Letters to the Editor
We all need to be responsible right now
By Letter to the Editor on April 30th, 2021
Editor: What is wrong with Albertans? We have the highest per capita rate of COVID-19 cases in all of Canada. What is wrong with people in Lethbridge? A city of about 100,00. We have 421 active cases in the city alone which is twice as many as the whole province of Saskatchewan. Why? Who are ... Read More »
5 responsesEfficiency will drive us out of transit problem
By Letter to the Editor on April 30th, 2021
Editor: Over the past several months, the Lethbridge Transparency Council has observed that the majority of City of Lethbridge buses are driving around empty, or with only a handful of riders.  Figures from City sources indicate that a fleet of 42 buses (about 36 passenger capacity each) operate on 14 routes, logging around 970,000 kilometres ... Read More »
2 responsesNightingale letter was right on
By Letter to the Editor on April 30th, 2021
Editor: John P. Nightingale and I don’t often see eye to eye, but I’d like to add my “Amen” to his April 28 letter, “Where is writer’s compassion for others?” It’s not as if this is the first time churches and other institutions have had to deal with government restrictions intended to safeguard the common ... Read More »
1 responseIt’s time to quit bashing the Lethbridge police
By Letter to the Editor on April 29th, 2021
CORRECTION: An earlier version of the below letter to the editor published in the April 29 edition of The Lethbridge Herald incorrectly stated Mayor Chris Spearman “voted to defund the police force by $1,000,000.” In truth, Spearman opposed the reduction to the police force budget in two separate motions. Editor: Myself and most Lethbridge ... Read More »
16 responsesIt’s time to step up and protect our water
By Letter to the Editor on April 28th, 2021
Editor: The government of Peter Lougheed implemented the Coal Policy after substantial consultation and expert review over a period of four years. They decided to restrict coal development in the mountains. Their conclusion was that the Eastern Slopes were vital to the economy and the well-being of human population because this region was the primary ... Read More »
8 responsesOttawa has no plan to pay for budget
By Letter to the Editor on April 28th, 2021
The British politician Nigel Lawson once said: “To govern is to choose – to appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.” If Lawson is correct, then the only conclusion to be drawn from Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s federal budget is that the Trudeau Liberals appear to be unable ... Read More »
3 responsesWhere is writer’s compassion for others?
By Letter to the Editor on April 28th, 2021
Editor: Paul Hinman calls himself a “Christian” yet his tired monologue reported in the Herald (23rd April) could not be further from the teachings of Jesus. Where is Hinman’s compassion for others? By his apparent open defiance of recommended public health actions, beholden only to a “higher power”, he and others contribute to increasing hospitalizations ... Read More »
5 responsesE-bikes belong on roads, not city pathways
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2021
Editor: Technology continues at a rate that is profound when you think that not long ago 27-speed bikes with disc brakes were the norm. These bikes and others from one speed and up require energy and it’s all your energy. Then comes along the e-bike. Ah, we can pedal if we want to and go ... Read More »
8 responsesVaccinations alone will not rid Canada of the pandemic
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2021
Editor: Back in my native country, Ethiopia, COVID-19 is wreaking absolute havoc; because Ethiopia is a low-income country that cannot afford to procure vaccines independently, millions, including people at risk, will not receive a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 for years to come. This should concern us all because our only way to end ... Read More »
1 responseApril 28 a day to remember fallen workers
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2021
Editor: Back in my native country, Ethiopia, COVID-19 is wreaking absolute havoc; because Ethiopia is a low-income country that cannot afford to procure vaccines independently, millions, including people at risk, will not receive a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 for years to come. This should concern us all because our only way to end ... Read More »
1 responseCurriculum a notch on the bedpost of UCP failure
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Editor: MLA Lagrange has almost half a page in the Lethbridge Herald touting the merits of her curriculum. Apparently she will pay attention to the suggestions the teachers and community offer during the piloting of said curriculum. Of course that won’t happen. Minister Lagrange is a dutiful UCP. This curriculum was constructed without a curriculum ... Read More »
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