Letters to the Editor
Letter: Last-minute veteran transport by city appreciated
By Letter to the Editor on November 14th, 2024
Dear editor, Robertson Memorial No. 17 greatly appreciated the city for understanding and sending a Special Transit bus to the Legion on Nov. 11 to transport our disabled veterans. Although it was a last-minute arrangement, it was greatly appreciated and much needed. Thank you for the decision to also provide the bus at no charge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: City should have provided free transport for veterans on Remembrance Day
By Letter to the Editor on November 13th, 2024
Dear editor, Why did the city want to charge the local legion $360 to take veterans with difficulties on Remembrance Day to the Cenotaph, using the Handi Bus? Mine and the rest of the city residents’ taxes are used to run the city buses almost empty every day. Could the city have asked one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: What Remembrance Day means to me…
By Letter to the Editor on November 7th, 2024
Dear editor, I am the daughter of a veteran of the First World War. When I was 10 years old in Grade 5 in 1963, our class was getting ready for Remembrance Day when my teacher was telling us the importance of remembering those who fought in the wars. I put up my had to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: If you’re lucky, you know or knew someone who sacrificed
By Letter to the Editor on November 6th, 2024
Dear editor, Re: Thankfulness on Remembrance Day We all understand we should be thankful for the service and sacrifices of Canada’s veterans, but, as I have come to know detailed examples of what some veterans experienced, my gratitude to all veterans has become more profound. I am lucky to have known some Second World War ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: A thank-you to the people in uniform who protect our city
By Letter to the Editor on November 6th, 2024
Dear editor, Myself and family appreciate all the officers in the police force in our city. They protect homes and families. All officers put their lives in frontline danger to take care of people in this fair city. We respect all as they uniform up to a day’s work. With all the heavy gear these ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: How can 18 young people dying after CFS intervention not be the biggest story of any day?
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2024
Dear editor, In Oct. 22’s paper on page A8, a headline read, “Eighteen young Albertans died while receiving intervention services since April. Sixteen were Indigenous.” Firstly, I didn’t understand why this wasn’t front page news. Over the course of five months from April to August of this year, 18 young people died after intervention by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: City needs to better present its business case behind Saamis Solar purchase
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2024
Dear editor, I have been reading about the city utilities’ latest venture, the takeover of Saamis Solar Park. With a capacity of 325 MW, this would more than double its current generating capacity. Considering Medicine Hat’s current growth rate, I find it hard to assume this extra generating capacity would be for existing local users ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: If anyone needs a body regulating behaviour, it’s our elected politicians
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2024
Dear editor, Your recent article in Oct. 24’s paper entitled “Smith promises to review professional regulators, legislate limits,” caused a major upheaval during my breakfast reading. There is often a lively discussion with hubby over various articles, especially lately – case in point the need to wear a tin foil hat due to chemicals raining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Dental Care is health care, yet Alberta wants to opt out of federal plan
By Letter to the Editor on October 24th, 2024
Dear editor, “In the spring the Federal Liberals, pushed by the NDP, came up with a Federal Dental Plan for Canadians who did not have coverage. Eligible people signed onto the plan only to find out their dentist had not signed onto the plan. Since the Federal Government made changes to the billing procedure a ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Smith warring with renewable energy is costing Alberta billions in investment
By Letter to the Editor on October 24th, 2024
Dear editor, This past Tuesday (Oct. 22), a well written letter to the editor by Gail Lawrence expressed disappointment in Premier Smith’s spending of $7 million tax dollars to promote her anti environment/pro oil, coal and gas agenda. This was Smith’s perverse declaration of war against “renewable energy projects,” a pathetic out-of-step-with-the-rest-of-the-world stand that will ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: How much will axing the tax cost you? It’s quite easy to figure out.
By Letter to the Editor on October 23rd, 2024
Dear editor, The Carbon Tax rebate for Medicine Hat residents is $1,080 per person, plus $540 for a second adult and $250 per child for the 2024-25 year. To this point this year my wife and I have received $1,215.50. Going back to a year ago, the total is $1,533.75. There are two types of ... Read More »
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