Letters to the Editor
Volunteer Lethbridge deserves support from the city
By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2023
Editor: Re: Municipal support for volunteerism and civic engagement. Thank you to Al Beeber for his thoughtful and fairminded “Leave it to Beeber” column on Dec. 17 titled “Council was in a tough spot with budget deliberations.” I appreciate that the author, like me, was surprised that Volunteer Lethbridge did not receive a fee-for-service agreement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grid won’t be able to handle all the electric vehicles
By Lethbridge Herald on December 30th, 2022
Editor: Another notice about the electric grid overload. What is going to happen when everyone is driving electric cars? Already we are asked not to use our ovens, clothes driers, heaters, etc. and soon it will be “don’t charge your car” as it will overload the system. This warning was issued by many when the ... Read More »
20 responsesUrban expansion needs to occur on marginal lands
By Lethbridge Herald on December 28th, 2022
Editor: Re: City growth. Wendell Cox’s letter (Dec. 23) indicates that there is no more room to densify our cities and so we must expand outwards. The need to gobble up more land is probably debatable for many cities. If we accept that this may be true for some cities or municipal areas, then we ... Read More »
1 responseWill the tax increase give condominium owners a sidewalk?
By Lethbridge Herald on December 28th, 2022
Editor: A recent letter to the Herald stated “A high quality of life is worth the extra amount of property taxes.” Will an extra 5.1 per cent on top of what I already pay for living in a condominium get me a sidewalk to walk upon? I moved into Grandview Village condominium five-and-a-half years ago. ... Read More »
1 responseDemocracy a better political system than others
By Lethbridge Herald on December 28th, 2022
m sure that many people are troubled by the way party politics is practised in Alberta, like me. It’s like tribal warfare. Other party is an enemy. The NDP is seen like a bunch of evil communists, remnants of some long gone Soviet era. Justin Trudeau is compared to a fascist dictator. Calling names that ... Read More »
3 responsesCollective action needed to deal with addiction, homelessness
By Lethbridge Herald on December 17th, 2022
Editor: A.W. Shier is quite right, of course. The lawyers defending these dysfunctional criminals are doing their jobs for money and lots of it; not some higher calling to make society better for everyone. If they truly did care, then as a professional group yielding their considerable collective political power and influence on a national ... Read More »
11 responsesObservations on Danielle Smith
By Lethbridge Herald on December 16th, 2022
Editor: If the premier of this province persists in making these repeated and violent U-turns she stands a good chance of spinning so fast she transforms into a human drill bit and drills straight down through the pre-Cambrian, through the earth’s crust and into the hollow core. At which point all the remaining oil under ... Read More »
11 responsesHomeless percentage of Indigenous low considering abuses
By Lethbridge Herald on December 16th, 2022
Editor: Dec. 8 headline: City homeless numbers have doubled since 2018. Inside the story was the number of homeless identifying as Indigenous: 327 of 454, which equals 72 per cent. Dec. 13 Roasts and Toasts: Two submissions that were clearly against the homeless people. I will add some context before people jump to conclusions. I ... Read More »
50 responsesTax predicament due to poor decisions in the past
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2022
Editor: Thank you for realizing that the tax predicament the City of Lethbridge is in today isn’t primarily on the current council, it’s because of poor decisions in the past. Averaging the tax increase of last budget with the current approved budget comes in under three per cent over the past eight years. Inflation is ... Read More »
4 responsesSuccess more likely when people have supports
By Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2022
Editor: Re: Action Needed to address homeless situation: Good for the LH Editorial Board! Action is definitely needed to address the homeless situation. When I had relatives living close to downtown, we saw homeless people every single day rummaging through garbage and sleeping in parks. A couple of years ago, The Mustard Seed came to ... Read More »
3 responsesVictim mentality sucks the joy and life out of Canadian society
By Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2022
Editor: Has our society developed a culture of victim mentality? Do we blame others for the way our lives are? Do we feel powerless to address life’s problems on our own? Do we feel attacked when someone criticizes our actions? Are we unable to make life changes aside from external pressure? Victim mentality is a ... Read More »
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