Letters to the Editor
Council should examine needs before going on a hiring spree
By Lethbridge Herald on November 2nd, 2022
Editor: After reading The Lethbridge Herald’s report on the budget requests from the different administrative departments I can see why the homeowners of Lethbridge – me included – are looking at a 3.77 per cent increase in taxes in each of the next four years. It seems like there are a lot of 0.5 full-time ... Read More »
3 responsesPeople on AISH deserve support from the provincial government
By Lethbridge Herald on November 2nd, 2022
Editor: One of Rachel Notley’s many achievements during her time in office was to index the Assured Income for the Handicapped program (AISH for short). The NDP did this so that Alberta’s disabled community would be able to keep pace with inflation. Soon after, the UCP provincial government reversed the NDP decision, causing the real ... Read More »
2 responsesVictims of vehicle damage unfairly treated by the system
By Lethbridge Herald on November 2nd, 2022
Editor: For those drawn into a relatively minor fender bender at no fault of their own, too many are made aware of a consistently overlooked blindspot in the current system of settling the matter, one that constitutes a failure to protect the basic interests of the innocent. Penalties are possibly imposed upon anyone reporting said ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta government seems intent on shredding the social contract
By Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
Editor: The recent death of Queen Elizabeth has receded quickly with none of the imperial ramifications of the death of her great-great-grandmother Victoria, and certainly none of the dangerous tumult when a Caesar might fall in the heady days of the Roman Empire. Safe to say that when you’re hightailing it north out of Calgary, ... Read More »
5 responsesHeight and age rules for diving board at city pool are unfair
By Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
Kids all over the world like jumping off the three-metre diving board. That’s not available to kids in Lethbridge at Stan Siwik family pool. There are new regulations in place that say if you aren’t a certain height or age (age 13) (height 1.35 m) you can’t jump off. The Lifesaving Society guidelines are being ... Read More »
2 responsesCouncil needs to make life in Lethbridge more affordable
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2022
Editor: So the city wants to increase property taxes over the next four years by 15 per cent. As it is, we have some of the highest property taxes in Alberta. The only things new I have noticed are all the new city vehicles and the revitalization of the downtown core, which most people avoid ... Read More »
22 responses‘Vulnerable’ should refer to people in city who don’t feel safe
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2022
Editor: I have four concerns: 1) If 70 per cent of the homeless in Lethbridge are Indigenous, why is the Blackfoot Confederacy not helping them be re-housed in Indigenous communities where they could be supported by their cultures? Then Lethbridge would have enough services to help the other 30 per cent. If that isn’t going ... Read More »
24 responsesPremier continuing a UCP tradition
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2022
Editor: So Danielle Smith is targeting Alberta Health Services as the source of Alberta’s pandemic misfortunes. The new premier continues in the UCP tradition of misunderstanding, mismanaging and misrepresenting Albertans’ pandemic experience. She and this government continue to refuse to take some responsibility for the recurring COVID catastrophes of the past two-and-a-half years including over ... Read More »
7 responsesProgress can impact us in negative ways
By Lethbridge Herald on October 21st, 2022
Editor: One day, my mother’s old rotary telephone died. The new one in her room of the senior’s home was with push buttons. Mom could not handle the new gizmo though it was supposed to be easier to use. She stopped calling me at an ungodly hour like 3 a.m. I thought she had no ... Read More »
4 responsesOpinions can be expressed without showing disrespect to others
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2022
Editor: As I’ve watched and listened to world events near and far over the last few years, I’ve tried hard to make sense of it all. In my 75+ years on this earth, I don’t recall a time when people seem so far apart and sometimes downright nasty when it concerns their personal views of ... Read More »
5 responsesWhat is the actual benefit from federal carbon taxes
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2022
Editor: On April 1, Justin Trudeau and all of the MPs and senators got a raise of 6.1 per cent. For Trudeau, that meant an increase of $21,604 per year (more than some people make in an entire year). This increase is to adjust for rising living costs. Average wages for workers increased by 3.77 ... Read More »
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