Opinion

It is so nice to see that our elected city councillors are putting their best foot forward and their best efforts to keep pace with inflation and the impending almost six per cent increase in our St. Albert property taxes.

On Friday Nov. 25, 2022, as a friend and myself were having coffee at the LeCreme Cafe an elderly lady with a cane was noticed from the windows of the cafe struggling to walk on the ice (it was raining).

Thank you to Gazette writer Jack Farrell for reporting “Transit to bump proposed tax increase to 5.8 per cent.” In defending another 1.2 per cent increase on top of an already 4.

Living and walking the neighbourhood streets of Oakmont these past few years I have concluded there is a perception problem with signage that advises residents of certain rules.

People need to get around. Be it by bus, boat, plane, bicycle, e-scooter, car or on foot, mobilization is critical to society’s function. It is not only of convenience and freedom to move, it is also critical to the economy.

I find it surprising that the "experts, city staff and the consultants" tasked with the job of re-naming the city streets find it surprising that they were confronted with some opposition to the project at the Nov. 1st meeting.

Have you ever had to choose between paying the electricity bill or paying rent? Or scrimping at the grocery story so you can afford your mortgage payment for the month? The cost of living has reached the highest peak in decades and inflation has take

Many will know that city council is being asked to upload our St. Albert Transit into a regional system, responsible to provide service to the entire Edmonton metro area. During this budget season, St.

Before the year ends, we owe both our premier and Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, a debt of gratitude for forcing us to examine what this country is all about politically and constitutionally.

Those among us who honestly believe the United Conservative Party does not have an agenda to privatize our public health care system should take the blinders off.