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Censoring opinions not in society’s best interest
Lethbridge Herald Editorial Board Freedom of speech. It’s a term we hear often from people who have opinions on any subject and feel they have the right to a public forum to express them. We’ve seen attacks made on this newspaper from both the right and left sides of the political spectrum because of the ... Read More »
Council should examine needs before going on a hiring spree
Editor: After reading The Lethbridge Herald’s report on the budget requests from the different administrative departments I can see why the homeowners of Lethbridge – me included – are looking at a 3.77 per cent increase in taxes in each of the next four years. It seems like there are a lot of 0.5 full-time ... Read More »
People on AISH deserve support from the provincial government
Editor: One of Rachel Notley’s many achievements during her time in office was to index the Assured Income for the Handicapped program (AISH for short). The NDP did this so that Alberta’s disabled community would be able to keep pace with inflation. Soon after, the UCP provincial government reversed the NDP decision, causing the real ... Read More »
Victims of vehicle damage unfairly treated by the system
Editor: For those drawn into a relatively minor fender bender at no fault of their own, too many are made aware of a consistently overlooked blindspot in the current system of settling the matter, one that constitutes a failure to protect the basic interests of the innocent. Penalties are possibly imposed upon anyone reporting said ... Read More »
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
MEAD, Jack <br/>RADULSKI, Eva <br/>DYCK, Kenneth <br/>BARTEL, Gordon <br/>HART, Joyce <br/>OLSON, Evelyn <br... Read More »
Housing supports announced for Metis Albertans
The Metis Nation of Alberta’s Metis Capital Housing Corporation (MCHC) has brought home some programs for Metis citizens in several key areas. With down payment assistance, home repairs assistance, rental supplement, student rental supplement, and newly-added mortgage assistance the initiative comes under the MCHC’s mandate to provide affordable housing to low- and moderate-income Metis families ... Read More »
Man awaits judgement in sexual assault trial
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An Alberta man who adamantly denied during his trial in September allegations of sexual assaults against his former girlfriend’s daughter, is still waiting to find out if the judge believed him. During the conclusion of his trial Sept. 27 in Lethbridge provincial court, the accused, Edmond Armit, testified he never sexually touched the ... Read More »
NDP fear possible doctor exodus following B.C. agreement
NDP leader Rachel Notley is voicing concerns of a possible exodus of doctors leaving for B.C. after a proposed pay deal for doctors in that province. This week the B.C. government announced a tentative deal that could see a full-time family doctor paid about $385,000 a year – a pay boost of about one-third from ... Read More »
Company to take next step in proceedings
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta company accused of contravening terms and conditions of its licence is expected to take a step when it returns to court in the new year. The company, Aqua Properties of Calgary, as well as its representative Robert Rettie, had their charges addressed Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where an agent ... Read More »
Popular percussion: Taiko drummers close season at Nikka Yuko
This iteration of Yuko Taiko Dan drumming group wrapped up their first season with a performance on Sunday at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. Taiko is a type of Japanese drumming and this group focuses on the Kumi Daiko, which is an ensemble-type of drumming and means drum set. “It’s ensemble style, you have different ... Read More »
Bentham leads Canes past Royals
Defenceman Nolan Bentham scored two goals to lead the way for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in a 5-1 win over the Victoria Royals on Tuesday night at the Enmax Centre. “It felt great,” said Bentham. “A couple nice passes set me up there and yeah it feels good.” Bentham said it’s nice when things are clicking ... Read More »
