Letters to the Editor
New City snow removal route policy doesn’t work
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2024
Editor: The City runs cutely named trifectas of snowplows to push snow/slush/ice into windrows (piles) along road curbs. They even provide foot-by-foot, turn-by-turn, online tracking of their movements. Quite the show, this really entertains seniors watching their impending approach. Then their passing inflicts blocked-off drives on these residences. Generously created on their tax dollar. Upon ... Read More »
5 responsesElectric vehicles have many benefits for their owners
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2024
Editor: It has long been a trueism that the media thrive on bad news, not on good news. Bad news sells, because bad news, apparently, is news, good news is not. The same thing applies also to public perceptions of reality – humans are more prone to imagine bad scenarios than good ones. Discussion of ... Read More »
22 responsesAmount generated from electricity sources varies
By Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2024
Editor: In Alberta it is interesting where we get our electricity from. Unlike most provinces we get our electricity from a variety of means and providers. Natural gas 60 per cent, wind 20 per cent, coal seven per cent, hydro six per cent, solar six per cent, others four per cent. This equals 103 per ... Read More »
25 responsesA change in government must come through an election
By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2024
Editor: I received an email that my service provider rightfully put in my junk mail where it certainly belonged. One could continue to the attachments, however I did not. Enough was seen through the media. The email was regarding the U.S MAGA extremist who was invited to Alberta by the premier. I do believe in ... Read More »
23 responsesProvince needs to stay out of municipal elections
By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2024
Editor: Apparently, the UCP is thinking of adding party labels to the names of candidates on municipal election ballots. They ran an online survey last fall (Nov. 7 to Dec. 6), asking for feedback on the statement “the electoral ballot should be amended to allow political parties to be listed by municipal candidates.” More than ... Read More »
10 responsesFederal government’s carbon tax is an insult to Canadians
By Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2024
Editor: The premier of Saskatchewan said “No” to his citizens being charged carbon tax and so now Saskatchewan and eastern Canada are not paying carbon tax. To add insult the rest of us not only pay carbon tax on home heating, we also pay GST on that tax. Tax on tax! In April 2016, the ... Read More »
8 responsesDo we have to wait a year to hear the solution to downtown lawlessness?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2024
Editor: On October 18,2023 city council unanimously approved the creation of a task force to look into lawlessness, primarily downtown, as a result of a motion presented by Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope. Apparently the word “lawlessness” was a lot of hyperbole according to councillor Belinda Crowson, but Middleton-Hope noted “this resolution ... Read More »
2 responsesElectric-powered vehicles have plenty of range for most usage
By Lethbridge Herald on February 2nd, 2024
Editor: There have been a lot of attacks on EVs lately by prominent and powerful people in Alberta. Claims have been made that EVs don’t work in places like Lethbridge and the surrounding rural area. As a local EV owner, I would like to point out that, contrary to these claims, EVs can work very ... Read More »
21 responsesBack alley waste pickup not working on Heritage Blvd.
By Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2024
Editor: I am seriously at odds with city council, or at least some of them for putting my waste pickup back in the alley. I have spoken to staff of the waste management who assured me it was not their idea after their studies of safety and economics prior to the latest shift to the ... Read More »
1 responseLaws and enforcement needed to make our roads safer
By Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2024
Editor: I have just driven across the westside hill back and forth. It is -4 degrees outside. The road is dry. The speed limit is 60 km/h. I like to follow rules. I went 65 km/h. I was a hazard on the road. I was in the middle lane, and vehicles were passing me at ... Read More »
12 responsesCanada shouldn’t support Israel’s genocide of Palestinians
By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2024
Editor: I want to witness before the most high and the commmunity that I oppose the genocide being committed against the Palestinians. I’m a long time resident of the Pass (CNP), a nurse for 32 years and a U.S. Army Viet Nam veteran. I spent a year in a helicopter unit in Cu Chi, RVN, ... Read More »
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