Letters to the Editor
Where’sthe help for seniors?
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2020
What about seniors? With everything going on regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, I have not seen much financial support for seniors. Yes, the federal government set aside $9 million to be administered by the United Way to help seniors during this crisis. With 6.6 million seniors in Canada, that works out to $1.36 per senior. I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golfing might help mental health
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2020
Re: golf courses and COVID restrictions. While not an “essential service” per se, I suggest that perhaps it is in the sense of reducing boredom/depression/lack of motivation plus getting some people out of doors, which can go a long way to helping mental health. I would say addressing that is getting to be a priority. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We all need to breathe clean air
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2020
Thank you to the City of Lethbridge for helping our community respond to the COVID-19 situation. But a vital element is being overlooked: the need for everyone to have equal access to air that is as safe and healthy as possible. Recent reports in The Guardian, The Washington Post and other leading news sources draw ... Read More »
4 responsesThere’s more we can do to prevent virus spread
By Letter to the Editor on April 18th, 2020
After reading R.B Walter Kerber’s “letter to the editor entitled “My plea to society” in the Lethbridge Herald on April 9, I must say I concur with everything he has said. We must all do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19. It was reported that a third of the world is presently in ... Read More »
3 responsesGolf courses can be safe
By Letter to the Editor on April 18th, 2020
I do not understand the logic of not allowing golf on fairways. I went to a city park and there were a fair number of people walking around the lake. They were doing a good job of social distancing; however, there were people every seven or eight feet apart. If I am on the golf ... Read More »
4 responsesWhat’s behind disappearing hedges?
By Letter to the Editor on April 17th, 2020
When I used to go to Henderson Lake to go for a walk I liked to park on the west side behind the shrub hedge (cotoneaster, caragana or something similar) since it blocked the wind. The hedges are all gone. I notice the same thing in a number of other parks. Are all our park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province’s cuts are appalling
By Letter to the Editor on April 17th, 2020
Dear Mr. Neudorf (cc: Ms. Phillips), I am writing to protest the absolutely appalling cuts made to our education and health sectors in what is the largest world crisis in our lifetime. Cuts totalling the loss of many thousands of jobs, at a time when already the private sector is dealing with overwhelming unemployment and ... Read More »
13 responsesBe wary of potential loss of civil liberties
By Letter to the Editor on April 16th, 2020
It may be akin to passing gas at a funeral right now, but it is nonetheless worth remarking on the astonishing facility with which many of our presumed civil liberties have been swept aside in the face of the current threat from a faceless microbe rather cryptically named the novo-coronavirus – a.k.a. COVID-19. All of ... Read More »
4 responsesUCP changes hurting doctors, patients
By Letter to the Editor on April 15th, 2020
It’s important Albertans understand how the UCP is attacking our physicians and patients. The government is not bargaining in good faith. Bill 21 allows the government to rip up any contract, at any time. The government can remove any negotiated contract at any time and allows the UCP to dictate when and where a physician ... Read More »
7 responsesRecycling changes prompt questions
By Letter to the Editor on April 14th, 2020
“Follow the money” is good advice from a reader of my last Herald letter to the editor on the City administrator’s comment about a $7 enhancement on the waste collection fee. A citizen has a right to know regarding user fees. We asked the mayor and council what is the public purpose in their new ... Read More »
9 responsesWe are more than what we do
By Letter to the Editor on April 11th, 2020
Governments are paying many people for doing nothing during the current COVID-19 crisis. Is this our future? Once I nearly missed a flight because I got confused with a self-check-in machine and needed a help of an airline attendant. Furthermore, there were fewer luggage drop-off counters; the customers had to spend more time in line. ... Read More »
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