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Some people say the zombie apocalypse is upon us. Hordes of people are moving as though in a trance. Their heads are down, and some are barely aware of their surroundings. On any given night, scores of people mill around St. Albert Place.

A room full of St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce members couldn’t budge Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray from her NDP government’s promise to hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018.

Hopefully St. Albert city council members are taking time on their five-week break from council meetings to refresh themselves on the roles and duties of council.

Morinville town citizens may be dog tired of watching town council try to draft a bylaw to control animals in the community. Animal control is a serious concern in many Alberta communities, but the issue in Morinville is like a cat with nine lives.

It should go without saying that city council is entrusted to ensure tax dollars are spent wisely and for the benefit of the citizens of St. Albert.

Surely the kerfuffle over a small sign calling for the restoration of door-to-door mail service is a ‘sign’ that St. Albert may be suffering from over-regulation.

This week former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney announced not just his interest in leading the Alberta PC party, but his interest in uniting the right to defeat Rachel Notley’s NDP government.

It’s about time. Despite some petty procedural wrangling on Monday afternoon, city council ultimately did the right thing in moving forward with a request to Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee to conduct an inspection.

Perhaps St. Albert city council was trying to make a big splash by catering to a select group of well-organized voters. Or perhaps it really does believe this city exists in its own special little bubble.

On Canada Day our country begins to count down to its 150th birthday next year, a significant anniversary.