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Your letters for July 29: Fix the mess we're in

City Hall has usurped council's role and runs the city. I live in West Eau Claire and see constant gridlock on our roads. 8th Street S.W. has been under construction for five years. With no consultation, it will become two lanes with bike lanes on either side. This is in spite of bike lanes on 7th Street S.W. The core is impossible to navigate with constant construction. Article content Article content Writing the local councillor gets you a form letter. Writing the city, you get 'We'll take your letter under consideration. It's time we voted in a council that looks after infrastructure and takes control of the administration. Article content Article content Article content Article content Here in Toronto, if the AIMCO office on King Street catches fire, we will not call it 'an Alberta fire' and fault Smith for allowing employees to leave flammable paper on their desks. Article content Should firefighters now understand the basics of constitutional law in Canada? Article content Jim O'Reilly, Toronto Article content Article content Article content Verdict leaves many unsatisfied Article content Regardless of the outcome of the hockey players' trial for sexual assault, their behaviour was atrocious. It speaks to their character, whether defined as criminal or not. Article content None of their parents can be proud of the actions admitted to by their sons. We can do better as parents to instill better values, Team Canada can do better by not turning a blind eye to actions that scar our nation as a country, and hockey as a sport enshrined in our very identity can do better at preventing a mindset that allows this kind of conduct to be minimized. Article content Article content Stop revising history Article content Calgary city council was wrong to rename Fort Calgary. Their decision to make this name change behind closed doors and with no opportunity for Calgarians to endorse or reject it was cowardly. Article content The establishment of a North West Mounted Police presence here was an important step in extending Canada's sovereignty and preparing Alberta for widespread settlement.