Letters to the Editor
City parks are a valued asset
By Letter to the Editor on October 6th, 2021
Editor: Since March 2020, we’ve had record use of our parks. While nearly everything rec was shut down during the COVID-19 lockdowns, our parks system has been our crutch. It has delivered on health and wellness and our connection to the outdoors. We must continue to find ways in making it more accessible. Areas of ... Read More »
7 responsesPremier not demonstrating leadership on COVID
By Letter to the Editor on October 6th, 2021
Editor: Dear Premier Kenney, As an Albertan who received both vaccine doses as soon as possible and has worn a mask consistently since last summer, I am furious with your continued refusal to take comprehensive action to stop this fourth wave. I am furious with your refusal to heed the warnings and pleadings of Alberta’s ... Read More »
6 responsesJason Kenney is captive to his UCP caucus
By Letter to the Editor on October 2nd, 2021
Editor: I would like to offer a somewhat tepid defence of premier Jason Kenny. Amid the chorus of calls for his resignation, a different view seems called for. True, under Kenney, the provincial government has hugely mismanaged the challenges of the COVID pandemic. It has been late and weak in responding to the pandemic. It ... Read More »
5 responsesBeing an Albertan an embarrassment under UCP
By Letter to the Editor on October 2nd, 2021
Editor: I am embarrassed to call myself an Albertan. My government has let me down with its mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, its chasing of family doctors out of our communities and its disrespect for nurses and health professionals when we need them most. None in the provincial caucus will stand up to Jason Kenney ... Read More »
6 responsesICU may make people believers
By Letter to the Editor on October 2nd, 2021
Editor: Rights and Freedoms! That is what living in Canada is all about right? Let’s take a closer look shall we? I respect that everyone has the right to live free and to make their own choices on how to live their lives. I respect that you may not want to get a COVID-19 vaccine. ... Read More »
1 responseAlbertans want a secure health care system
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2021
Editor: “Pride goeth before a fall.” My father would temper any boasting by his children with these words. I am thinking this was not a lesson Jason Kenney ever learned from his parents. Everyday I read the headlines about the Alberta medical system being in crisis: deferred surgeries and downgraded standards of care, both measures ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s time for vaccinated Albertans to get angry
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2021
Letter: Decision time for COVID deniers is nigh. The majority of Albertans have done the responsible thing to protect our families, our friends and our community by getting vaccinated. The minority of people who are refusing to get vaccinated for whatever unfathomable and idiotic reason are now jeopardizing the entire health care system. If one ... Read More »
13 responsesVoters are being asked the wrong question this month
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2021
Editor: In October we will be asked to vote for people to run things for us, and we will be asked to decide “Yes” or “No” on two other questions. The problem I am having is with the one asking us about a year-round Timing programme that will eliminate changing our clocks twice a year. ... Read More »
3 responsesWhere is the truth about the city transit system?
By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2021
Editor: In my last letter, I stated “How to sweep the truth under the rug” when I referred to the City Transit information. Today, I saw an article about how There is a “Special meeting of council set for Monday on EMS consolidation.” In the article, there was a part about how “Alberta Health Services ... Read More »
2 responsesCapitalist system is unfair and socially unjust
By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2021
Editor: My stomach churned when I watched Richard Branson and three others, fly in his own spacecraft, for an exciting three days of weightlessness. All the poverty stricken, miserable human faces arose up in my consciousness and haunted me. Is it moral for someone to waste billions of dollars for a mere, fleeting pleasure while ... Read More »
9 responsesCOVID problems must be someone else’s fault
By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2021
Editor: I must take issue with people who blame Dr. Hinshaw and other officials for the COVID situation. As seems popular today many people don’t want to take responsibility for their actions. After all it must be someone else’s fault, right? As was reported on Sept. 23, all new COVID admissions to ICU are unvaccinated ... Read More »
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