Letters to the Editor
Spending more money won’t solve the problems in our city
By Lethbridge Herald on February 24th, 2023
Editor: Re: “Optimism and ideas needed to move our city forward” Lethbridge Herald, Feb 18/23. This editorial really has me confused. On one hand it states “we can’t let negativity shackle us” and “there’s issues to be addressed” “for the safety, of residents, workers, and downtown shoppers…..” “downtown has huge issues to be addressed for ... Read More »
17 responsesConservatives have destroyed fish and wildlife management
By Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2023
Editor: In the 1970s and early ‘80s, Peter Lougheed created Alberta’s first government departments for protection of the environment. As part of this, he hired a handful of Fish and Wildlife habitat protection biologists and positioned them around Alberta to ensure industrial developments were done in ways that protected wildlife habitat. That was Alberta’s ‘CONSERVE-ative ... Read More »
9 responsesDemand claim filed for refund of waste and recycling charges
By Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2023
Editor: At this point in time like most residential households, the concerns are the increasing costs, the financial burden to the bank account, like food, household debt, and utility fees which keep increasing such as waste and recycling collection fees. We would like to speak about your utility bill and the Recycle Collection item. Like ... Read More »
8 responsesVista Meadows residents impacted by the Link Pathway plan
By Lethbridge Herald on February 22nd, 2023
Editor: I cannot stay silent any longer and must express my concerns over inaccuracies that were published in the Lethbridge Herald letter submitted by Aaron Banman regarding the Cor Van Ray Link Pathway. These are the facts of how the residents of Vista Meadows are being bullied by Link Pathway members in pushing their dream ... Read More »
3 responsesSolutions needed for the growing problems downtown
By Lethbridge Herald on February 22nd, 2023
Editor: Letter to Mayor Hyggen: I sent you a email and photo of a fire set against our building back on December 1, 2022 regarding the ongoing vandalism and fire setting issues during the cold snap in December. Have a look at the picture attached below – this was what our employees had to experience ... Read More »
16 responsesLethbridge needs a third bridge – it’s time to stop dreaming
By Lethbridge Herald on February 22nd, 2023
Editor: I feel with the next provincial election, we are facing the perfect storm. There’s usually a lot of election promises. The question is what promises will the different parties make to sway the votes in Lethbridge? We currently have Nathan Neudorf, who is serving as the Deputy Premier and the Minister of infrastructure. You ... Read More »
16 responsesCommunities need to strengthen ties for reconciliation
By Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2023
Editor: As a survivor of the residential schools I spent nine years in St. Paul’s Anglican Church and four years in St. Mary’s Residential School on the Blood Indian Reserve. It’s important for survivors stories and experiences be acknowledged. In 1883 Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald addressed the House of Commons: “When ... Read More »
14 responsesUCP responsible for addressing healthcare issues here
By Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2023
Editor: I read with concern NDP MLA Phillips’ comments on her faulty narrative regarding healthcare in Alberta and specifically privatization. She was long on negative comments regarding both U.S. and Alberta healthcare but short on solutions. In the Herald article she says, “this is a direct result of the chaos that has come from the ... Read More »
27 responsesChanges to 3 Avenue S. will cost businesses customer parking
By Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2023
Editor: I work along 3rd Avenue South. I think that maybe for downtown the two-lane road might work well as there is somewhat adequate parking in and around the businesses. However, further east there is no walk-up traffic. People come to the businesses here for specific products and not just browsing or eating. With the ... Read More »
4 responsesReductions to swimming pool hours a disappointment to many
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2023
Editor: Lethbridge is fortunate that we had farsighted councillors who used our tax dollars to build swimming pools that serve our citizens. We have a good mix of indoor and outdoor pools that allow us to keep active and healthy whatever the weather. In January the hours of operation for our pools were suddenly reduced. ... Read More »
3 responsesThe public needs to take on the role of independent fact-checker
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2023
Editor: In the past two weeks new reports about the pandemic became confusing. On the one hand, the Fraser Institute report concludes that the actions taken to combat the COVID pandemic were hugely harmful to our country. On the other hand, The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) concludes that it was the circulation of COVID ... Read More »
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