Letters to the Editor
Letter: The world needs more Garys with a ‘G’
By Letter to the Editor on May 1st, 2021
Dear editor, An open letter to Gary with a “G.” I am still bewildered but also grateful for what you did on Thursday evening, April 8, at Walmart. I am 88 years old, and never before has anyone ever paid for my purchases. I do not know you, and am still wondering why you chose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Overdose deaths a cause for great concern
By Letter to the Editor on May 1st, 2021
Dear editor, Recently the Alberta government released the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance Data for the months of January and February 2021. Of what should be great concern to the citizens of Medicine Hat is the increase in deaths due to overdose. In 2016, the province started collecting data related to substance use deaths. In that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Businesses not complying with orders should be held accountable
By Letter to the Editor on May 1st, 2021
Dear editor, Under provisions of the City of Medicine Hat Licensing Bylaw an appointed License Inspector has the authority to suspend or cancel a Business License. Section 5.2 gives the authority to a License Inspector to “refuse to grant a license or, to revoke or suspend any license if, in his opinion, there are just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Stop and take a look at this world
By Letter to the Editor on April 30th, 2021
A poem by McKayla, Grade 7 Crescent Heights High School student Look at our world In this world no one is perfect, So many riots that take us back to where we started, Suicides, deaths, we don’t support it, a global pandemic ya it’s boring, After a year’s worth of this tiring life how do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Disappointing and unfair to see Canada so low on vaccine priority list
By Letter to the Editor on April 30th, 2021
Dear editor, Disappointing and unfair that Canada would be left far down the priority list of countries receiving the COVID vaccine from Europe. Whether Trudeau and his Liberals in Ottawa were totally inept in locking in orders from suppliers or whether the European Union decided to give Canada the ‘short shift’ is immaterial. Trudeau might ... Read More »
1 responseWeekend Mailbag: April 24, 2021
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2021
Weekend Mailbag is an online feature at the Medicine Hat News which includes letters to the editor that could not be fit into the paper in a timely fashion. Check out our website on Saturdays for more thoughts from the community, or share yours by submitting a letter to the editor by email at letters@medicinehatnews.com. —– ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: GraceLife not about religious freedom
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, Many Albertans have framed the closure of GraceLife Church (near Edmonton) by Alberta Health Services as an issue of religious freedom. It is not. No one is saying you can’t believe and worship as you choose. Health restrictions are simply a temporary limitation on gathering in person. They apply to all faith groups ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Do what is necessary in keeping us safe and well
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, Both my husband and I were raised in Medicine Hat and still have family and dear friends to keep us in the know of what the community is doing with social events. I know, life has been ghostly since the pandemic took over the world. We’re all having to make major changes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Don’t let their problem become yours
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, A good dose of my mother’s “word to the wise” would go a long ways nowadays to ease peoples’ anguish about being name-called, picked on and mistreated. “Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Her advice, “Ignore it, forget it and don’t let their problem become your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: ATA took the right stand
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, The Alberta Teachers’ Association is to be commended for its strong opposition to the ill-conceived K-6 curriculum recently brought forward by the UCP government. The main point of the ATA’s argument is the lack of sufficient consultation on the content. I agree. The government would have us believe that an “expert panel” of ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Let’s act now on climate emergency
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, As an active Alberta Friends of Medicare member, I applaud Canada’s Environment Ministry recent Bill C-28 to protect Canadians’ health from adverse environmental effects. Still, this measure doesn’t go far enough. Apart from obvious water pollution from coal mines, the continued use of fossil fuels (including those used to extract coal) threatens a ... Read More »
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