Letters to the Editor
Guns being treated differently that other potentially harmful items
By Letter to the Editor on August 21st, 2019
Our elected officials of all three levels, ably assisted by their bloated bureaucracies, have been bandying numbers around regarding gun control. Basically guns are bad therefore they should be banned. Now most of us are well aware that both sides are capable of playing with the numbers. So I am looking at the topic differently. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Examining salaries in the private sector
By Letter to the Editor on August 21st, 2019
In recent weeks Gillian Slade has written two editorials regarding public and private sector workers concentrating on, and subsequently attacking, public sector wages and benefits. In her Aug. 2 editorial she states “This includes paying staff reasonable salaries and pensions in line with the private sector.” Ms. Slade needs to back up this statement, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad feeling about what’s to come for some Albertans
By Letter to the Editor on August 21st, 2019
I think that life is going to get brutish and short for some people living in Alberta. I already see more signs of homelessness then ever before. The move to defund supervised consumption sites such as the one in Lethbridge, because people who overdose will just overdose again is flawed thinking. Canada has a universal ... Read More »
1 responseMotz ignoring positives of government intervention in economy
By medicinehatnews on August 16th, 2019
Re: “A government for positive change,” Aug. 2 Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz tells us that government can not “create opportunity” nor be “the driverof innovation and human progress.” Even if one makes allowance for pre-election hyperbole, this idea is easily shown to be false by the few examples which follow, regarding some actions of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Look at bigger picture regarding AHS salaries
By medicinehatnews on August 16th, 2019
Re: “Public sector pay is out of whack,” July 26. We read with interest the column regarding public versus private sector pay, and in particular, the claims that AHS salaries are “out of all proportion” to the private sector. AHS’ compensation for non-union staff, including leaders, is in the low- to mid-range when compared nationally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many uses for plastic shopping bags
By medicinehatnews on August 12th, 2019
At least 25 years ago, I opened out a plastic shopping bag, made a pattern and began sewing bags for myself, my sisters, and my mother. I made them out of a solid knit fabric from the clearance shelf at the fabric store. I still have some of the original ones and have made many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death of the Oasis in the Prairies
By medicinehatnews on August 12th, 2019
It is the summer of 2002, the Oasis of the Prairies, also known as the City of Medicine Hat, is in full bloom! Entry features into the city are spruced up, parks and greenbelts are primed and ready to be judged. The residents and staff of this great city are doing everything they can to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outstanding accomplishment by Hat ball team
By Letter to the Editor on August 8th, 2019
I would like to offer my congratulations to the Medicine Hat Junior Little League all stars in winning the Canadian championship last weekend in Lethbridge. This group is the first team at any level from Medicine Hat to win a national Little League championship. Trust me when I say getting to a Canadian Little League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We can make the world a better place for all
By Letter to the Editor on August 3rd, 2019
The world is getting smaller, no doubt about it. Now more than ever, if a butterfly flits its wings on one side of the planet, there is a reaction, however small, on the opposite side. Shouldn’t we then consider our fellowmen, everywhere? What if we can do so and at the same time make a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspicious of government’s supervised consumption site review
By Letter to the Editor on August 2nd, 2019
According to statistics the group overdosing most in the current opioid drug crisis are men 20 to 40 years old. This population is very productive in our economy. It horrifies me that we don’t use every resource to help drug addiction. We know if we treat opioid addiction with suboxone people can go back to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former owners of the Tweed House want to see local history preserved
By Letter to the Editor on July 31st, 2019
Re: “Old owners try to save historic house,” July 17 As noted in the Medicine Hat News recently, the Tweed House at the corner of Division Avenue and First Street SW might soon be removed or destroyed. My husband and I were devastated upon hearing this news, after the sale was concluded. We thank Collin ... Read More »
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