Letters to the Editor
Letter: Thank you to the city for keeping our paths clean through winter
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2024
Dear editor, Now that winter is over (fingers crossed) we should thank those responsible for clearing our walking paths around the city. I commute by bicycle as much as possible, and there would be many days when it would be unsafe to do so if the paths were not so attentively cleared of snow before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Council should be applauded for holding mayor to account
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2024
Dear editor, The rabble in our midst would have us believe all chance of valour has gone beyond recall or desire. Nothing could be further from the truth – the city council of Medicine Hat showed us that common sense still prevails, that the practice of public behaviour, manners and a polite society still prevails. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Let’s make the Esplanade safe for everyone
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2024
Dear editor, Ever since the Esplanade first opened there have been unresolved safety and accessibility issues. But after my latest visit here are two that should receive immediate attention. Unlike the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, the Esplanade does not have centre aisle handrails for audience members with seats located in the upper balcony. If you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: City council fails us while real-life problems continue to mount
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2024
Dear editor, City council has completely failed the residents of Medicine Hat and is on track to continue to let citizens down over the next year-and-a-half. For more than two years now, the mayor and council have been determined to allow infighting at city hall to be the municipality’s top priority rather than the welfare ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Seems as if councillors broke procedure, not the mayor
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2024
Dear editor, I was amazed to hear that our duly elected mayor was reproved for calling the city manager (and perhaps the council itself) to account for an apparently illegal action in restructuring city positions. Perhaps this was an unwitting action on the part of both the council and the city manager, but I am ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Mayor Clark was doing just the job she was elected to do
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2024
Dear editor, After watching the video of the council meeting on Aug. 21, 2023, this is what I understand: Mayor Clark was asking questions to the city manager. At no time did Mayor Clark raise her voice or act in a disrespectful manner. towards the city manager. She was simply asking questions. The city manager ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Time for Alberta’s government to hold up their end of the bargain on health care
By Letter to the Editor on March 7th, 2024
Dear editor, The urgency remains real for family and rural generalist physicians across the province. Government provided general funds for physician compensation and development programs. While the budget didn’t include a specific line item for the Primary Care Compensation Model submitted by the AMA earlier this year, Minister LaGrange has money she can use to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Coal mining on the eastern slopes a net negative that must not be allowed
By Letter to the Editor on March 6th, 2024
Dear editor, Regarding: coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains Open pit coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains should not be permitted. First of all, it will poison our drinking water with selenium and other hazardous chemicals – drinking water that is crucial to life in the southern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Alberta government opting out of pharmacare would prove they don’t care about people
By Letter to the Editor on February 29th, 2024
Dear editor, Canadians have something to celebrate, but maybe not Albertans. On Feb. 23, under the Supply and Confidence Agreement, the Liberal government and the NDP reached a long-anticipated deal on a National Pharmacare program based on a single-payer system and the Canada Health Act. While the initial legislation, due this week, will only include ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Decisions like these are hard to ignore
By Letter to the Editor on February 7th, 2024
Dear editor, I am trying my best to ignore politics in Alberta right now because, quite frankly, it is no good for my mental health. It doesn’t make any sense and the politicians are ignoring the professionals who know what they are talking about. Apparently politicians think pharmacists can be as good as family doctors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: MLA town hall neglects to offer what town hall should
By Letter to the Editor on February 7th, 2024
Dear editor, I attended the “town hall meeting” on Friday at the Medicine Hat Public library. Defined by Oxford dictionary as “an event at which a politician or public official answers questions from members of the public,” I expected a back-and-forth conversation between Premier Danielle Smith and those attending. A rare chance for her constituents ... Read More »
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