Letters to the Editor
Reductions 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 »
3 responsesAnnouncer volume too loud
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2023
Editor: The ridiculous loud volume from announcers at the Lethbridge Hurricanes games should be investigated as there is no other reason than that the person doing the job is in love with the sound of his own voice! Patrons should have the right to converse with each other between periods without having to yell at ... Read More »
3 responsesDeath an inevitable part of life that should be celebrated
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2023
Editor: On Jan. 4, Mr. John Warren passed away by “Medical Assistance in Dying.” Three days later on Jan. 7. the Lethbridge Herald published the obituary and his letter to the editor. In the letter he was promoting the environmentally friendly ”green burial” and announced that he would be interred at the green cemetery near ... Read More »
6 responsesCor Van Raay pathway facing needless obstacles
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2023
Editor: The Cor Van Raay Link Pathway is a planned multi-use pathway connecting Lethbridge and Coaldale. I understand it is being funded by provincial grants and private donors. Although the project has received full support from both the City of Lethbridge and the Town of Coaldale, there are a small number of property owners and ... Read More »
2 responsesAn angel who can weld saved two stranded newcomers to the city
By Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
Editor: I never knew that angels know how to weld. On Thursday night my husband and I were in our box truck towing our camping trailer when we had a catastrophic failure. The frame of the box truck broke – the tail hitch and, therefore our trailer, were dragging along the road. A few minutes ... Read More »
4 responsesWe can’t afford to whitewash Canada’s history of genocide
By Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
Editor: For the benefit of Frances Widdowson, the definition of “genocide” is “the intentional destruction of a particular group through killing, serious physical or mental harm, preventing births, and/or forcibly transferring children to another group.” All of these actions were taken against Canada’s Indigenous population, particularly the Plains First Nations, and they constitute genocide, both ... Read More »
3 responsesOpinions should be carefully weighted before adopted as belief
By Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
Editor: Black and white opinions seem to occupy right-wing views and their uncomplicated, straight forward positions often help the supporter to see those positions as being righteous. The very fact that what appears to be obvious as it relates to the observer’s culture, religion or background, supports a dedication to those views. The danger, however, ... Read More »
2 responsesOther Albertans could use the monthly support more
By Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2023
Editor: This is a copy of an email I sent to our premier: Dear Premier Danielle: Here are three situations where people are receiving the $100/month gift: A. A couple of seniors with no mortgage or car payments making $120,000 per year from pensions. B. A family of four that includes two children earning $175,000 ... Read More »
7 responsesCanadians have become addicted to self-indulgence
By Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2023
Editor: Once upon a time “information was power.” Generally, that information was used to increase knowledge and understanding of how things worked. Those with the greatest understanding of how things worked could use it to control the proletariat. No longer! You don’t need to possess information at all. All you need now is the ability ... Read More »
3 responsesFormer MRU professor shouldn’t be given a platform
By Lethbridge Herald on February 1st, 2023
NOTE: The event was cancelled but the letter still has merit. Editor: The Department of Indigenous Studies vehemently condemns the anti-Indigenous rhetoric routinely disseminated by former MRU professor Frances Widdowson and deplores the fact that she is being given a platform to legitimize that discourse on our campus. Widdowson has left us in no doubt ... Read More »
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