Letters to the Editor
Letter: Loss of glaciers has massive impact on water supply
By Letter to the Editor on October 15th, 2021
Dear editor, Glaciers supply much of Alberta and Western Canada with drinking water, especially at times of the year when other sources of water are at their lowest, (University of Alberta atmospheric sciences associate professor Jeff) Kavanaugh said. “Glaciers pick up the slack right when we need it the most,” he said, as they provide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Everyone should play by the same set of rules
By Letter to the Editor on October 15th, 2021
Dear editor, Costco has now become part of the problem. By not enforcing the mask mandate they are giving the anti-maskers the OK to break the law and encouraging that bad behaviour in other public places. The people who are abusive to staff in these places are probably jumping up and down shouting, “It’s working! ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Efforts by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan not in vain
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Since the Taliban took back Afghanistan, Canadian soldiers may wonder if their efforts and sacrifices were in vain. By no means. Though the current outcome is not what we would wish, at the very least they gave a generation of Afghan women a brighter outlook and a degree of freedom which the Taliban ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Samcoe performed a valuable service for Hatters
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2021
Dear editor, I rarely agree with anything Mr. Larry Samcoe says but in his article in the News on Oct. 7 he performed a valuable service for our community. His list of issues that we should all consider before casting our votes is a powerful presentation of how democracy should work. His list of local ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Giving thanks
By Letter to the Editor on October 8th, 2021
Dear editor, Around this time two years ago, Design Kitchens’ Jamie and Jackie Taylor; Brost Developments’Aaron Brost, Tom Shaw; Creative Floor Coverings’ Dean McNamara, Tyson (Tyler) Bleile; Concept Plumbing’s Shawn and Jenny Yanke; The Electric Company’s Jim Zemp; Dulux Paints’ Michael Sauers; PlyGem Building Products’ Doug Vickery; and the rest of the fabulous people who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Just more ‘blah, blah, blah’
By Letter to the Editor on October 6th, 2021
Dear editor, Recently, Greta Thunberg aptly described the climate change efforts of faux or neo-environmentalist politicos as just more “blah, blah, blah.” To me, she was also saying that, while bone-dry-vegetation world regions uncontrollably burn, mass addiction to fossil fuel products undoubtedly helps keep the average consumer quiet about the planet’s greatest polluter, lest they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Make Co-op Place more accessible, despite location
By Letter to the Editor on October 1st, 2021
Dear editor, A previous city council’s $75-million Co-op Place blunder continues to be a taxpayer’s financial burden – as pointed out in Collin Gallant’s recent News article, when quoting operational cost figures for recreational facilities, as stated by Coun. Kris Samraj, (comparing the higher operational costs to the old Medicine Hat Arena, which it replaced). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: We can’t stay silent while our premier refuses assistance
By Letter to the Editor on October 1st, 2021
Dear editor, I can no longer be silent and expect our doctors and nurses to fight our provincial government on my behalf. There is no doubt in my mind that we are here in this life-and-death battle as a result of the actions of our premier. Government-sanctioned parties as of July, Mr. Kenney holidaying in ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Don’t take out your frustrations on fellow travellers on this journey of life
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Dear editor, Last Friday night I took my wife out for a late supper as a “date night” in Medicine Hat to a local restaurant after a busy week. At our table we were asked to show proof of vaccination and ID. Though we are not supporters of mandates, we understand the impossible situation business ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Mega drought shows the time is now for Meridian Dam
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Dear editor, Who could have predicted that Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Swift Current, Moose Jaw and Regina would be on water restrictions and/or boil-water advisories during the summer of 2021? The drought of summer 2021 should be an awakening; the Hoover Dam in the U.S. was constructed during a drought period in the 1930s. Now is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: We need to take things day by day
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
It is scary in Alberta right now. Our health system is near collapse and people are worried about their families. Some families still disagree about getting vaccinated. We need to take a breath and take things day by day, and hour by hour. Concentrate on what is important for you. What makes you calm and ... Read More »
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