Letters to the Editor
Arts centre aspirations too big for a city of this size
By Letter to the Editor on June 10th, 2021
Editor: In a June 2 Herald article, councillors Carlson and Campbell make a case for a new Performing Arts Centre (PAC). I have partaken of the performing arts all of my life. I had a spouse and raised a child both of whom are amateur performing artists. I do not need to be convinced that ... Read More »
4 responsesWhere is Lethbridge’s third bridge?
By Letter to the Editor on June 9th, 2021
Editor: Missing in action from the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) currently before Council is any urgent priority for a third bridge to connect the west side of Lethbridge to the rest of the city. Council has selected the site for the Chinook Trail River Crossing, but the CIP only proposes $4,000,000 for preliminary design work, ... Read More »
2 responsesWe need to take action to help today’s aboriginal children
By Letter to the Editor on June 9th, 2021
Editor: Instead of more studies about what was wrongly done in the past to these children, we could take action to save the ones living today. One current area of neglect is fetal alcohol syndrome. Back in the Klein days, a Calgary child psychiatrist, Dr. O’Malley, was conducting fetal alcohol clinics that had a two-year ... Read More »
12 responsesCarbon tax designed to reward efficiency
By Letter to the Editor on June 9th, 2021
Editor: Is it dishonest to only tell half the truth? On June 4, The Herald published a letter from Franco Terrazzano of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation that accused the Liberals and Conservatives of dishonesty. One can argue about this point, but by only talking about the tax side of the federal carbon tax system, Terrazzano ... Read More »
6 responsesParking problems brewing in city
By Letter to the Editor on June 9th, 2021
Editor: Every adult is beginning to own a car or a pick-up truck. I hope it’s the sign of an affluent and happy community. I guess we should celebrate it. However, I can see a battle brewing. It’s parking. I look around my neighbourhood and see the cars parked on the street. It looks like ... Read More »
2 responsesClimate change a battle everyone must fight
By Letter to the Editor on June 9th, 2021
Editor: In the June issue of Harper’s magazine, Greg Jackson presents a penetrating essay on how the world must deal with climate change. He refers to it as a fight and uses the USA’s response to its involvement in the Second World War. It is his contention that the same total response to the climate ... Read More »
11 responsesExciting times
By Letter to the Editor on June 5th, 2021
Editor: On May 26, Alberta’s government announced our Open for Summer Plan. This is a three-stage plan that lays out a clear path to safely removing all public health restrictions and getting Alberta back to normal. Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan stages are based on reaching vaccine targets and declining rates of hospitalization. Stage one ... Read More »
6 responsesThe deaths of Indigenous children must not be in vain
By Letter to the Editor on June 5th, 2021
Editor; Some people need to believe that such atrocious occurrences happened ‘long ago’,’in the past’ and that, or therefore, humanity could/would not allow them to happen again, in our much more modern times. I, however, doubt that is the way large-scale societies – let alone border-segregated, independent nations – necessarily behave collectively. After 34 years ... Read More »
16 responsesGirls’ education should be a priority in COVID response
By Letter to the Editor on June 4th, 2021
Editor: As COVID-19 persists so does the education crisis that threatens the loss of learning for an entire generation of children. Rather than serving as an “equalizer” COVID-19 has highlighted the inequities and barriers faced by children in low-income countries regarding access to education. More specifically, this pandemic has taken a devastating toll of girls’ ... Read More »
7 responsesWatch Kenney put his own spin on vaccination lottery
By Letter to the Editor on June 4th, 2021
Editor: Down cross the line American states are offering free beer, million dollar lottery tickets and all sorts of neat rewards to get people to get vaccinated. It’s a pretty good idea and I expect the Alberta government to announce their own incentive program any day now. However, knowing this government as I do I ... Read More »
18 responsesCustomers deserve better service from businesses
By Letter to the Editor on June 4th, 2021
Editor: When we buy something – from food and clothing to cars and homes – we expect dealers to take responsibility for the products they sell. If the product is spoiled, damaged of defective, we take it back to the dealer to fix the problem, either by repair or replacement. That is an old and ... Read More »
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