Letters to the Editor
Letter: The January blues
By Letter to the Editor on January 14th, 2022
Dear editor, It is the middle of January and money is running low. The bills are coming in and I will have to juggle this and that to figure out how to make it to AISH Day on February 1. I am not worried though. Routine is important. A good night’s sleep, too. We are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: At-home rapid tests creating more problems than they solve
By Letter to the Editor on January 14th, 2022
Dear editor, I’d like to share my experience with COVID-19. I recently attended a birthday party and because it was held in a pub, as an unvaccinated person, I had to produce a negative rapid test at my expense. Three days later, I had a sore throat and runny nose. Two days after that, I ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Another slide into open legal use
By Letter to the Editor on January 13th, 2022
Dear editor, Health Canada has issued a “No objection” letter to a clinic in Calgary to experiment with magic mushrooms and MDMA. The clinic will test the procedure on in-house physicians before using it on patients, and they are also “looking forward” to trying LSD and ayahuasca. Whilst this is obviously another slide into open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: The Creator has a great purpose, which is to love us
By Letter to the Editor on January 13th, 2022
Dear editor, Evolution or Creation – which is true? Evolution declares everything came into being on its own. Creation declares that the omniscient, omnipresent God spoke creation into being. Let’s see which claim is true, which makes the most sense. Let us see what basic things are necessary for either to succeed. 1. A designer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Local bank staff go above and beyond for customers
By Letter to the Editor on January 13th, 2022
Dear editor, I am so pleased to be able to put this into the newspaper. I have been dealing with the Alberta Treasury Branch bank for many years in this beautiful city’s downtown branch. To all bank tellers and other staff members whom are so considerate, kind and helpful, so understanding to all customers, all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Desirability of outcome, not quality of construction, is the important issue
By Letter to the Editor on January 8th, 2022
Dear editor, In response to a Jan. 6 letter to the editor written by John MacLaren Mr. MacLaren extols the supposedly high quality of construction of the pipeline as justification for its existence. This pipeline, of course, is the one Canada owns, it having been purchased in 2019 by Mr. Trudeau and his Liberal government. ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: After two years of COVID, more BHCs are needed
By Letter to the Editor on January 6th, 2022
Dear editor, We have a mental health crisis in Alberta. Specialists such as psychiatrists or psychologists are worth every dime but not everyone needs one. Behavioural Health Consultants (BHCs) are a cost effective way of filling the need. However the current funding model is flawed and needs to change. BHCs aren’t psychiatrists or psychologists; they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Trans-Mountain pipeline holds strong
By Letter to the Editor on January 6th, 2022
Dear editor, Geez, houses washed away, major highways and roads washed out, huge steel bridges washed out, rail lines washed out, oil pipeline washed out of the ground. Yet not even one drop of oil escaped from that Trans Mountain pipeline that has been in service for 53 years carrying Alberta crude oil to the ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Happy birthday BATUS
By Letter to the Editor on January 6th, 2022
Dear editor, You know the past 50 years have rolled past very quickly! I would at this time like to wish BATUS a very happy 50th birthday. Hopefully we can celebrate many more in the years to come. As an original member of the first 15 British soldiers to start up BATUS, we landed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Laxer report shines light on foreign-owned oil companies
By Letter to the Editor on January 4th, 2022
Dear editor, On Dec. 8, the Council of Canadians, along with Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (B.C. & Saskatchewan), released a report authored by University of Alberta political economist Gordon Laxer, “Posing as Canadian: How Big Foreign Oil captures energy and climate policy”. In it he states, “Alberta’s recent public (Allan) inquiry into ‘anti-Alberta energy campaigns’ targeted ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: O Christmas Tree
By Letter to the Editor on January 4th, 2022
Dear editor, O Christmas Tree Thy leaves are so unchanging. They’re not just green when the season is warm and sunny, but also when it is cold and dreary. The tree always looks the same, standing strong in the cold and harsh winter, as easily as in the warm summer. In summer, it reassures us ... Read More »
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