January 12th, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Citizens should have a say before trees are removed

By Letter to the Editor on August 9th, 2018

Come every Sunday, one can view Medicine Hat Village’s overflowing garbage bins along Thirteenth Ave. S.E. — giving credence to those who identify the inhabitants as ‘trailer trash.’ Garbage is for viewing until Tuesday. In line with helping keep the city clean and green, management is preparing to remove long-standing trees. A year ago, tree ... Read More »

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Impressed with golfers, parents and Golf Canada officials

By Letter to the Editor on August 9th, 2018

I was totally impressed with Golf Canada’s junior boys’ championship tournament last week at the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club. Volunteering there for three of the four days was a great experience. The number of young men, and parents who took the time to say thank you to the volunteers was outstanding. Numerous parents ... Read More »

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Column was ‘hot mess of socialist reasoning’

By Letter to the Editor on August 9th, 2018

Re: Peter Mueller column Aug. 4. It’s challenging to digest Peter Mueller’s hot mess of socialist reasoning in his recent editorial. Generally he’d like us to believe Jason Kenney is frazzled, the UCP is on the verge of collapse and Rachel Notley is both a hero and financial wizard. Specifically Peter tells us Jason Kenney ... Read More »

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‘Selective memory’ exhibited by Wanner

By Letter to the Editor on August 8th, 2018

Re: MLA Report by Bob Wanner — July 27 In reviewing this report, I marvelled at the long explanation on age and family advice. Being somewhere near the same age of Bob Wanner, I think he has a selective memory regarding the legacy of previous (non NDP) governments. I am referring to the Conservatives from ... Read More »

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Danforth killer’s family should be deported

By Letter to the Editor on August 8th, 2018

I am upset that the media are trying to make the Danforth murderer, Faisal Hussain, as the victim. The true victims were the 12 people shot and the young woman and girl that were killed. Recently, the Medicine Hat News published two editorials from the Canadian Press, one from the Hamilton Spectator on Aug. 1, ... Read More »

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Cypress-Medicine Hat voters face interesting question at the polls

By Letter to the Editor on August 3rd, 2018

It would be quite interesting if Bob Wanner is the NDP candidate in the Cypress-Medicine Hat constituency. The contest would be an excellent opportunity to clarify recent political happenings in southeastern Alberta. Was Wanner’s victory in 2015 a random occurrence, or did the voters choose him because he would provide the best representation for our ... Read More »

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Column was ‘fiction’

By Letter to the Editor on August 2nd, 2018

After reading the July 28 column of Paul McLennan Whatever happened to rational thought?, I was puzzled for a while. Then I thought about it and realized Mr. McLennan has chosen a new writing genre: fiction. Gregory R. Cote Irvine, ... Read More »

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Leave curricular development to experts

By Letter to the Editor on August 2nd, 2018

The Alberta Curriculum joke continues. After much criticism and growing backlash to the current curricular developments in mathematics and social studies, the minister of education elects to survey the public about curricular development. I don’t quite understand the process nor the point of a survey to the general public prior to introducing a model. When ... Read More »

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Column was ‘awesome’

By Letter to the Editor on August 2nd, 2018

Paul McLennan’s July 28 column, Whatever happened to rational thought?, was absolutely awesome. The News needs to forward it to all those other Canadian newspapers that plug up the left-hand column of its editorial page with often very boring, politically-correct nonsense. John Stanley Medicine Hat... Read More »

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Time to close the refugee loophole

By Letter to the Editor on August 1st, 2018

Re: “Canada’s imaginary migrant crisis,” June 21 Jeremy Appel’s opinion is simply a statement of the ongoing liberal/left polices of trying to force nations to an open border situation which is being promoted by some. Many of the immigrants today are economic migrants, most of whom claim refugee status once in the country. The definition ... Read More »

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Hateful pamphlets, posters don’t represent Medicine Hat

By Letter to the Editor on August 1st, 2018

In response to the recent hate-speech which tarnished cars and church doors in some neighbourhoods in Medicine Hat, one thing needs to be made clear: Newcomer populations, immigrants, refugees and minority populations are all welcomed community members. You are our community members and this racist narrative has no place in our community. The actions of ... Read More »

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