Letters to the Editor
Some facts, questions about the SCS
By Letter to the Editor on February 14th, 2020
There is a great deal of controversy about the supervised consumption site (Arches), and I am going to bring some facts to the discussion, and then pose some questions for the civic and provincial officials contemplating shutting down the facility. From the Alberta government “Alberta Opiod Response Surveillance Report” (they only have documents up to ... Read More »
5 responsesUCP jobs plan isn’t working
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2020
Good news/bad news: Lethbridge Herald, Saturday, Feb. 8, Business page. Canadian economy adds 34,500 jobs in January; Alberta’s fell by 18,900. It won’t take a climate-change scientist to tell us which is which! Question: Where are the expected jobs that were to be fuelled by the UCP tax cuts to big business? Not working as ... Read More »
7 responsesKlein’s advantage over Kenney
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2020
An interesting situation is happening here in Alberta since Ralph Klein began his cuts to the budget in 1993 verses what Jason Kenney is now facing in 2020. First, I want to say, as an old Progressive Conservative, that I agreed with Ralph and I agree with what Jason is trying to do. The tone ... Read More »
7 responsesClosing SCS is key to a healthier community
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2020
In response to the letter to the editor regarding the health-care workers providing services for the SCS, which noted, “We strive to improve continuously and adopt service delivery towards a healthier community…” and “… most importantly, hear the powerful stories of the clients we serve.” As a practising registered nurse in the community for the ... Read More »
21 responsesUCP change hurting AISH recipients
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2020
The UCP said this policy change was to put AISH on a more dependable and predictable pay structure. We already had a dependable and predictable pay structure and it was the fourth-last business day before the end of the month, the only exception to it being the fourth date was December and January benefits were ... Read More »
1 responseNeudorf is doing plenty for Lethbridge
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2020
I read Maria Fitzpatrick’s letter with absolute disgust. Nathan Neudorf is doing more for Lethbridge than either Fitzpatrick or Phillips ever did. I belong to a group of business people who’ve personally seen our issues taken to the appropriate ministries, and responses given back to us. Neudorf regularly meets with the mayor and brings those ... Read More »
12 responsesOwning firearms is a privilege, not a right
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2020
“Liberals’ take on guns just ‘hype’ and ‘rhetoric’: Motz” (Medicine Hat News, Jan. 10) Petitions are one-sided polls. We may know how many signed in favour of the issue but never how many are against it. It would be more instructive to conduct a poll to get some idea of how an entire population views ... Read More »
5 responsesSCS a ‘house of horrors’
By Letter to the Editor on February 8th, 2020
The Supervised Consumption Site is, for the most part, not what it claims. Anyone can witness that most of the addicts go in, grab their free needles and other free drug supplies, then leave to get high in parks, playgrounds, the library, etc. The addict then becomes a danger to themselves, leaves biohazard needles strewn ... Read More »
50 responsesNumbers show SCS is creating more issues
By Letter to the Editor on February 7th, 2020
We recently heard a report by Dr. Em Pijl, paid for by the City of Lethbridge and presented before council, that supported the concerns voiced by citizens regarding their livelihoods in business being threatened, the quality of life in their neighbourhoods, the concerns of increased crime as well as health risks to the public from ... Read More »
45 responsesCorporations take from society and give little back
By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2020
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is at it again – pleading for government to fix their problems. If it’s not using tax funds for subsidies, incentives and tax breaks; now they want the feds to bring in qualified immigrants to fill the needs of corporations. This is an example of how international corporate “investors” do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP grudgingly allows an idea from the NDP
By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2020
In response to Robert Budd’s letter of Feb. 1, “No need for city to pay for a go-between,” the municipal government must have felt sufficiently pressed and overwhelmed by the severity of the ongoing opioid epidemic to invest in some sort of workaround at the provincial level, since requests through the usual channels were falling ... Read More »
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