Letters to the Editor
LTC seems intent on unseating an elected government
By Letter to the Editor on June 17th, 2021
Editor: We keep seeing letters from the “Lethbridge Transparency Council” which seems to be a right-wing political action group intent on unseating what they obviously perceive to be an overly progressive or left-wing municipal council. Firstly, a “council” is defined as “an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted,” or “the elected administrative ... Read More »
10 responsesWest Lethbridge priorities need to be assessed
By Letter to the Editor on June 17th, 2021
Editor: When we moved to Lethbridge in 1967, there was a common community understanding that the third bridge land reserve was in the City master plan just north of Tudor Estates. Mark Lenchucka’s letter clearly shows the City’s priority planning in the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) with single occupancy automobile being the last priority. And, ... Read More »
6 responsesA thank you would be nice for customers
By Letter to the Editor on June 12th, 2021
Editor: This is an open letter to all of the owners, managers, and supervisors, of 99 per cent of the businesses in this city. Why is it, that when I come into your business, and spend my hard-earned money, that I don’t get a thank you from, you, the owner, or your employee?? Instead, I ... Read More »
2 responsesHarder’s contempt for artists unacceptable
By Letter to the Editor on June 12th, 2021
Editor: Last Friday, Conservative MP Rachael Harder made extremely derogatory comments about Canadian and Quebec artists in these pages. She made similar comments on May 31 during a working session of the Standing Committee on Heritage on Bill C-10. According to Ms. Harder, the arts fund would only go to “a very niche group of ... Read More »
4 responsesLethbridge needs to be considered relative to similar sized cities
By Letter to the Editor on June 12th, 2021
Editor: There has been much controversy about the need for a performing arts centre in Lethbridge. Most recently, the focus has been on the fact that we are not Calgary, so why would we try to emulate Calgary? We are a city of almost 100,000 and the Yates’ seating is 474. Perhaps it would be ... Read More »
2 responsesCensoring speech on social media unacceptable
By Letter to the Editor on June 12th, 2021
Editor: Regarding the legislation of censoring freedom of speech on social media – this is unacceptable! When a government decides to change the law in order to give themselves an advantage, this is when the leaders of that government should stop, look back at history, and realize their greed, their desire for power, and their ... Read More »
3 responsesHarder comments have cost her the respect of artists
By Letter to the Editor on June 12th, 2021
Editor: An open letter to the Honourable Rachael Harder, MP. Many of us in the arts community have shown tolerance to your wildly inaccurate objections to Bill C-10, and even been lightly amused by your confusion between the Charter of Rights and The Broadcast Act. However, your latest proclamations regarding Canadian artists, particularly in Quebec, ... Read More »
1 responseFailure not an option in climate battle
By Letter to the Editor on June 12th, 2021
Editor: Still reeling from the ravages of the First World War, the 1929 financial crash, and the Great Depression, the Canadian economy of 1939 was in the ditch: industry on life support, agriculture impoverished, shipbuilding comatose, unemployment at a runaway 17 per cent, national treasury empty, military feeble, political system futile. Yet by the Second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Light nuisance bylaw would be a win for all
By Letter to the Editor on June 12th, 2021
Editor: Spring and summer are seasons we most associate with birds, bees and the beauty of nature. The problem is we’re seeing far fewer of these and other creatures with each passing year. Driving species to decline or extinction is alarming not only because the beauty of nature is vanishing before our eyes but our ... Read More »
5 responsesBe wary when hiring contractors
By Letter to the Editor on June 10th, 2021
We had a contractor from Lethbridge build our patio. When he was done, I had a nightmare with a leaky roof. Initially, I asked him to build a wooden flat roof, but he insisted on an incline metal roof. The part of the fascia that connects the patio roof was too high and the roof ... Read More »
4 responsesPope needs to apologize for the residential schools
By Letter to the Editor on June 10th, 2021
Editor: On June 1, 2021 the Lethbridge Herald carried a front page photograph of children’s shoes laid on St. Patrick’s Church steps. As a Catholic, I am ashamed. And angry. I can no longer excuse the Pope’s refusal to apologize for residential school atrocities. Since the very definition of sin is an offense against truth ... Read More »
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