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St. Nick handed out hot chocolate

St. Nick handed out hot chocolate

We would like to express our appreciation to the police officers who we met last Tuesday night, Dec. 19, while walking along Elliot Place.
City needs conservation plan before there is nothing left to conserve

City needs conservation plan before there is nothing left to conserve

At the Dec.
Communities already paying their share to Edmonton

Communities already paying their share to Edmonton

After more than a year on the job, Mayor Cathy Heron can claim a number of successes from keeping tax increases low to reaching out to Indigenous people. The latest feather in her cap came when she told Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson that St.
Plan a second library for vacant grocery space

Plan a second library for vacant grocery space

Seeing as building a new library for St. Albert was voted down in the last election plebiscite it might be a good time to take a new approach. At some point either the Safeway or the Sobeys store (now both part of the Empire group) on St.
Goodwill on both sides is needed

Goodwill on both sides is needed

I write about the letter of M.A. Assaf concerning the comments of your contributor Alan Murdock ( Gazette , Dec. 13), about U.S. President Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel. I re-read Mr.
Further Education guide brings a little learning

Further Education guide brings a little learning

I learn a great many things from the St. Albert Gazette . This week's (Dec. 16) big revelation has been the Further Education brochure. I always love to read what is desired in the way of education.
The myths of the neoliberal system

The myths of the neoliberal system

Alan K. Spiller's letter ( Gazette , Dec. 16) exposes some of the myths of the neoliberal system and the society that supports it. Conservative financial expertise is one of those myths, as Spiller reminds us.
Cultivating eight things for a better universe

Cultivating eight things for a better universe

“Cultivation” is a word I woke up to when I saw that word reflected all over St. Albert. I thought about that for a very long while, then created eight cultivation challenges for the universe: 1) Be wholly principled.
Councillors should put infill development in their own backyards

Councillors should put infill development in their own backyards

The current members of St. Albert city council seem to be obsessed with filling in the older established areas like Braeside on the Sturgeon Road by rezoning the older areas to put up apartment buildings and condos.
Interpretation of Jerusalem issue was tone-deaf

Interpretation of Jerusalem issue was tone-deaf

It was very disappointing to read Alan Murdock’s “Changing Course on Jerusalem” ( Gazette , Dec. 13), and the tone-deafness inherent in his one-sided interpretation of the Jerusalem issue.
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