Hole's land presents unique opportunity

The Hole’s Greenhouses & Gardens stood on the corner of Boudreau Road and Bellerose Drive for decades. It was like a call to thousands of visitors and residents – gardeners and non-gardeners – who flocked to the site every summer.

There's even an app for stupidity

A few months ago, my wife gave me one of these smart phones as a birthday present. At least, I think it’s a smart phone. It...


Founders Walk a waste of funds

As a member of the St. Albert Tennis Club, I see the new walkway past the courts to the hill. I understand the total project...


It's time to rein in the cats

Now here’s an issue that is sure to raise the fur of thousands of St. Albertans: the city’s animal control bylaw is up for...


Coming not so soon: Senate reform

Senate reform in Canada is not dead, it is merely – as they say in the funeral trade – sleeping. The slumbering giant woke a...


Opinion

Some places should be religion-free

Those of you who are crowing over the triumph of democracy at the Sturgeon Heights School on the issue of prayers recited in...


Mayor should stay out of music decision

Re: ‘Electronic music fest still a go, organizers’ [May 12 Gazette].


Voting access response appreciated

May I say thank you to Trudy Bossio for her explanation about voting options [letter in May 9 Gazette: ‘Voters must accept...


Prayer carries positive message for all

May I commend the Sturgeon school board for keeping the Lord’s Prayer in the classroom. It seems many are in a battle to...


Thank you to Sturgeon hospital staff

On Easter weekend my mother was seen not once, but twice, in a matter of 48 hours in the emergency department at the...


Morinville residents: Speak up about smell

Well, the much-promised and highly-touted compliance agreement with Champion Petfoods never happened. As we sat in the May 8...


Author reminded us not to grow up too much

As mothers across the country get to sleep in a little longer and get a little extra pampering on Sunday – Mother’s Day –...