Opinions
The cost of policing a province
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on November 26th, 2020
Even if the United Conservatives decide not to replace the RCMP following a $2-million panel taking a look at it, Albertans who live where they patrol will soon pay 13 times what they do now. If, however, the UCP decides to go through with its plan to start up Alberta’s very own provincial police force, ... Read More »
3 responsesBlood Tribe on Grassy Mountain project
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on November 25th, 2020
It is important to note that consultation does not provide any First Nation with a veto over a project. First Nations need to lobby to be recognized as having an interest in a given area that is the subject of development by industry. In these instances, a First Nation has basically two choices: one is ... Read More »
1 responseAn mRNA vaccine miracle?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on November 21st, 2020
Potential vaccines offer a light at the end of the COVID tunnel All the usual caveats apply: don’t go out and celebrate, don’t let your guard down, it’s still going to be a long haul. This winter will be “hard,” warned UÄŸur Åžahin, co-founder and CEO of BioNTech, the German company that announced the first ... Read More »
1 responseNumbers game: COVID and budget
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on November 20th, 2020
Curbing the spread of COVID-19 is in your hands. 1. Hand wash and sanitize 2. Hands off! Maintain physical distancing 3. Wear a handy mask 4. Avoid social gatherings. These have been the source of numerous outbreaks locally These are simple messages. But we all have a personal responsibility to do our part to prevent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Support for chronic pain sufferers
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on November 19th, 2020
It’s been more than 30 years since I became a statistic – one of the one-in-five Canadians who move from having acute pain to chronic pain. Now, I’m part of a community of more than seven million Canadians in a similar situation. I developed chronic pain after a workplace accident and I now live with ... Read More »
2 responsesStudents should be able to count on caring, acceptance at school
By Herald on November 18th, 2020
Darren Mazutinec Superintendent Westwind School Division Early in teaching my career, as I was preparing my Grade 6 classroom one morning, one of my students showed up a little earlier than expected and pulled up a chair beside my desk. This student looked a little tired and sad, and I asked, “Is everything OK?” The ... Read More »
1 responseTime to invest in energy sector
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on November 18th, 2020
Imagine a global $800-billion natural gas and oil investment market and the opportunity that represents for Canada. Canadians should be very interested in what it would mean for our country’s economic recovery if we market the strengths of our vast natural gas and oil industry, and capture an increasing share of those billions of investment ... Read More »
2 responsesStop the spread of COVID-19 by taking personal responsibility
By Herald on November 16th, 2020
After weeks of soaring COVID-19 cases, the province was left with little choice when last Thursday it announced new restrictions for several jurisdictions in Alberta, including Lethbridge. While perhaps some measure of blame can be directed at the provincial government for not acting quickly enough, all one can really say in looking at the numbers ... Read More »
2 responsesWe need to make good choices during pandemic
By Lethbridge Herald on November 14th, 2020
After weeks of soaring COVID-19 cases, the province was left with little choice when on Thursday it announced new restrictions for several jurisdictions in Alberta, including Lethbridge. While perhaps some measure of blame can be directed at the provincial government for not acting quickly enough, all one can really say in looking at the numbers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Armenian-Azerbaijani truce
By Lethbridge Herald on November 14th, 2020
This time, the truce will last. The 2,000 Russian troops flying into Armenia this week and fanning out to police the ceasefire lines in Nagorno-Karabakh are being sent there for five years renewable, and neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan will challenge them. Armenia is in shock, but what remains of the Armenian enclave in western Azerbaijan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poor child at the government table?
By Lethbridge Herald on November 13th, 2020
Lethbridge has actually received its fair share of funding from the province If you spend any time at all listening to certain political voices on social media, a concerning narrative emerges with regards to our city. A picture is painted of Lethbridge, the poor child, at the government table, fighting for scraps of any remaining ... Read More »
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