Columns

City administration is to be congratulated on the Proposed 2016-18 City Business Plan and 2016 Budget recently published in the St. Albert Gazette.

By now, you may have seen the announcement regarding hot dogs, bacon, and red meat in general, an announcement that these food items could be responsible for up to 44,000 deaths a year, worldwide, primarily due to the fact these items are considered

The junction of Edmonton’s 124th Street and Stony Plain Road is one of that city’s busier intersections. The heavier flow is east-west along Stony Plain Road, particularly during morning and late afternoon rush hours.

I feel an overwhelming sadness that no changes will be made to aging Edmonton-area hospitals because no individuals and no governments want to put the taxpaying dollars into fixing them.

Halloween is fast approaching with themed pop-up stores open and stocked, and kids everywhere planning their costumes. However, little girls may have trouble finding costumes, considering the limited options based on gendered costumes.

In his classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens opens with that memorable line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...

Seventy per cent. That's how many St. Albert youths say their biggest challenge is mental health. It's also the same figure associated with how many mental disorders first develop before adulthood. As I see it, that should be higher.

“All the world’s a stage …” yet world affairs rarely register on the radar of Canadians unless they have a direct bearing upon us. This is partially because we are geographically isolated from the majority of the globe.

Readers of this column might conclude that I am churlish about the running of our federal government’s parliamentary affairs. Certainly I cannot be accused of issuing warm and cuddly utterances concerning the Prime Minister’s Office.

This month marks the beginning of the school year, and with it, a city full of anxious parents.