Do we really only have three voices of reason on city council? Administration is trying to convince the council that allowing the federal government to be involved in any part of the river valley will not give the feds any control. What rock have these people been hiding under? When was the last time the federal government did anything for Alberta without extracting every ounce (yes not grams) of control possible? Unfortunately there\u2019s too many members of council with Liberal leanings and they believe everything administration says. They haven\u2019t brought this to the people yet and I\u2019m not sure that they will. If you don\u2019t want the feds controlling our river valley contact your council member and tell them you don\u2019t want this to happen. Be another voice of reason.<\/p>\n
GEORGE COLGAN<\/strong><\/p>\n (This issue really should be decided by plebiscite.)<\/p>\n Re: Pedestrian hit (Aug. 25). When will our self-centred, incompetent politicians realize that we need a law that makes it illegal to pass a vehicle stopped, for any reason, at an intersection, at a speed exceeding 15 km\/h. I call this shooting the gap. How many people must die? How many accidents must we have? I firmly believe that the truck driver is guilty and should be charged to the fullest extent of the law. Perhaps the charge could be, driving without care and attention. Enough is enough.<\/p>\n KEN HASS<\/strong><\/p>\n (Common sense should tell us to slow down when traffic is stopped at an intersection.)<\/p>\n By now I would have thought that any person with half a brain could connect the dots between climate change and the worldwide scourge of wildfires, floods, warming oceans, heat domes and atmospheric rivers that are becoming commonplace. But sadly the letter by R. Pocius (Carbon tax scam, Aug. 24) has proved me wrong. Humanity must realize that we are at a point where CO2 and methane emissions must be reduced by universally adopting cleaner sources of energy, and by reducing demand for fossil fuels. If reducing that demand involves implementing carbon taxes or other \u201cincentives\u201d then so be it. Page 4 of the Aug. 24 Edmonton Sun features a must-read article entitled \u201cAstronomical Costs.\u201d These costs will end up costing us exponentially more than any carbon tax unless we change our way of thinking.<\/p>\n MARK PATTERSON<\/strong><\/p>\n (Maybe this could all be accomplished without artificially increasing costs.)<\/p>\n What really matters, I wonder? After hearing that Edmonton city councillors debate how much extra they\u2019re willing to spend on properly funding the essential Edmonton Police Service. This is a no-brainer, debate not required, ever. Where are your priorities after expensive bike-lane funding? Sure hope it starts to address Edmonton\u2019s explosive crime statistics. Fear of being or going to the city centre, riding public transit are daily concerns for your constituents. What\u2019s your response?<\/p>\n DARYL COTE<\/strong><\/p>\n (People need to feel safe Downtown.)<\/p>\n News that Kleenex brand tissues will no longer be available in Canada is, in itself, not a big deal. However it joins an increasing number of popular consumer brands like Bugles, Delissio, and numerous others that have vanished from Canadian shelves over the last few years. While some of this is in the realm of normal business activity, the inordinate number of consumer products being withdrawn from the Canadian market recently leaves many of us concerned. While we\u2019ve apparently been \u2018back\u2019 since 2015, are we actually still open for business?<\/p>\n AL WILLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n (These losses are nothing to sniff at.)<\/p>\n Do you have an opinion on the news of the day? Click here to send a letter to the editor<\/p>\n Dail poll: Has your family been affected by opioid use?<\/p>\nNEW LAW NEEDED<\/h2>\n
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