Opinion

If we were talking a year from today, looking back over 2023, what has to have happened for you to feel happy about your year? The brain cannot differentiate between what it hears and reality.

The transit busses have come to a screeching stop! Mayor Sohi and eight Edmonton city councillors voted to opt out of the Edmonton Transit Services Commission realizing that this project was not worth the millions of dollars that would have to be pai

Christmas and year-end are much about memories, with fond and less fond thoughts about the past year and years past.

What the RCMP did to a 16 year old St. Albert boy suffering from autism was awful. The “Karen” who called police, the RCMP, and entire system thought they were only dealing with a drug addict. Somehow that makes mistreatment OK.

Following the council discussions in recent weeks in the Gazette to add $1.45 million to St. Albert resident taxes to be part of Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Service Commission (EMTSC) , the correct council decision is a no brainer – NO.

We should be thankful that our city council has become frustrated with the additional $1.45 million additional cost over the original city budget for public transit.

I understand and, to some degree, sympathize with Mr. Crouse’s frustrations (Governance Models Often Flawed, Dec. 1, 2022). I also believe that some of his concerns are addressed by the Policy Governance® model.

Alberta’s next provincial election is set for May 2023, about six months from now.

One of the most classic Christmas smells is that of rich, earthy evergreen boughs, usually from the family Christmas tree. However, if you're like the majority of Albertans, you'll be hanging your ornaments on an artificial tree this season.

Everybody is feeling a big pinch these days. Inflation, spreading like a wildfire, is burning through the economy and residents’ pocketbooks, leaving economic ashes in its wake.