Our View

Premier Ed Stelmach did not mince words this week when he dismissed as “a bunch of crap” allegations the government colluded with utility companies to create billions in taxpayer-funded power transmission projects.

As the holidays approach, shopping centres are a battleground of faithful consumers, all dipping, diving and dodging through packed corridors in search for their own personal grail of giving.

On Nov. 30 I realized there are only 25 days until Christmas, supposedly one of the most exciting times of the year for most families.

I would like to send a big thank you to the kind police officer and all the gentlemen who helped push my Smart car when my daughter and I got stuck on the new road that connects Ray Gibbon Drive to Riel Park on Saturday morning.

This Canadian does not want climate action. Understanding that publishers want to sell newspapers, it is therefore no surprise that they tend to take the majority view. Whether that opinion is based on fact or fiction is in most cases irrelevant.

St. Albert taxpayers appear poised for a near three per cent increase (2.89 per cent for homeowners and 3.07 per cent for businesses) to municipal taxes, after city council on Monday closed the door on additional changes to budget 2010.

Our government passed Bill 50 this week despite strong opposition from industry, consumer groups, respected academic institutions and public policy think tanks.

I moved to St. Albert just over a year ago to live with my dad to save money while I go to school. The one thing I was worried about most about moving from Edmonton to St. Albert was the transit system.

In response to R. Mazzotta’s Dec. 5 letter, “City’s stance on using blue bags makes no sense.

My birthday falls in early December, a schedule that delighted me as a child. Each year, I would catalogue my birthday presents and compare the items to my ‘must-have’ list.