Opinion

On June 1, 2023, when power went out shortly after 9 PM, we tried to find a radio station to discover the cause. Without TV, internet and telephone landlines, we used a cellphone to call the number on the bottom of the Waste Collection Calendar.

This morning I am listening to the sounds of our taxpayer money being spent unnecessarily. St. Albert crews are currently in our cul-de-sac replacing sidewalks that had small cracks running through them.

The days of the RCMP in Alberta, as we know it, may be numbered.

Residents should take the time to look at the publicly available background material on (the remuneration review). The recommendations of the Council Remuneration Committee were discarded in favor of supporting the view of one recent council member.

Put the salary increase to a vote. The Opinion piece in this week's paper nails it!

Although I appreciate and benefit from modern communication, including social media and other advanced technologies, I’m not a proficient user like some many others, mostly those much younger than me.

Not related whatsoever to the pandemic, the 17 small cities in Alberta (not Edmonton and Calgary) are moving further into debt with perhaps few taxpayers paying much attention.

“The three-point hike in Alberta’s corporate income tax rate is estimated to result in an investment loss of $1.1 billion to Alberta — and an employment loss of 33,700 jobs.

Last Wednesday night, the provincial election brought out the worst in St. Albert. Or perhaps the event brought the worst out to St. Albert.