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A city cannot be run on the results of endless surveys. An urge to consult widely before making decisions is an instinct that should be encouraged in politicians. It should even be applauded.

It is a horrific irony that a device that is supposed to protect people in collisions is actually being recalled because it has the potential to injure and kill people. The largest recall in automotive history involves the Takata airbag.

Perhaps it is because the process is in its earliest stages, or perhaps it is because Albertans are finally getting used to the Notley government, but reaction to the province’s plans to revamp the school curriculum has been surprisingly civil.

The biggest mass killing in American history just ended 49 lives senselessly in a Florida nightclub on Sunday. It is the latest in a long line of mass killings on this continent. This time the target was a gay community.

It’s not so long ago that Bill Smith, former mayor of Edmonton, liked to frequently declare that Edmonton was the best city, in the best province, in the best country in the world.

The new draft Municipal Government Act is a 248-page document that would put most people to sleep. But make no mistake about the importance of this legislation.

Thankfully, most of us are unlikely to face a future marked only by years of unbearable pain and incurable illness. We will luckily never be in a position to ask a doctor to help us end the suffering.

The 2015 Report on the Environment shows the City of St. Albert has beaten most of its environmental targets, five years early. The report tracks residential and city efforts on nine goals for air, water, land and people.

This city has a decision to make on back alleys and it is only fair to developers that they make it sooner rather than later.

An alarming increase in suicide attempts in St. Albert may be the latest indicator that the economic downturn in Alberta is pushing some people to the brink.