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Enviro-fools plaguing Irvine roads

Posted on May 9, 2024

There is no limit to human folly. April 22, 2024 was Earth Day this year. How did you observe Earth Day? In Irvine, some time… Read More »

Time to rethink our thirsty lawns?

Posted on May 2, 2024

“Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over!” Words made famous by John Wayne in an old western movie. We are in a… Read More »

Canada’s train is heading for derailment

Posted on April 25, 2024

Reading a devotional, “Our Daily Bread” for April 2, I was impressed by the MPs in the British Parliament in 2022 whom after a prayer… Read More »

AWARE group sounds warning about water issues

Posted on April 25, 2024

We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer?  Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across… Read More »

Keeping Alberta invasive mussel free

Posted on April 4, 2024

Zebra mussels are one of the world’s most invasive aquatic species. These fingernail-sized, freshwater invertebrates have a hardshell and look a bit like a clam. … Read More »

Watercraft moratorium necessary to protect infrastructure

Posted on March 28, 2024

For over 100 years we have taken our waterways and irrigation infrastructure for granted. Aside from tourism and natural beauty their importance is illustrated by… Read More »

Feds nosing into provincial powers with Pharmacare

Posted on March 21, 2024

Once again the Liberal/NDP government pushes into a jurisdiction that does not belong to it. Health is provincially controlled, but now the federal government is… Read More »

Education Assistants need more support in Alberta

Posted on March 14, 2024

I am a retired Education Assistant of 36 years. My experience has been from ECS to Grade 12 and a school librarian. What I have… Read More »

Assumptions about irrigation-agriculture expansion called into question

Posted on March 5, 2024

A recent article in the Lethbridge Herald (Feb. 14) regarding designation of an AgriFood Processing Zone contains assertions by UCP MLA Grant Hunter to Lethbridge… Read More »

Unpacking Premier Danielle Smith’s transgender policies

Posted on February 29, 2024

In unveiling her recent policy changes regarding transgender youth, Premier Danielle Smith presents herself as a shepherd of societal well-being draped in the cloak of… Read More »

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