Letters to the Editor
Riversdale Resources issues clarification statement
By Letter to the Editor on May 8th, 2021
Benga Mining Ltd., which operates in Canada as Riversdale Resources, respects the right of all Albertans to express their opinion, and recognizes that the Opinion pages of The Lethbridge Herald are meant to provide a forum for different points of view on various topics, and to spark and contribute to debate around key issues that affect ... Read More »
8 responsesLTC looking forward to contributing to improved processes
By Letter to the Editor on May 7th, 2021
Editor: Over the last few months, our City Manager Craig Dalton has engaged in open dialogue with the Lethbridge Transparency Council (LTC) on issues brought forward by the LTC. Our joint goal is to create a conduit to City Hall, where citizens can not just raise concerns, but also confirm information and understand the reasoning ... Read More »
2 responsesSystem misused
By Letter to the Editor on May 7th, 2021
Editor: I am writing tonight to express my disgust at this government’s negligent and reckless use of the Emergency Alert System. That system is meant to be used for time sensitive, immediate emergencies where lives are in imminent danger and swift action is imperative. Not to send out messages from a government who just told ... Read More »
32 responsesThere may be truth in figurative saying
By Letter to the Editor on May 7th, 2021
Editor: Deliberately blind to the recent spike in COVID-19 statistics, many Albertans appear to have chosen “the hill they want to die on”. Sadly, this figurative saying could turn out to be prophetic. Citing their rights and freedoms these Albertans gather in clusters, unmasked, unvaccinated and wilfully ignorant of the risk of being exposed to ... Read More »
21 responsesWhy was Mustard Seed proposal not seen as beneficial?
By Letter to the Editor on May 6th, 2021
Editor: Regarding the letter by Mr. Mogdan about the City of Lethbridge rejecting the Mustard Seed proposal for a sober drop-in centre and soup kitchen on 13th Street and 1st Avenue South, I have the following questions: Why was the Mustard Seed proposal not seen to benefit the public as a whole? This marginalised population ... Read More »
30 responsesWhy not produce more critical care resources?
By Letter to the Editor on May 5th, 2021
Editor:Re: Deena Hinshaw’s Covid-19 Triage Protocol, as reported in the Lethbridge Herald, April 30, 2021. Deena Hinshaw and Alberta Health Services have rolled out their COVID-19 triage protocol that, if implemented, would prioritize patients for care who are most likely to live. If Deena Hinshaw and AHS think that at some point there may be ... Read More »
14 responsesWe aren’t strong unless we pull together
By Letter to the Editor on May 5th, 2021
Editor: We moved to Lethbridge late last year in the hope that our lives would be improved. I have lived in almost every province in this country and have visited every province and territory. Many years ago as a senior police official I observed that if I had a choice of people to select as ... Read More »
5 responsesEveryone can become a vegan
By Letter to the Editor on May 1st, 2021
Editor: The Oscar for best documentary went to Netflix’s trailblazing documentary “My Octopus Teacher. “The documentary chronicles a complex relationship between a man and the world’s most bizarre animal – an octopus. It further testifies to our highly conflicted relationship with non-human animals and the natural world. Most of us treasure our “pets” – dogs, ... Read More »
22 responsesResidential taxpayers could pay entire bill for the city’s waste plan
By Letter to the Editor on May 1st, 2021
Editor: Lethbridge taxpayers have been invited by the City of Lethbridge to examine and to provide feedback for the current draft Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) available at https://getinvolvedlethbridge.ca/2022-2031-capitalbudget. Among the myriad of projects presented, one concerns the next (and presumably final) iteration of the city’s waste plan, Curb-side Organic Collection or the “Green Box”. At ... Read More »
3 responsesClosure of Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta a hasty defunding decision
By Letter to the Editor on May 1st, 2021
Editor: On April 20, the Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta (PPAA) announced it would be closing its doors due to the termination of financial support by the Government of Alberta. This represents a perplexing and sad turn of events. PPAA’s work to promote the diversification of Alberta’s agri-food economy represents a subject that is commonly recognized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business and helping the vulnerable not an ‘either/or’
By Letter to the Editor on April 30th, 2021
Editor: Last month’s decision by Lethbridge City Council to reject the Mustard Seed’s application to allow the approval of a sober drop-in centre and soup kitchen on 13th Street and 1st Avenue South demonstrated two things: One, the development-approvals process (under our land use bylaw) worked as it is supposed to work; and two, this ... Read More »
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