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COLUMN: Seniors most likely to suffer after federal generosity during COVID

COLUMN: Seniors most likely to suffer after federal generosity during COVID

"Now many old folks wish they had never heard the acronyms 'CERB' and 'CRB' because the amounts they received are being tallied and will count against any GIS payments they would have normally received over the course of the next 12 to 18 months."
COLUMN: Controversial writings of the past often fodder for future policy

COLUMN: Controversial writings of the past often fodder for future policy

"Trudeau’s support for a charter of rights is an example of how ideas that were obscure when they were first published can go on to have incredible impacts on the world."
EDITORIAL: Now is not the time for Alberta to lead the pack

EDITORIAL: Now is not the time for Alberta to lead the pack

"Numerous political leaders and health-care experts across Canada have condemned Alberta's decision to eliminate isolation, testing, and contact-tracing measures, all of whom are saying it's too soon."
LETTER: There's a better place to park trailers than along city streets

LETTER: There's a better place to park trailers than along city streets

"It's not only frustrating to wake up and find our corner lot housing everyone's units during the week, but to watch them all circle the block and move sides like clockwork so bylaw doesn't give them tickets."
LETTER: Cost to create, then toss solar panels must be part of calculation

LETTER: Cost to create, then toss solar panels must be part of calculation

"Life cycles have a cost that needs be hedged against these million-dollar ideas."
LETTER: Many thanks from the Earl of Slo-pitch

LETTER: Many thanks from the Earl of Slo-pitch

"My prayer would be that you all get to celebrate 90 years."
COLUMN: Gardeners, it's time to pick, eat, and store

COLUMN: Gardeners, it's time to pick, eat, and store

"Everything I write about, I have tried; some ideas worked, others didn’t."
COLUMN: Awakening a silent generation

COLUMN: Awakening a silent generation

"We were described as a 'still, small flame' compared with our parents, who suffered and then reshaped the world after having endured the Great Depression and the Second World War.
EDITORIAL: City must draft a proper 'heat-response plan'

EDITORIAL: City must draft a proper 'heat-response plan'

"Experts say heat waves are part of a long-term warming trend, and our sweltering summers will be, too. If that's the case, it's time for St. Albert to craft a more detailed plan. Actual lives could depend on it."
LETTER: Motorists need to slow down, wait until pedestrians cross

LETTER: Motorists need to slow down, wait until pedestrians cross

"I would like to see increased visibility of law enforcement officers around St. Albert making our streets safer for people walk, at least in marked crosswalks and pedestrian crossings at major intersections."
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