Letters to the Editor
Letter: Thank you, council, for keeping rec centres open
By Letter to the Editor on December 29th, 2021
Dear Editor, I was pleased to learn our city council unanimously approved additional funding in order to reopen the Moose Recreation Centre arena and Crestwood pool and fitness centre in 2022. I’m grateful to the individuals who led the charge to keep those services in the community and am certain that previously-affected Hatters and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Jason Kenney either doesn’t understand, or he’s lying
By Letter to the Editor on December 29th, 2021
Dear editor, Jason Kenney is either misinformed by his staff or has lost his grip on reality. His statement that the Alberta government must back stop any financial losses by AIMCo, the Alberta Government Pension Plan investors, is an outright lie. His UCP government removed that part of the legislation years ago – even Alberta ... Read More »
4 responsesLetter: Medicine Hat primed for growth; Landlords a different story
By Letter to the Editor on December 22nd, 2021
Dear editor, Relocating from Toronto to Medicine Hat this past September felt like a dream come true. I, a lifelong Ontarian, could not believe that such a welcoming place existed. The day I signed my lease, I bounded to city hall, elated with the belonging that being a “Hatter” would surely bring. I was utterly ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: It’s all about the approach
By Letter to the Editor on December 22nd, 2021
Dear editor, The past few weeks have come and gone with some personal adventures for us, but as things settle down, I want to address a few things that relate to local health-care professionals. When I landed in emergency at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Nov. 10, around the time many folks were probably arriving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Now is not the time to ease public health restrictions
By Letter to the Editor on December 21st, 2021
Dear editor, In what condition will Alberta’s health care system and the health of Albertans be in January and February, 2022? The Omicron variant, first identified about three weeks ago, is spreading rapidly. It is supplanting Delta variant as the main pandemic driver. In a short time, epidemiologists have learned that Omicron is much more ... Read More »
4 responsesLetter: MHPSD live streams a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done
By Letter to the Editor on December 15th, 2021
Dear editor, As communicated to me by a board representative, Medicine Hat Public School Board is taking steps to increase transparency of its operations by live-streaming the public portions of its board meetings. Live-streaming will be a major step forward, with MHPSD joining other boards such as Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education and Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: The hustle and bustle is back
By Letter to the Editor on December 15th, 2021
Dear editor, It is that busy time before Christmas, people are making plans and figuring out how to afford food and presents. Then how do we make it to the next cheque in January? It is a stressful time. Yet people expect us to put on a wonderful smile and love everybody. I like Christmas, ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: The antidote for social and relationship unkindness is kindness
By Letter to the Editor on December 14th, 2021
Dear editor, People across the world struggle to overcome all kinds of problems: poverty, hunger, want, wars, pestilence, crime, greed, physical illness, mental illness, meanness, unfairness, loss of hope and helplessness to name but a few. I can’t help much on a global scale, but I’ll continue to hold doors for strangers, gladly let people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: A big thank-you
By Letter to the Editor on December 14th, 2021
Dear editor, I would like to send out a BIG thank-you to the people who helped me on Dec. 1 in the Canadian Tire parking lot. I fell and broke my hip, and people stopped to help. They stayed with me, called the ambulance, got my husband from the car and tried to keep me ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Big Marble Go Centre naming sets great example for other local businesses
By Letter to the Editor on December 14th, 2021
Dear editor, A big thank-you on behalf of the citizens of Medicine Hat to Marble Farms for stepping up to the plate and paying for naming rights on the former Leisure Centre. By doing so, they set a great example for other successful local businesses freely “giving back” to our city. By doing so, city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: If you want to be welcome in a neighbourhood, you need to be a good neighbour
By Letter to the Editor on November 25th, 2021
Dear editor, With the colder weather, housing situations like that reported in Wetaskiwin due to the closing of a homeless shelter, become more urgent. One reason for this closure was a financial shortfall, which badly needs to be addressed. However, other reasons for the closure were said to be concerns by residents about crime, open ... Read More »
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