St. Albert Opinion

Vaccinated bear the burden

I have just read Jessica Nelson’s piece (Gazette October 12) re new Premier Danielle Smith’s healthcare comments re health care spending.

Oct 30, 2022 6:14 PM Read more >

Its not the critic who counts

Nobody said politics made too much sense. Sometimes it’s downright weird. OK, so Jason Kenney gets 51.4 per cent party support in a leadership review last May and subsequently steps down as Alberta premier.

Oct 30, 2022 6:07 PM Read more >

Like it or not, the monarchy has its place in Canada

There’s been renewed talk about the role the monarchy plays in Canada with the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Some people have called for abolishing it and cutting our last formal ties with Great Britain.

Oct 30, 2022 6:04 PM Read more >

It Is Not the Critic Who Counts

So, what did you do this weekend? Like most of us you were either preparing for winter or in southern Alberta, battening down the hatches for the first snowfall of the year. Making Halloween costumes for kids or buying your pumpkin.

Oct 28, 2022 4:15 PM Read more >

LETTER: mclellan

I am a St Albert library user. I pay my taxes, I do not have children going to school here but my taxes pay for schools. I do not use the baseball diamonds, I am not able to play soccer, or hockey.

Oct 27, 2022 2:09 PM Read more >

LETTER: Grinnell

I would like to shout out a big thank you to members of the U13 AA Raider Stars hockey team. I was pleasantly surprised when a couple members of the team rang my doorbell last Friday and offered to rake the leaves from my front yard.

Oct 27, 2022 2:08 PM Read more >

Stop the devastating library cuts

On behalf of the St. Albert Public Library Board (SAPL), we thank the many community members who have taken time to contact city council to ask that they not proceed with a devastating cut to library funding.

Oct 27, 2022 2:06 PM Read more >

Library cuts short-sighted

I feel that cutting library funding is so short-sighted. Libraries are so much more than books.

Oct 26, 2022 2:42 PM Read more >

OPINION: We must work on shaping our city of the future — today

'Now more than ever, the city must sharpen its pencils, and be even more intentional, integrated, and thoughtful about its plans and development visions — and implement them with sharp co-ordination.'

Oct 18, 2022 3:10 PM Read more >

LETTER: City must stop spending money on consultants; do the job they were elected to do

They’ll tell us they know how to manage a business (which a city actually is), but then proceed to prove their complete lack of skills, qualifications, and ability by spending almost $2 million in 18 months on consultants to do the job the city “leaders” were elected to do.

Oct 7, 2022 7:10 AM Read more >