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I was appalled when I read that the St. Albert RCMP fined Dr. Jon Cooper for clearing snow with his quad. Our city has always been known for having caring citizens, our volunteers and Good Samaritans.

There once was a time I greatly admired the RCMP, but those days sadly are long gone.

It sounds as if the responding officers could have perhaps handled the situation a little better. Perhaps by helping the Good Samaritans rather than fining them and impounding their ATV we could have had a different outcome.

They say you can't choose your neighbours and that probably benefits myself and my wife who are senior citizens and tend to keep to ourselves. In addition, I am not supposed to shovel snow because of a chronic back problem.

Councillor Cam MacKay believes St. Albert councillors are paid at least $4,000 a year less than the average city politician. He is also surprised at the amount of work a councillor is expected to do for a part-time job.

Re: ‘City names peninsula after Blodgett,’ Dec. 22: I never met Elke Blodgett personally, but I do remember her and the Big Lake Environment Support Society delaying the construction of the much needed Ray Gibbon Drive.

Oh please, Irene Tremblay, give us a break. I too am a mother and a grandmother and have lived in St. Albert since 1983 when we emigrated from England. I know that when I break the law, I will be charged with an offence and may be fined.

Re: ‘New waste collection system doomed to fail,’ Dec. 25: Jim Starko recently criticized upcoming changes to St. Albert’s refuse collection system. Many inflammatory statements were made regarding the motivations for the changes.

Re: “Photo radar unfair to St. Albertans,” Dec. 22 Gazette. Irene Tremblay, you seem like a nice enough woman. Here is some free advice on how to save $246. Ease up on the gas once in a while — slow down! Don Warden, St. Albert

I am not sure who to thank but I would like to applaud whoever is responsible for allowing Nordic skiing track-making in Riverlot 56. It has always been a favourite place to ski, and I enjoy being able to ski on tracked trails again.