February 24th, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Ridership count on city transit means more than percentage

By Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022

Editor: Re: The Herald Wednesday April 27 “CityLink transit network to become permanent.”  The story goes on to say that a report submitted to council shows one time performance has improved by 26.07 per cent while ridership is up 65.73 per cent. Those numbers are very impressive; however any time I watch a city bus ... Read More »

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Who does the UCP want to help? Oil companies or Albertans?

By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022

Editor: The province just moved to help people paying high fuel prices by lowering gas taxes. Checking on gas prices this weekend, it seems none of this tax break was going to Albertans. After a few days of lower prices, gas stations are right back to the same high cost per litre and the ongoing ... Read More »

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Odours are not a problem at the Last Chance Cat Ranch

By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022

Editor: As you may have deduced by now, I am passionate about The Last Chance Cat Ranch Lethbridge. And I remain devastated by the decision made by The City of Lethbridge Subdivision and Developmental Appeal Board. Let me once again make something perfectly clear – LCCR knows we have to move. LCCR knows we are ... Read More »

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Bigness of churches and empires is a huge problem in the world

By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022

Editor: The main reason why I am writing this is not to pick on the Roman Catholic Church for being so very late in admitting its guilt of the residential schools, but to warn ourselves of the danger of being big, powerful, and wealthy. I am not happy that the media almost completely ignores the ... Read More »

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Frank Stronach’s words as worthy as those of a high-ranking professor

By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022

Editor:                                                              Over the months to date, the Herald has provided a forum for  U of L’s intelligentsia, past and present, claiming they’re all “underpaid”, “overworked” ... Read More »

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Cat ranch needs volunteers working on their schedules

By Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2022

Editor: The modified stop order mentioned in this article is referring to the number of volunteers LCCR is now allowed to have on site . The original order stated we were allowed two volunteers in a day. The modified order allows us nine volunteers in a day but limited to three volunteers at a time. ... Read More »

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Letter contained inaccuracies about Canada’s Prime Minister

By Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2022

Editor: Mr. Yeoman wrote that Prime Minister Trudeau did not get a good reception to his recent speech to the European Parliament – in fact even that “outspoken parliamentarians denounced him.” This is opposite to the truth. It was reported that he got a standing ovation and the couple of detractors were political extremists upset ... Read More »

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Justin Trudeau is not a dictator, contrary to the opinion of writer

By Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2022

Editor: The April 6 letter from Tom Yeoman defending Rachael Thomas demands an immediate response. Although Justin Trudeau has made a lot of mistakes, he is not a dictator.   It is offensive to use that term when the world is focusing on the conduct of Vladimir Putin.  Trudeau has not silenced the media, has not ... Read More »

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Federal budget will benefit all Albertans

By Lethbridge Herald on April 20th, 2022

Editor: Recently, our federal Liberal government announced the 2022 budget, investing heavily in our economic growth. The budget is ambitious, yet realistic, in how it endeavours to move Canada beyond the unpredictability of the previous two years.  Key pieces that will benefit Alberta include creating a refundable investment tax credit for carbon capture and storage ... Read More »

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The numbers don’t lie

By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

Editor: A recent letter to the Editor praised Rachael Thomas for “proving” that Trudeau was a “dictator.” A few days later, another writer proved that Ms. Thomas does not understand the definition of “dictator”. The letter of praise identifies any person who disagrees with Ms. Thomas as “thin-skinned”. I would suggest that the supporters of ... Read More »

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Minister Nixon off target in recent column

By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

Editor: Regarding the Guest Column of April 7, 2022, by the Minister of Environment and Parks, the Hon. Jason Nixon. Headlined: “Alberta won’t accept production cuts in climate plan” My first question is this – Is the Honourable Minister of Environment and Parks not responsible for protecting and defending the environment and parks for Albertans? ... Read More »

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