Letters to the Editor
Why is the City of Lethbridge spending $43.8 million on cycle paths?
By Letter to the Editor on February 19th, 2021
The City of Lethbridge Cycling Masterplan was adopted by council on July 17, 2017. This plan identifies two phases with estimated costs (using 2016 dollars) of $21.9 Million per phase, for a combined total cost of $43.8 Million. According to the plan, community input was gathered in a telephone survey of 400 people from January ... Read More »
13 responsesThanks Lethbridge for all your support
By Letter to the Editor on February 17th, 2021
Editor: I would like to express my sincere and heartfelt thank you to all of the kindness and support people have given me. I self-published a book this past December called The History of Lethbridge; with a simple desire to explore and share the fascinating story of my home city.Hardly expecting to pawn off a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!When is reputation more important than health?
By Letter to the Editor on February 17th, 2021
Editor: It was disconcerting to see a letter in The Herald from Darren Sandbeck, Senior Provincial Director and Chief Paramedic with Alberta Health Services, in which he admitted not knowing about any of the recent cases of EMS service problems being recounted by mayors and fire chiefs in Alberta. How the many specific cases, where ... Read More »
3 responsesSnow plow trucks need adjustments
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2021
Editor: Dear city of Lethbridge. Regarding your(ours) malfunctioning snow plow trucks. The front blade will not come down and the sand spreader on the back will not open or rotate. Please have your H.D.mechanics address this issue as us tax-paying citizens on the west side of lethbridge are tired of taking our lives in our ... Read More »
2 responsesCanada getting ahead on the backs of the poor
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2021
Editor: Canada has been a global leader in investment and showed political leadership in support of COVAX, and we should celebrate this! We are aware of the complexities and trade-offs in accessing vaccines for Canadians as quickly as we can. As an investor, Canada is entitled to a share of the vaccines purchased through COVAX. ... Read More »
3 responsesTrudeau showing his lack of competence
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2021
Editor: It was easily foreseen that suddenly Canada is pulling vaccines from an entity that was designed to provide Vaccines to countries who could not afford to purchase them. In fact, the signals have been sent by our illustrious Prime Minister for months. The only thing I do not understand about this Prime Minister is ... Read More »
13 responsesNew municipal advocacy group created in Lethbridge
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2021
Ronnie DeGagne Common Sense Lethbridge Lethbridge can be the best place in the world to live, work, play, raise a family, and start a business. And yes, we know that might sound like just another empty campaign promise or economic development slogan, but we truly believe that with the right ideas, policies, and people, that ... Read More »
10 responsesCity creates bullying behaviour
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2021
Editor: The disgusting display by the woman where she argued, “she had a medical exemption to not wear a mask,”was a drop in a huge ocean of ignorance and disrespect, that most workers, have had to deal with in Lethbridge. Lethbridge City’s inability to give clear and concise laws, concerning masks and Covid protocols, have ... Read More »
2 responsesStern action needed
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2021
Editor: The issue of illegal surveillance of then Environment Minister Shannon Phillips by two Lethbridge police officers has been reopened. Comment in the press and by MLA Phillips has focused on questions of public trust. That, to me, misses the most important point. The officers spied on Phillips and those meeting with her, posted photos ... Read More »
8 responsesGovernment needs to act to save Canadian journalism
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2021
Editor: We have a very serious situation in this country, and we are delighted to hear that Minister of Heritage Steven Guilbeault said on Monday that the government is preparing legislation to force tech giants to fairly compensate content creators. Google and Facebook, two of the richest companies in history, control the onramp to the ... Read More »
3 responsesNo human possesses knowledge of eternal truth
By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2021
Editor: The Courts of Justice, including the U.S. Supreme Court, heard all the allegations of fraudulent votes and found no evidence of irregularity. The Supreme Court has the judges nominated by Republican Party in majority. And yet many Americans are still convinced that the election was stolen. The United States are living in a dystopian ... Read More »
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