Letters to the Editor
The world is turning away from internal combustion engines
By Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2024
Editor: Premier Smith and her Cabinet have been railing against any and all climate action measures by the feds, especially the emissions cap. Have they been too busy to notice the world turning? 14 months ago, Hyundai announced they would no longer sell internal combustion vehicles in Norway. Yesterday, Ethiopia announced a ban on the ... Read More »
39 responsesAmount generated from electricity sources varies
By Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2024
Editor: The letter from Mr. Barrie Orich of February 1 makes some interesting points but also consists of inaccuracies. Just because wind and solar resources are variable doesn’t make them ineffective or valueless. As for electricity storage there are 190 megawatts (MW) of battery storage and, this winter there has been roughly 300MW’s of ... Read More »
8 responsesEducational assistants are important in classrooms
By Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2024
Editor: am a retired Education Assistant of 36 years. My experience has been from ECS to grade 12 and a school librarian. What I have experienced is the lack of recognition of those of us who work with students who need assistance and the difference we make towards students’ success. Some students need extra help, ... Read More »
1 responseDowntown BRZ does valuable work for the community
By Lethbridge Herald on February 14th, 2024
Editor: Your February 6, 2024, opinion piece questioning the value of the Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone’s (BRZ) membership tax levy and suggesting the over 500 members refuse to pay the same offers opportunity to respond and inform the community of the efforts the membership tax levy facilitates. The BRZ exists to champion a vibrant ... Read More »
2 responsesDowntown BRZ does valuable work for the community
By Lethbridge Herald on February 14th, 2024
Editor: Your February 6, 2024, opinion piece questioning the value of the Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone’s (BRZ) membership tax levy and suggesting the over 500 members refuse to pay the same offers opportunity to respond and inform the community of the efforts the membership tax levy facilitates. The BRZ exists to champion a vibrant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New City snow removal route policy doesn’t work
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2024
Editor: The City runs cutely named trifectas of snowplows to push snow/slush/ice into windrows (piles) along road curbs. They even provide foot-by-foot, turn-by-turn, online tracking of their movements. Quite the show, this really entertains seniors watching their impending approach. Then their passing inflicts blocked-off drives on these residences. Generously created on their tax dollar. Upon ... Read More »
5 responsesElectric vehicles have many benefits for their owners
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2024
Editor: It has long been a trueism that the media thrive on bad news, not on good news. Bad news sells, because bad news, apparently, is news, good news is not. The same thing applies also to public perceptions of reality – humans are more prone to imagine bad scenarios than good ones. Discussion of ... Read More »
22 responsesAmount generated from electricity sources varies
By Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2024
Editor: In Alberta it is interesting where we get our electricity from. Unlike most provinces we get our electricity from a variety of means and providers. Natural gas 60 per cent, wind 20 per cent, coal seven per cent, hydro six per cent, solar six per cent, others four per cent. This equals 103 per ... Read More »
25 responsesA change in government must come through an election
By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2024
Editor: I received an email that my service provider rightfully put in my junk mail where it certainly belonged. One could continue to the attachments, however I did not. Enough was seen through the media. The email was regarding the U.S MAGA extremist who was invited to Alberta by the premier. I do believe in ... Read More »
23 responsesProvince needs to stay out of municipal elections
By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2024
Editor: Apparently, the UCP is thinking of adding party labels to the names of candidates on municipal election ballots. They ran an online survey last fall (Nov. 7 to Dec. 6), asking for feedback on the statement “the electoral ballot should be amended to allow political parties to be listed by municipal candidates.” More than ... Read More »
10 responsesFederal government’s carbon tax is an insult to Canadians
By Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2024
Editor: The premier of Saskatchewan said “No” to his citizens being charged carbon tax and so now Saskatchewan and eastern Canada are not paying carbon tax. To add insult the rest of us not only pay carbon tax on home heating, we also pay GST on that tax. Tax on tax! In April 2016, the ... Read More »
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