Letters to the Editor
Joe Mauro shouldn’t be paid if he isn’t going to work
By Letter to the Editor on May 15th, 2021
Editor: I have been a resident of Lethbridge since 2000. Just wanted to voice my concern aboutc ouncilman Joe Mauro and his continued absenteeism. His track record for missing meetings is concerning, but yesterday’s walkout was especially disheartening to say the least. Views aside, I don’t think someone should get paid if they don’t show ... Read More »
4 responsesCouncil needs more like Joe Mauro to get the city on track
By Letter to the Editor on May 15th, 2021
Editor: It floors me that the Lethbridge City Council is proceeding with a budget that has us spending hundreds of millions of taxpayers money, after being told that we want our taxes to decrease and unnecessary spending cut out. For decades, the only person who seems to listen to a large group of us, who ... Read More »
7 responsesDisco golf has a great future
By Letter to the Editor on May 14th, 2021
Editor:I wanted to express my thoughts related to the ongoing conversation of disc golf at different parks and developing parks in our community. I was first introduced to one of the fastest growing professional sports in Canada, that is frisbee golf (disc golf) about four years ago by a friend. Since then content creators such ... Read More »
1 responseSecond disc golf course will bring more players to the city
By Letter to the Editor on May 14th, 2021
Editor: In response to an article on Page A1 of the Lethbridge Herald that appeared May 11, we would like to address some inaccuracies and lack of relevant background information. Lethbridge West Lions Club Disc Golf Course is funded by the Lethbridge West Lions Club and other local sponsors and grants. The project is being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAAG cafe represents a massive subsidy by the city
By Letter to the Editor on May 14th, 2021
Editor: What is the city social contract with tax-paying businesses? The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) has been released. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) project is again proposed, and again, wants to open a café with taxpayer money. We believe the SAAG, in addition to sports, the Exhibition, Street Wheelers, and others, is one of ... Read More »
8 responsesAlbertans want to know how to manage the demand on limited water resources
By Letter to the Editor on May 13th, 2021
Editor: The UCP government’s “sector by sector approach to economic stimulus” (Lethbridge Herald 30 April 2021 MLA Neudorf presents party’s sector-based approach for economic recovery) is out-of-date, and out-of-step. It is this narrow focus on promoting one industry absent a broader land use, environmental, social and public interest context that made Alberta a petro-state and ... Read More »
2 responsesToo many people will find a reason to despise others
By Letter to the Editor on May 13th, 2021
Editor: Westerners of East Asian heritage have been increasingly verbally and/or physically assaulted during the last year, the perpetrators perhaps under some delusion their targets are willful creators/spreaders of Covid-19. Many have no Chinese lineage, though their assailants seem to not care, maybe due to a hateful perception that they’re ‘all the same’. Overlooked is ... Read More »
4 responsesPeenaquim not a suitable site for a disc golf course
By Letter to the Editor on May 12th, 2021
Editor: Re: disc golf letter from Pat Derksen. In the year 2000, I designed, fund-raised and helped build the disc golf course at Nicholas Sheran Park for use in the 2001 Alberta Seniors Games. Following a thorough review of a number of site locations, this very large (135 acre) manicured multi-use park was selected as ... Read More »
2 responsesWhy are the anti-vaccination people exposing themselves and others to COVID?
By Letter to the Editor on May 12th, 2021
Editor: “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.” (Buddha) But the way that we die is a bit of a problem. A slow, painful, gasping death is not on many people’s wish list. Consider death by diphtheria, tetanus or meningococcal disease. Diphtheria is dangerous because the bacteria which cause ... Read More »
23 responsesRiversdale Resources issues clarification statement
By Letter to the Editor on May 8th, 2021
Benga Mining Ltd., which operates in Canada as Riversdale Resources, respects the right of all Albertans to express their opinion, and recognizes that the Opinion pages of The Lethbridge Herald are meant to provide a forum for different points of view on various topics, and to spark and contribute to debate around key issues that affect ... Read More »
8 responsesLTC looking forward to contributing to improved processes
By Letter to the Editor on May 7th, 2021
Editor: Over the last few months, our City Manager Craig Dalton has engaged in open dialogue with the Lethbridge Transparency Council (LTC) on issues brought forward by the LTC. Our joint goal is to create a conduit to City Hall, where citizens can not just raise concerns, but also confirm information and understand the reasoning ... Read More »
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