Letters to the Editor
Third bridge needs to be marketed properly
By Letter to the Editor on December 22nd, 2021
Editor: I believe the third bridge or thoughts of a third bridge are being marketed incorrectly and probably will end up being another fiasco much like the buying of the airport! Then deciding to put all the drug addicts in all our local motels so the motel “star ratings” tank on places like TripAdvisor and ... Read More »
13 responsesRecent snowfalls show the need for proper removal
By Letter to the Editor on December 17th, 2021
Editor: These last two snowfalls in Lethbridge were perfect of examples of why snow needs to be removed from sidewalks and pathways. In a climate such as ours, it often snows and then melts, and then snows and melts again. Repeat. Unfortunantely, the melt is often not complete between snowfalls and the snow that wasn’t ... Read More »
2 responsesAre we all going to find ourselves members of the UCP thanks to a stranger?
By Letter to the Editor on December 17th, 2021
Editor: I fully expect that, by this time next month, I and everyone else I know, along with the population of half the graveyards in Alberta, will be fully paid up members of the United Conservative Party thanks to some kind stranger buying memberships in our names. Not that we’ll know about it of course. ... Read More »
26 responsesUCP’s Bill 81 is completely undemocratic
By Letter to the Editor on December 15th, 2021
Editor: The government of Alberta just passed bill 81 allowing citizens to buy extra party memberships and put them in the names of others without informing them. I don’t care which party does this I object to them putting my name as a supporter without my permission. This so Undemocratic in a society believing in ... Read More »
6 responsesGovernment has dropped ball on its COVID response
By Letter to the Editor on December 15th, 2021
Editor: With the rise of the Omicron variant, the world seems to have been put on hold once again and several countries including Canada, have reacted in extraordinary ways. Though perhaps “overreacted” would be a better word. Prohibiting flights from selected African countries made little sense considering that as of the 9th Dec., Omicron is ... Read More »
6 responsesEverything is happening as prophesied in Bible
By Letter to the Editor on December 15th, 2021
Editor:  Climate change has been ongoing since the flood of Noah, recorded in the Bible. Something catastrophic happened to the earth resulting in the earth being knocked off its axis, off its orbit, being split and cracked, being inundated with water from above and from within. Volcanoes and earthquakes continue to this day because ... Read More »
13 responsesChristmas a special time of year around the world
By Letter to the Editor on December 11th, 2021
Editor: We will be in Toronto for Christmas with my family. It’s extra special this year because it has been two years since we saw them last. Both Christian and Jewish family members love turkey: no problem there. When Hanukkah coincides with Christmas, Savta (grandmother) says Hanukkah blessing in Hebrew. After dinner, we open presents. ... Read More »
7 responsesThe big polluters need to be held accountable for the waste being generated worldwide
By Letter to the Editor on December 9th, 2021
Editor: Once again, the low hanging fruit gets picked and kicked to the curb! Samantha Bayard, spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada said recently: Canadians expect the government………..to reduce plastic pollution……” Sure, but Bayard and company will accomplish nothing measurable by banning straws and grocery bags. Despite the sell job, those two items on ... Read More »
3 responsesEducation cuts based on bad data
By Letter to the Editor on December 9th, 2021
On April 29, the Alberta government released Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs, a document outlining a 10-year strategy for transforming the province’s post-secondary education system. Alberta 2030 purports to arise out of a report, commissioned by the government, from McKinsey & Company at a cost to taxpayers of $3.7 million. This report – financed ... Read More »
5 responsesThe B.C. model doesn’t work
By Letter to the Editor on December 9th, 2021
ditor: Build It and they will come. Once again, we see increases of homeless in this city and every time we increase capacities, more come! Have we not learned! Apparently not! The best example of harm reduction not working is right next door in Vancouver. Many of us have watched the experiment fail, with increases ... Read More »
22 responsesThoughts on the Dec. 3 opinion page
By Letter to the Editor on December 8th, 2021
Editor: Re: Readers’ Forum, Dec. 3: The whole page gave me a chuckle and angered me at the same time. The chuckle came from the cartoon of UCP Premier Jason Kenney sitting on Santa’s knee asking for a much higher approval rating with Santa’s reply being “I do magic, not miracles.” Next came our Conservative ... Read More »
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