near their homes. While our ... Read More »
2 responsesCarding not the only practice that should end
By Letter to the Editor on November 25th, 2020
With this week’s announcement from the UCP banning carding (which I applaud), my thoughts turn to another infringement on the privacy and rights often perpetuated by law enforcement: the School Resource Officer (SRO) program. It’s time to have a conversation about the role of uniformed and armed police officers in our schools and its impact ... Read More »
4 responsesCity urged to support local newspaper
By Letter to the Editor on November 25th, 2020
Hello Mayor Spearman, You don’t often hear from me but I think you (and council) are doing a fantastic job of leading the city! You have not shied away from difficult decisions for the greater good. I know that’s a thankless task some days, so I want to first say THANK YOU for all you ... Read More »
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