July 30th, 2025

Letters to the Editor

City’s Primrose plan a step in the wrong direction

By Letter to the Editor on November 16th, 2018

I have lived on Primrose Drive for 37 years. My husband and I bought this house when there was only a dirt road coming in. During these years we have had several years of trucks, noise, house shaking and lack of access to our yards and homes during the infrastructure reconstruction. We also had the ... Read More »

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Will city make public land sale financials?

By Letter to the Editor on November 15th, 2018

Medicine Hat’s city administration has grown to such an unwieldy size that one department has no idea what another is working on. Now bear in mind I am referring to the highly paid suits, not the folks with jackhammers and packers or the poor soul who is constantly attempting to sequence the Dunmore Road lights. ... Read More »

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Law on Medical Assistance in Dying called stupid, insane

By Letter to the Editor on November 14th, 2018

No government has any business interfering in one’s choice of life or death. If they must be involved, then it is to provide counsel, help and support in an attempt to talk one into staying alive. But the final decision to live or die is the sole judgement of the patient in question. And please, ... Read More »

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Proud to have nominated Ritz for Agriculture Hall of Fame

By Letter to the Editor on November 14th, 2018

Re: “Gerry Ritz’s record tarnishes Agriculture Hall of Fame,” Nov. 9 I read with great dismay your guest column submitted by Ian Robson where he diminishes the prestige of the Agriculture Hall of Fame for inducting former minister Gerry Ritz. He then goes on a lengthy tirade about how terrible he thinks Ritz was as ... Read More »

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Hypocrisy from federal politicians, bureaucrats

By Letter to the Editor on November 14th, 2018

The blatant hypocrisy of our Canadian politicians and top level bureaucrats usually referred to as “mandarins” is seeing the light of day. The federal TV ads tell you they legalized cannabis because they could not control it, yet they are making guns illegal because they cannot control them. Trudeau largely exempted Canada’s worst polluters from ... Read More »

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Money worth more to U.S. politicians than human life

By Letter to the Editor on November 12th, 2018

I have written an article on the subject on horrendous civilian shootings before, but it bears repeating given last week’s episode in California. Another needless loss of life of innocent beings out for an evening of entertainment. Donald Trump’s suggestion of stationing armed guards in religious institutions (a good guy with a gun can stop ... Read More »

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We should value and protect Saamis historical site

By Letter to the Editor on November 12th, 2018

I understand that the city is planning to demolish and replace Finlay Bridge with a new concrete structure that will be higher and wider. The approaches will need additional space, so the east wall of St. Patrick’s church will have to be cut back and in Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, the cenotaph will be moved ... Read More »

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MP infringing on freedom of expression

By Letter to the Editor on November 8th, 2018

On or about Oct. 17, 2018 three applicants initiated a constitutional challenge in which they allege that Ottawa mayor Jim Watson has violated their freedom of expression by blocking them on his Twitter account. The lawyer for the plaintiffs sought a court order last month declaring the mayor had infringed on his clients’ constitutional right ... Read More »

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Scientists coming closer to non-life creation

By Letter to the Editor on November 7th, 2018

Re: “Creating life? Credit should go to a higher power,” Oct. 23 1) Scientists thought the sun was the centre of the galaxy: It was the church that was certain that the earth was the centre of the universe but scientists who discovered this to be incorrect. Also, it was the church that denied it, ... Read More »

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Alberta education system not performing well at all

By Letter to the Editor on November 7th, 2018

Alberta Education’s most recent assessment of Alberta students is: “Overall, the education system is continuing to perform well. Seventeen performance measure targets were either exceeded or achieved. Provincial survey results indicate strong agreement that students (85 per cent) and self-identified First Nations, MĂ©tis and Inuit students are engaged in their learning at school (80 per ... Read More »

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Ticked off about anonymous sniping

By Letter to the Editor on November 6th, 2018

Are you tickled pink or ticked off? I’m both today, and here’s why. I’m tickled pink the comments page is read by so many. It is good to listen to others, especially when the heart guides the hand that writes the words. It gives us the measure of the person writing. I’m ticked off at ... Read More »

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