Opinions
Needle debris a prickly problem
By Lethbridge Herald on September 19th, 2020
The ARCHES-run supervised consumption site is closed, and needle debris continues to be a concern in the city. Many in the community suggested the problem might go away once the SCS closed, and there is no doubt ARCHES in its earlier incarnations was distributing large quantities of clean needles to local drug users to prevent ... Read More »
13 responsesBoris Johnson’s cunning plan
By Lethbridge Herald on September 19th, 2020
PM trying to fix unfixable problem of Brexit and Irish border “I’ve got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel,” said Blackadder’s sidekick Baldrick in the BBC’s brilliant historical comedy series “Blackadder.” In fact, he said “I have a cunning plan” in almost every episode, but the ... Read More »
1 responseWorking to keep EMS dispatch local
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on September 18th, 2020
Next week, I will be heading to Calgary to meet with the mayors of Alberta’s other mid-sized cities, then on to Edmonton to meet with Health Minister Tyler Shandro regarding our goal of retaining our local EMS dispatch. On Aug. 4, Alberta Health Services announced that it will discontinue its contract with the City of ... Read More »
4 responsesRestaurants and the economy
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on September 17th, 2020
Governments have failed to help hospitality sector Sylvain Charlebois PROFESSOR, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY The best way to get an economy going again is to get to Canadians’ wallets by way of their stomachs. But it’s a long road. Up to 25 per cent of restaurants in Canada have closed for the season and perhaps for good. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doing our part to combat COVID
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
Wash your hands, practise physical distancing, limit gatherings and wear a mask when social distancing can’t be maintained – you have heard these words many, many times during the past several months. And you will for the foreseeable future, as well.The prevailing message is that COVID-19 is still here and we all need to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Countering CO2 emissions argument
By Lethbridge Herald on July 15th, 2020
Marc R. RousselUniversity of LethbridgeI was dismayed to read the guest column by Mr. Cosmos Voutsinos published in The Herald on June 30. I realize that the newspaper takes no responsibility for the contents of guest columns, but a few minutes of thinking and some basic familiarity with the current scale of carbon dioxide emissions ... Read More »
2 responsesBrexit: best two out of three?
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2018
The five-day debate in the British parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the European Union did not start well for her. Everybody knows that she hasn’t got the votes to pass the deal, but it turned out that she hasn’t got the votes for lots of other things either. It’s a rotten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L, college pay plenty into City coffers
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2018
Mike Mahon and Paula Burns Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge are proud of our local roots. Each institution benefits greatly from our location and, more importantly, from the amazing support we receive from the citizens of Lethbridge and southern Alberta. In turn, we support the communities we serve in what we do. Our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protect yourself for flu season
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2018
Happy October! I have a routine every spring and fall. When it’s time to change the clocks, that’s my signal to do a few other things, too: I check the batteries in my smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, I rotate the food in my emergency preparedness kit, check the date on my fire extinguisher, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The opioid effect
By Lethbridge Herald on August 3rd, 2018
The opioid crisis: write about it, and the reaction you get can be surprisingly cruel. Supposedly normal, ordinary people will respond with statements essentially saying those who are addicted deserve to die — and the sooner, the better. Here’s a sample from a recent CBC story on fentanyl deaths: “Western society just gets dumber and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s time to build the pipeline
By Lethbridge Herald on August 3rd, 2018
Thousands of Alberta bumper stickers state what so many Albertans pray on a daily basis: “please God, give us another oil boom, we promise not to piss it away this time.” Although this bumper sticker causes most people to chuckle, it’s much more than a funny quip. It communicates an urgent need. Why does Canada ... Read More »
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