Opinions
A challenging Christmas looms
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on December 11th, 2020
Focusing on the positives can help us get through these times This Christmas season probably won’t look like any other Christmas we can remember, nor could we have ever foreseen our present circumstances. Festive gatherings, Christmas markets, carollers and concerts, all the things we would usually associate with the holiday season just aren’t on the ... Read More »
4 responsesSupportive housing is the solution, not the problem
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on December 11th, 2020
We need to reframe the conversation about supportive housing in this city. It is the solution to the problem of homelessness and vagrancy, not the source of the problem. Somehow in recent debates about The Mustard Seed’s proposal to rezone the Ramada Hotel into a permanent supportive housing facility that fact has become muddled or ... Read More »
14 responsesFeds’ pandemic pandering
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on December 10th, 2020
Ottawa’s COVID assistance leaving the working class behind Dedicated CBC radio listener that I am, it was hard to hear through the why-everyone-in-Alberta-is-going-to-die narrative that launched the national morning news throughout last week. But thanks to my heritage, I have an ear for loose change. In her fiscal update, federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tossed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Understanding COVID vaccines
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on December 9th, 2020
News of vaccines under development to combat the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has provided us with the first sense of optimism for a future beyond the pandemic. We should be positive and hopeful in response to this news and we can expect more SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in the next few months. About 48 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We 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 »
6 responsesTreating addiction crisis on the front lines
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
Stacey Petersen and Kim Turgeon CO-CHAIRS, ALBERTA ADDICTION SERVICE PROVIDERS Dear Albertans, We are the Alberta Addiction Service Providers, representing detox, addiction treatment, harm reduction, peer supportive housing and recovery operators across Alberta. We work on the front lines serving thousands of Albertans day in and day out in their recovery, seeing firsthand the hardship ... Read More »
2 responsesHarm-reduction efforts fill important role, too
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
Jason Laurendeau, Caroline Hodes and Dustin Fox In the middle of multiple pandemics (COVID-19, an opioid crisis, and ongoing systemic racism in policing), it has come to our attention that the publisher and advertising manager for The Herald has made the decision to wade into a complex issue such as supporting drug users with an ... Read More »
7 responsesPatient safety at core of AHS dispatch decisions
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Darren Sandbeck ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES Recently AHS Emergency Medical Services (EMS) announced plans to consolidate EMS dispatch services. The work done by four municipally-run satellite sites — Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and the Municipality of Wood Buffalo — will be consolidated into one of the three AHS EMS dispatch sites: the Northern Communications Centre (NCC, ... Read More »
3 responsesThrone speech a disaster
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2020
On Aug. 18, Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament. He justified this extreme action by claiming he needed to present Canadians with a bold vision and a solid plan for economic recovery by delivering a throne speech on Sept. 23. The speech was an absolute disappointment! It was like being promised a five-course meal at a nice ... Read More »
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