Letters to the Editor
Letter: Avoidable tragedies are the hardest to stomach
By Letter to the Editor on December 19th, 2024
Dear editor, My heart sank yet again when I read the story in the Thursday, Dec. 12 News that four people were killed in a crash on Highway 3 east of Grassy Lake on the Tuesday morning. The story says an RCMP collision reconstructionist is investigating the cause of the collision, so it’s hard and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Now more than ever, Truth Matters, Journalism Matters
By Letter to the Editor on December 5th, 2024
Dear editor, As a former newspaper reporter, I endorse the News’ slogan of Truth Matters. Journalism Matters. We are longtime subscribers and just renewed for home delivery, so we’ve put our money where our mouth is. Truth and journalism are two pillars of our Canadian democracy, and I think they’re self-evident, but like the glaciers, ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Where is public/community health in the restructuring of health care?
By Letter to the Editor on November 27th, 2024
Dear editor, Public Health Units have been one of the pillars of health care since the Public Health Act was passed in 1907 in Alberta. Public Health is distinguished from other components of health care by two underlying principles: a focus on the health of the population as a whole instead of on individuals and ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Stephen Harper is a poor choice to run AIMCo., and history knows it
By Letter to the Editor on November 27th, 2024
Dear editor: Re: Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s appointment as chairman of Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo.) Mr. Harper’s appointment is a poor choice, for at least four reasons. First, his scruples are pliable. In 2011 his Conservative government became the first in centuries of Westminster Parliament governments, worldwide, to be found in contempt of ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: 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 »
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