Letters to the Editor
Lethbridge residents suffer from a perception problem
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
Editor: I’m new to Lethbridge and did some research on crime and drug abuse statistics prior to taking up residency. So I wasn’t surprised to see the shuffling addicts actively using in the downtown core. There’s a perception problem that contrasts the majority vs minority. And the unbalanced nature of how the majority fails or ... Read More »
11 responsesCosts, not revenue, the real issue at the Enmax Centre
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
Editor: City council generated some controversy with the decision to implement paid parking at the Enmax. It seems the arena has been the city’s white elephant for some time, so perhaps it was inevitable council would look to enhance its revenues. Still, I wonder why no one seems interested in examining the cost side of ... Read More »
7 responsesCouncil needs to move forward with a ward commission
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
Editor: During the October election, voters were asked, “Do you support using a ward system to elect city councillors starting with the 2025 municipal election?” with 55.69 per cent (14,611) voting “Yes” and 44.31 per cent (11,625) voting “No.” Governance Standing Policy Committee (GSPC) is debating whether to recommend a ward commission to city council. ... Read More »
4 responsesJumping to conclusions about other peoples’ ways is unjust
By Lethbridge Herald on May 21st, 2022
Editor: I was in the changing room of the swimming pool. I overheard a father telling his little boy: “Don’t do that! That’s super-yucky!” Probably it was nothing: I didn’t want to know. All of us do some inappropriate things away from public eyes. Don’t have to be alcohol or drug related. But nobody calls ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter about Ukraine reflects naivety
By Lethbridge Herald on May 20th, 2022
Ramma Kher’s letter on May 6 reflects the naivete of those who have failed to learn from history. The prime minister of a leading world power thought as Kher did. If the world let this one aggressor have the territory he coveted from neighbours, then the remaining territory of that nation would be respected. How ... Read More »
2 responsesIt’s not simple for faculty to just move forward
By Lethbridge Herald on May 19th, 2022
Editor: Your recent article “University board responds to faculty group vote of non-confidence” (May 4) reports on the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors’ disappointment in a non-confidence vote by a group of professors. The article reports that the “Faculty Governance Group of the U of L sent a press release to city media” on ... Read More »
1 responsePoilievre platform based on notion that many Canadians are gullible
By Lethbridge Herald on May 19th, 2022
ditor: After listening to Mr. Poilievre during the debate and reading more about his platform it appears that he is trying to take a page from the U.S. Republican party’s game plan and sow dissent where there is none, or cause disaffection solely for political gain. This strategy is more about whipping up a base, ... Read More »
9 responsesCity needs to keep Bowman Building as a community hub
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: On behalf of the Lethbridge Historical Society (LHS), I am writing to you today regarding the potential sale of the Bowman Building by the City. Our society has a deep connection to that building which started in the mid-1960s before the Allied Arts Council occupation. It is where the Lethbridge Historical Society started the ... Read More »
14 responsesIt’s time to change the conversation about Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: Over the past few months, op-eds by Gary Mason and Robyn Urback, writing in the Globe and Mail, have painted Lethbridge with an unappealing brush. Lethbridge has received undesirable attention (yet again) nationally and provincially. I have to wonder…is this how our community is viewed by the rest of the country… by the rest ... Read More »
2 responsesNDP support allows Trudeau to implement disastrous policies
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: Rachael Thomas (May 7) has the unenviable front-line task of watching the Trudeau Liberals introduce measures to asphyxiate the Canadian citizen’s autonomy and sovereignty. For years, academics and journalists have warned the Prime Minister’s Office is open to abuse of power. Since 2015 we’ve had an impatient, willful character up top, and he’s definitely ... Read More »
16 responsesHancock made a great point in column
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: I always enjoy reading publisher Hancock’s forays into editorial comment, with “Know Your Facts” the most recent example. His point is cogently made – social media is indeed a double-edged sword, increasingly not just obfuscating but deliberately and viciously falsifying. His example of the handing a baseball to a young fan is the ... Read More »
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