November 24th, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Congratulations to the city’s new mayor and council

By Letter to the Editor on October 28th, 2021

Editor: Lethbridge Transparency Council (LTC) would like to congratulate our new mayor and councillors for their election win. LTC also wants to extend our thank you to all citizens of this great city who put their names and energy forward in running for public office. Be it for mayor, city council or trustee of school ... Read More »

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Being able to reason takes effort

By Letter to the Editor on October 28th, 2021

Editor: I heard of someone refusing to get vaccinated. Reportedly she said, “I refuse to have an experimental medicine jabbed into my body.” So she was not allowed to attend the class. “Experimental medicine?” How can any intelligent person believe in such bogus information! It’s hard to believe, but it is true that they believe ... Read More »

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UCP is failing us

By Letter to the Editor on October 28th, 2021

Editor: The situation worsens. Jason Kenney, you have lost the religious loyalty of many Albertans. In your first year as premier, one friend itemized a listing of over 70 destructive impacts. Sufficient for me is one serious item, but they are legion. For example. Healthcare-you appear intent on destroying our main support network when we ... Read More »

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Albertans deserve a social safety net that fosters individual resilience

By Letter to the Editor on October 27th, 2021

As the new Minister of Community and Social Services (CSS), it has been an amazing learning experience to travel the province and meet hundreds of Albertans over the summer. My passion for helping those in need goes back decades. I have dedicated my career to promoting healthy families and strong communities. In fact, when I ... Read More »

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LTC ‘pot shots’ were unfair

By Lethbridge Herald on October 16th, 2021

Editor: As an incumbent member of Lethbridge city council, we are always held accountable.  That’s an important part of democracy and key to our job. I take offence when a special interest group takes pot shots through the local media.  Not once did the Lethbridge Transparency Council (LTC) reach out to me on an issue ... Read More »

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Ivermectin no treatment for COVID-19

By Lethbridge Herald on October 16th, 2021

Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic has been long and tiresome to say the least. We all want – and need – safe, effective therapies to help prevent more suffering and death.  Unfortunately, in the sometimes desperate search for treatments to prevent or treat COVID-19, an epidemic of misinformation has emerged around which medications are, and aren’t, ... Read More »

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Fixing city’s social issues will take co-operation

By Lethbridge Herald on October 16th, 2021

Editor: The biggest issue in Lethbridge is that we have social problems that are making this entire community less safe and less desirable as a place to live. Everything else will come together if we solve the homeless and addiction and drug-dealing issues. Basically we are perpetuating a cycle of wash, rinse, repeat. We should ... Read More »

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City residents need to make their votes count in election

By Letter to the Editor on October 15th, 2021

Editor: In this municipal election voters have up to nine votes – one for your choice for Mayor, and eight for your choices for Council. With six candidates for mayor and 32 candidates for council, how can you make your votes really count? By voting only for the candidates that you really want elected. In ... Read More »

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Who not to vote for should be considered on Monday

By Letter to the Editor on October 15th, 2021

Editor: Who to vote for? Maybe consider who not to vote for instead. Have you been considering who to vote for in the civic election on Oct. 18? The question should also be: “Who should we not vote for?” Even though their intentions may have been honourable and sincere, the current councillors have clearly demonstrated ... Read More »

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Co-existence between walkers and disc golfers should be possible

By Letter to the Editor on October 14th, 2021

Editor, While walking my dog at the Peenaquim off leash dog park the other day, I noticed the already cramped parking area was back-to-back vehicles also overflowing up the sides of the road. It turns out that disc golf players were parking there as well! See, the disc baskets have already been erected and there ... Read More »

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Having prescriptions filled in Emergency a waste of doctor’s time

By Letter to the Editor on October 13th, 2021

Editor: Previously I have sent this modified email twice to my local MLA’s Mr. Nathan Neudorf and Ms. Shannon Phillips. Neither did reply, not even an computer generated reply. While I have still access to a family physician, there are several members of my family and many other people of Lethbridge who do not. This ... Read More »

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