Letters to the Editor
Fiscal record of conservatives not very good
By Lethbridge Herald on July 4th, 2018
I find George Rigoux’s June 20 letter amusing. He judges the NDP are not prudent fiscal managers; this coming from a conservative candidate, a party that blew the potential trillion-dollar Heritage Trust Fund, sending out $400 cheques to all Albertans. There are many ways to compare conservative fiscal policy to other parties; in their misunderstanding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why are consumers blamed for waste problem?
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2018
Re: “Ottawa launches dialogue about waste,” Lethbridge Herald, April 23. Politicians, Greenpeace and other “authorities” who vocalize about post-consumer plastic in the waste stream all seem to make the same mistake — blaming consumers for the billions of plastic products besieging them — most enticingly packaged with more chemically modified petroleum selling and sealing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Token gestures don’t eliminate daily racism
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2017
I have a lot of respect for former mayor Bob Tarleck. Indeed, some of his initiatives brought about some positive relationship building between First Nations and the City of Lethbridge. However, I would also like to note there is no irony in calling out the city on the toxic and systemic racism that continues to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let citizens have chance to vote on recycling
By Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2017
I attended a recent city council meeting where, by a vote of four to three, council determined that receiving over 4,100 citizen signatures wasn’t enough to convince them the issue of the blue bin recycling program should be submitted to a referendum in the upcoming municipal election (I should note that councillors Iwaskiw and Coffman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There are different kinds of driving impairments
By Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2017
A recent poll in the Lethbridge Herald asked if we readers agreed with a “court ruling that suspending licences of suspected drunk drivers violates charter rights.” The no vote tallied 59 per cent, the yes vote 41 per cent. I don’t question voters who chose either side of this serious matter. What I do challenge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to take arts centre plans to the next stage
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2017
Two years ago, the Performing Arts Centre Advocacy Group began meeting to explore options to keep the vision of a new performing arts centre project a priority for our community. Our main purpose has been to bring awareness to the broader community about why a Lethbridge Performing Arts Centre is needed and to take planning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada needs to stand up to the U.S.
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2017
Canadians need to support our prime minister and cabinet, to let them know we are not afraid of the monster from the south. Yes, we are witnessing the usual American “blame it on anyone else” attitude from Trump. Canada is not the problem in trade with the U.S. They have always had the point of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What about the value of company time?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 2nd, 2017
I am currently taking a financial accounting course as one of the core courses required to earn my Bachelor of Management degree at the University of Lethbridge. During our last accounting class, our professor lectured on the subject area of the fraud triangle: motive, opportunity and rationalization. This area of accounting led me to think ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2017 goal: fewer emails
By Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2016
I have been one of those people who has relied on email to both ask and answer questions, to ask for an action item, or to provide information. In a world when people complain that email communication has information-overloaded their life and extended work hours in a digital world beyond reason, I think it is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What will it take to have safe society?
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2016
I find myself thinking about a young woman from our community whom I have never met. I grieve for her as she completely lost personal safety, as she was on her way to earn her living, when she was so savagely attacked by a total stranger. I imagine how happy she was on her wedding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talking transit’s master plan
By Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2016
On June 16, I attended a public information session for the development for the new master plan at city hall. I learned the following about the process: Transit administrators are gathering their operational data, a consulting firm has been hired to create their version of the master plan and while these activities are in progress ... Read More »
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