Letters to the Editor
Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be used to fund an RV park
By Lethbridge Herald on July 30th, 2022
Editor: In regards to Alvin Shier’s letter, “Lethbridge needs a city-owned RV Park to accommodate visitors”, the author is only half right. Yes, there is a shortfall in the number of RV spots available. The unnecessary loss of facilities at the Lethbridge Exhibition grounds has left a hole in the marketplace that has yet to ... Read More »
1 responseCity council needs to address homeless situation better
By Lethbridge Herald on July 30th, 2022
Editor: As expected, there was approval from our city council to throw another bucket of money at the “homeless” situation and tent encampments. What are we doing? Mike Fox, Director of Community Services stated that $195,000 of the $230,000 allotted so far is going for wages. This includes cleaning up areas with a recent cleanup ... Read More »
4 responsesNeglecting people with severe drug addiction isn’t an acceptable or preferable option for society
By Lethbridge Herald on July 30th, 2022
Editor: Re: “Society is not helping drug addicts by pampering them,” Readers’ Forum, July 27. Neglecting people dealing with debilitating drug addiction should never be an acceptable or preferable political option. But the callous politics typically involved with addiction funding/services likely reflect conservative electorate opposition, however irrational, towards making proper treatment, which may include ‘harm ... Read More »
3 responsesLethbridge drivers need to be considerate of cyclists
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2022
Editor: Dear Lethbridge drivers, with the warmer weather you may notice an increase in the number of pedestrians and bike riders around the city and this is great! So many folks moving around in so many ways. Each person walking or biking is one fewer car on the road for you to be mildly irritated ... Read More »
20 responsesMowing milkweed at Henderson Lake harmful to butterflies
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2022
Editor: Does someone in the Lethbridge Parks department really hate butterflies? I was saddened when walking in Henderson Lake next to the golf course to see the only patch of showy milkweed mowed down. Actually the only patch of colour outside of the Japanese Garden. The whole world must be aware of the plight of ... Read More »
3 responsesThanks for great work at Legacy Park
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2022
Editor: I would like to acknowledge the parks manager Blair and his crew at Legacy Park. What an amazing crew they have over there this year. The irrigation crew have done a great job with trying to ensure the best efforts to save our living assets. The crew with weed removal, good work. The graffiti ... Read More »
1 responseSociety is not helping drug addicts by pampering them
By Lethbridge Herald on July 27th, 2022
Editor: In Al Beeber’s Lethbridge Herald headline “Council addressing homeless encampment issue on Tuesday,” I noticed that the mayor and council are looking at throwing another $700,000 at the problem without really looking at any real solutions. I’m tired of trying to change the choice of words used by many in society, so I’ve decided ... Read More »
10 responsesWhat exactly was compassionate about the camp cleanup?
By Lethbridge Herald on July 23rd, 2022
Editor: The Herald’s July 15th account of the “compassionate cleanup” of the homeless encampment in the Civic Centre left me with more questions than answers. What exactly was compassionate about it? Did we find homes for all of them? Or did we find them a new campsite with a better location? Or did we just ... Read More »
22 responsesAlberta voters need to turn their backs on Danielle Smith’s bid to lead the UCP
By Lethbridge Herald on July 22nd, 2022
Editor: It pays sometimes to take note of natural processes when considering Alberta politics. And here I’m thinking of the digestive tract as being most emblematic. In one end goes reams and gobs of general social and economic data, and out the other squirts a sometimes quite nasty and bilious effluent of dogma, invective and ... Read More »
42 responsesIt’s time to stop supporting criminal behaviour
By Lethbridge Herald on July 21st, 2022
Editor: It is like the Wild West in Lethbridge, constantly having to dodge the drug makers, dealers, distributors and takers. Your own yard is not safe – fences, gates, security lights et cetera do not stop its use as a transit through the neighbourhood, a bathroom, a smoke stop, a place to sit and converse ... Read More »
23 responsesPreston Manning’s proposal about commission deserves support
By Lethbridge Herald on July 20th, 2022
Editor: On July 14, Health Canada announced its approval of the Moderna Spikevax for children from the ages of six months to five years old. That evening, on the CBC’s “The World at Six”, in a segment starting at minute 8, a pediatrician, Dr. Daniel Flanders, says with regard to convincing vaccine hesitant parents, “When ... Read More »
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