LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Rehab the grizzlies and release them
Re: Orphan bears belong in wild, not zoo, experts insist, May 21
The Cochrane Ecological Institute, which recently rehabilitated and released an injured bald eagle found in Lakeview, would do an exceptional job of doing the same for the three orphaned grizzlies.
May I suggest that the hunter who shot their mother make a substantial donation to the Cochrane Ecological Institute to cover the cost of their rehabilitation and release? This institute receives no funding and employs volunteers. It seems to me that this would be the best way to solve the problem.
Laurie Dolph, Calgary
Something appears rotten in the CBE
Re: Board’s mild response points to problem, May 22 The Shakespearean phrase from Hamlet, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” comes to mind reading coverage of the financial woes of the Calgary Board of Education. The auditor’s report and the increases in costs to parents for books, supplies, extracurricular activities and busing seem to indicate the priorities at the board are askew, with students taking the hit.
The board’s defensive response is another indication finding solutions will be fraught with internal jurisdictional difficulties. In the 22 years since the government fired a previous board, this task appears to have eluded them.
Nancy Marley-clarke, Calgary
Alberta should look into green energy
Re: Report sets roadmap for effective change, May 20 Jim Vavra’s letter is right on the point. Glorious as the days of oil and gas certainly have been, let’s accept that further investment in the resource is not only dangerous to our planet but no longer economically viable.
Instead of throwing more money at what is becoming a dying industry, economic stimulus in POST-COVID Alberta should be created by investing in green energy projects based on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and development of renewables, for which there is plenty of scope on our doorstep. Mary Ndlovu, Redwood Meadows
Provide us with medical masks
I’ve read with interest the reporting on the advice from Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam that Canadians should wear “non-medical face masks in public when they aren’t sure they will be able to keep their distance from others.” This is a complete abdication of her responsibility to say that Canadians should wear medical masks wherever possible, and acknowledge that the core of the problem is that there are insufficient medical masks exacerbated by the failure currently to procure or manufacture the proper masks. Only when we recognize the actual problem will we be able to develop a sufficient action plan to solve the problem.
We all should be saying, “Where the h... are the masks and when will we receive them?” and be given a wellthought-out and justifiable response.
Don Moe, Calgary