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Alberta can benefit from plastic ban
Posted on June 25, 2019We’ve grown to love them. Plastic, in all its many forms, has been part of our lives for many generations. Way back at the start… Read More »
Fake news an issue online
Posted on June 11, 2019Happy birthday wishes, reminders of upcoming events. And inevitably, puppy pictures. Facebook and our other online media are often thought of as a harmless, feel-good… Read More »
Thanks from a bird lover
Posted on June 11, 2019To Whom It May Concern, Thank-you to whomever for hanging the bird houses on the dead tree stump on the West end of Picture Butte.… Read More »
Local couple helping with Southern Alberta Bishop’s Dinner fundraiser
Posted on June 11, 2019Lydia and I are members of the 1st Southern Alberta Bishop’s Dinner Organizing Committee and are campaigning to raise money to support the various Food… Read More »
Wilson-Raybould, Philpott seek re-election the hard way
Posted on June 4, 2019Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have earned plaudits for putting their principles ahead of their political careers in recent months. In… Read More »
Health care costs shouldn’t increase with age
Posted on May 28, 2019Many Canadians are worrying that the “Golden Years” might not be so golden for seniors struggling to pay for their health care. The Canadian Medical… Read More »
Recognizing nurses’ key role
Posted on May 14, 2019Modern nursing began in the 19th century with Florence Nightingale, the famed “Lady with the Lamp”. Thanks to modern technology, the profession has been taken… Read More »
Memories
Posted on May 14, 2019Our upcoming 43rd Wedding Anniversary this year brings memories of our friends as well as our own. Lydia & I asked Father Eugene Raimbault, from… Read More »
Kenney has bigger battles than carbon tax fight
Posted on May 7, 2019With Jason Kenney and the UCP’s landslide victory in the 2019 provincial election, the fate of the province’s carbon tax is certainly on the chopping… Read More »
Civility can be possible in politics
Posted on April 30, 2019On April 30, United Conservative leader Jason Kenney and his cabinet will be sworn in to form a majority government with 63 seats. Former premier… Read More »