ISSUES

Greensence is a group of committed citizens dedicated to promoting renewable energy alternatives in Southern Alberta. The group actively informs citizens and elected leaders of the potential uses of Green Renewable Energy sources for residents, governments and businesses.

Greensence conducted a shortened but focused survey of the by-election candidates so that voters can elect a candidate who will commit to fostering a healthy environment long into the future.  Read more »

On September 23rd, all the aldermanic and mayoralty candidates for Council received an e-mail from an organization called "Concerned Citizens Group". The Group had designed a Bill of Rights for Lethbridge Citizens and they wanted each candidate to sign on to it. Apparently, this Group will place an ad in the Lethbridge Herald stating who has signed and who has not. I did not.

Consider the following 2 points:1) We elect city councilors to represent us at City Hall, where they are to make decisions that benefit the community. In Lethbridge, we select these representatives through an “at-large” (or “city wide”) ballot, where every eligible voter can vote for all eight aldermanic positions (although citizens do not have to vote for all eight positions). In theory, our at-large system means that each councilor is accountable to all 85,000 citizens in our city. In theory, this also means that we have 8 councilors representing our needs.

The City's proposal to make bicycle helmets mandatory for all citizens is certainly a contentious issue. There are very strong arguments outlining both the pros and the cons of mandatory helmet laws (see below). I believe we all see the wisdom in making it mandatory for our children and youth to 'buckle up under the chin'. As a co-founder of Safety City Society, I have always supported and advocated for such rules for our youngest citizens.