Letters to the Editor
Letter: Let’s be sure to honour Medicine Hat’s own
By Letter to the Editor on August 20th, 2021
Dear editor, The 2021/2021 Olympics has been over for a few weeks. During these tough COVID-19 times, perhaps we should reflect on the gems of positivity in what may feel like a field of negatives. Two such gems have been the superstar runner, Sage Watson, and the internationally recognized commentator, Mark Sakamoto – both from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Politicizing COVID responses instead of doing right thing
By Letter to the Editor on August 20th, 2021
Dear editor, As of Aug. 19, we have 526 active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat and district. After Banff, Cypress County and Medicine Hat now have the highest number of active cases per 100,000 population in all of Alberta (743.5 and 735.5). At last report we have 15 people in hospital. These numbers are apparently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Canada’s part in Meng extradition case shameful
By Letter to the Editor on August 20th, 2021
Dear editor, Thanks for the extensive coverage you have provided on this extradition case. I have no legal training or expertise but I have a lot of experience knowing what is right and what is wrong. And there is a whole lot more here that is wrong than there is right. Robert Frater appears full ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Just take life day by day with God
By Letter to the Editor on August 20th, 2021
Dear editor, Times are what they are but could be worse. The pandemic seems to be entering its fourth wave. Our nurses are undervalued and are picketing. The smoke from the forest fires makes me carry my inhaler everywhere. The drug overdoses have reached an all time high. To me however, I am always surprised ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Why fear a COVID-19 vaccine?
By Letter to the Editor on August 19th, 2021
Dear editor I don’t quite get it, well maybe I do somewhat. Seventy years ago when I was six we were stricken with polio – the whole family was affected and quarantined for three weeks, my brother was in an iron lung, my sister lame for life, my right arm was paralyzed. When the vaccine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: A new political strategy for Albertans in the upcoming federal election
By Letter to the Editor on August 18th, 2021
Dear editor, Here’s an idea for Albertans: turf every Conservative, and lone NDP, Member of Parliament and elect nothing but Liberal MPs. That’s 34 seats in Canada’s Parliament and in a party in power to represent the interests of Albertans. It could also mean the difference between a majority or minority Liberal government or a ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Managing pandemic stresses essential for kids
By Letter to the Editor on August 18th, 2021
Dear editor, As a parent and pediatrician for the last few decades in southern Alberta, I want to invite parents and guardians to consider what children need in order to thrive during this time when the COVID-19 delta virus is surging. Children and teens need a healthy, stress-managed and safe environment for them to learn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: It’s time to get out and vote (and get this bad prime minister out)
By Letter to the Editor on August 18th, 2021
Dear editor, It’s time to “poop” or get off the pot! Our drama teacher Prime Minister has announced “the election.” We’ve been walking the walk, talking the talk for the last few years and now it’s time to push the envelope and make sure Canadian voters understand the premise. It has never, ever been this ... Read More »
6 responsesLetter: ‘The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching’
By Letter to the Editor on August 17th, 2021
Dear editor, I have always had an issue with people littering. This behaviour seems to be so disrespectful to both other people and the environment. Many times this is done when ‘no one is watching.’ It’s as if the litterers are thinking, ‘If I don’t get caught, it doesn’t matter if I dump this here.’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: UN Climate Report paints dire picture of the future
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2021
Dear editor, The UN’s Climate Report is out and it paints a dire picture of the future. We are already beginning to see the results of our C02 emissions, wildfires consume the West year after year, droughts are dryer and lasting longer, flash flooding and hurricanes are more deadly and more frequent. If we continue ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Thrown to the wolves
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2021
Dear editor, Medicine Hat (and the rest of Alberta) has been thrown to the wolves as far as COVID-19 is concerned. At today’s COVID update for medical staff in the South zone there was universal concern about the province’s direction with respect to the loss of the mask mandate and the planned reduction of testing ... Read More »
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