Letters to the Editor
Images in unused pages of passports less important than fires
By Lethbridge Herald on June 17th, 2023
Editor: I’ve just received an important, taxpayer-funded, official communication from my Member of Parliament for Lethbridge. Rachel Thomas, our Conservative MP, distributed her newsletter to our community, and in it she wrote a passionate rant about one of the most important issues facing our country. No, the topic was not the unprecedented wildfires currently devastating ... Read More »
12 responsesResidents of Lethbridge paid for the new composting plant
By Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2023
Editor: The Herald May 16th Question of the Day yielded some interesting results. 58 per cent of the replies indicated that citizens will not be utilizing the City’s new curbside organics program. It would seem to me that the whole program is a failure if less than half of Lethbridge residents are participating. One might ... Read More »
21 responsesTown of Coaldale needs to revise its noise bylaw for resident safety
By Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2023
Editor: Every power plant that I worked for the past 25 years I had to protect my ears from machinery noises in the background – boilers, turbines, feedwater pumps, diesel generators, Cummins standby power, and many more equipment in the plant. Before one can work in the power plants, they must follow rules and regulations. ... Read More »
2 responsesWhat are municipalities doing to solve the health crisis?
By Lethbridge Herald on June 8th, 2023
Editor: During what is a health care crisis we hear plenty from provincial and federal governments on possible solutions from ever more funding to specialized clinical approaches. The noise is endless and the improvements are illusive. Despite that municipalities continue to grant permission for expansion projects that weigh heavily on the demand side of ... Read More »
1 responseA newspaper isn’t packaging and should be exempt from fees
By Lethbridge Herald on June 8th, 2023
Editor: This is a follow-up letter addressed to Mr. Neudorf, recently re-elected UCP member of the Alberta Legislature. Sir, I previously wrote to you addressing my concerns over the proposed Provincial Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). This EPR is supposed to be for industry funded programs for plastics, packaging, and hazardous household waste. Some provinces, Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseA newspaper isn’t packaging and should be exempt from fees
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2023
Editor: This is a follow up letter addressed to Mr. Neudorf, recently re-elected UCP member of the Alberta Legislature. Sir, I previously wrote to you addressing my concerns over the proposed Provincial Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). This EPR is supposed to be for industry funded programs for plastics, packaging, and hazardous household waste. Some provinces, ... Read More »
2 responsesTake Back Alberta is really in charge of running the province now
By Lethbridge Herald on June 2nd, 2023
Editor: So the people have spoken! The UCP has been re-elected, and we have a Premier; but just who is it? We may believe it is someone called Danielle; but I beg to differ! Let me explain. First off, the new UCP has a new name! Radical, you say? Well just who is it that ... Read More »
30 responsesMisinformation and fear run rampant in 2023
By Lethbridge Herald on June 2nd, 2023
Editor: It is of critical importance that the record be set straight regarding many statements made by the NDP, especially where Lethbridge and area is concerned, since February of this year. The first is the doctor shortage in Lethbridge; the doctor shortage in Lethbridge has existed continually since 1994 when I was a member of ... Read More »
31 responsesLethbridge’s recycling system shows democracy in action
By Lethbridge Herald on June 2nd, 2023
Editor: Our country had a problem – too much garbage being generated and too many uncontrolled landfills. Eighty percent of the waste material going into the landfills was Industrial, commercial and Institutional (ICI) – 20 per cent was post consumer household waste. Our city of Lethbridge saw the figures and a plan was developed. The ... Read More »
4 responsesThe expression of critical opinions a valued part of our society
By Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2023
Editor: I am writing this before the May 29th Alberta election. Whatever the result, I predict the situation I am writing about will remain relevant. Some people complain about an opposition party member criticizing the government. “Can’t she say positive things about the government?” And I say: She must be doing a good job. To ... Read More »
18 responsesWildfires having an impact on many throughout Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on May 27th, 2023
Editor: Our thoughts are with all Albertans impacted by the wildfires in northern Alberta, particularly with the recent evacuations. Albertans – even if not directly affected by the wildfires, may experience a sense of distress or vulnerability. As a provincial community we have been through several natural disasters in the last decade and are still ... Read More »
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