Letters to the Editor
Public transit on the sick list
By Letter to the Editor on December 5th, 2020
Signs of good health do not exist when one observes Lethbridge Transit. It is an ailing organization that is hemorrhaging financially, environmentally a disaster, and its limited use tells us that presently is it not relevant to about 95 per cent of the population. Why is the Transit system so unwell? Public transit was built ... Read More »
11 responsesRecount for ‘sore loser’
By Letter to the Editor on December 4th, 2020
I understand the editor in chief of the Oxford English Dictionary, the storied OED, has proposed a new definition for the term, “sore loser.” I also understand that after initially gaining majority support from the OED’s editorial board the proposal is now the subject of a recount. Tom Johnston Lethbridge... Read More »
5 responsesGreen-energy proponents are not anti-Albertans
By Letter to the Editor on December 4th, 2020
It feels like being hurled back in time, to when people were singled out and hunted down for thinking forward and outside the prescribed political box. I’m left aghast, after reading that Jason Kenney’s UCP Alberta government might consider me, and thousands of other forward-thinking concerned people, “anti-Albertans” for believing in the fight to save ... Read More »
14 responsesProvince’s masking mandate doesn’t go far enough
By Letter to the Editor on December 3rd, 2020
I, along with many Albertans, watched with interest and concern the new COVID restrictions as outlined by our premier and Minister Shandro on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The measures outlined were absolutely necessary and at least the premier appeared to actually understand the gravity of the situation. Many measures now mandated were long overdue but when ... Read More »
5 responsesHerald needs City’s support
By Letter to the Editor on December 3rd, 2020
Dear Mayor Spearman, Thank you for doing an excellent job as mayor of Lethbridge. We are writing to you about our Lethbridge Herald, which is a vital source of news and information for our community. We read and listen to news from many sources, including the internet, and the Lethbridge Herald is a source we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City proposal to switch to online public notices a mistake
By Letter to the Editor on December 3rd, 2020
Dear councillors at city hall, We are writing to protest the proposal made by the City to blank out public notice advertisements placed in our great local newspaper: The Lethbridge Herald. Apparently they are considering going online to place ads. This is such an unfortunate proposal. We, who have been in Lethbridge since 1968, have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why risk the future for coal-mine cash?
By Letter to the Editor on December 2nd, 2020
B.C. has decades of experience with damage caused by open-pit coal mines. In the Elk Valley, both the Elk and the Fording Rivers are contaminated with selenium. Some ranchers are trucking in water for their cattle. Wells have been closed in. The U.S. government has sent a formal complaint to Canada and to B.C. about ... Read More »
1 responsePublic notice newspaper ads serve a democratic purpose
By Letter to the Editor on December 2nd, 2020
I was appalled to read, in the Nov. 19 Herald, that someone working for the City was suggesting that hearings and development permits, etc. no longer be advertised in the newspaper. A cost saving of $79,000 ($99,000), whichever, could probably be covered by eliminating their salary. To suggest that those seniors not on social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public notices not the best place to start cutting back
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2020
If the City is looking for areas where it can reduce expenditures, cutting back on public notices for zoning changes and development permits may not be the best place to begin. To start with, the province requires municipalities to give notice of such public hearings. Second, a business requesting a bylaw change is responsible for ... Read More »
3 responsesWorking to end violence against women
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2020
The statistics prior to the pandemic were stark enough: women experience violence at a rate four times that of men. Within that number, Indigenous women experience violence at rates 2.7 times higher than non-Indigenous women and are three times as likely to experience spousal violence. Transgendered women are nearly two times as likely to experience ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why does City subsidize developers?
By Letter to the Editor on November 27th, 2020
I read with interest the article regarding cuts to the printed advertising budget as proposed by a City of Lethbridge department. I found the comment about seniors who are unable to access the internet should simply make their way down to city hall to pick up printed details to be just a little ludicrous. What ... Read More »
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