To the Editor

Dear Editor:

This has been a very interesting and tumultuous last 6 month in Alberta Politics. From the leadership review results, to the UCP leadership race, to the eventual winner being declared we now have a new Premier. Personally I am delighted in the direction our new Premier and her government are taking.

Addressing needs of Albertans in terms of assisting with cost of living, fuel taxes, etc. is a great first step. Beginning the process of working on solutions to improve emergency servic

Dear Editor,

If this story was a movie, we might find ourselves stifling a chuckle; after all, who survives 11 days on a ship’s rudder, with no food or water? But it’s not a movie, it’s the true story of three desperate men, who risked life and limb to leave Nigeria.

Lagos, Nigeria; A port city built on four islands, connected by bridges, with a population of over 10 million. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), out of 172 cities Lagos ranks 171 as one of the wor

Dear Editor,

Is your furnace working in this cold weather? Did the lights come on when you flipped the switch? Did clean water come out when you turned on the tap?

If so, perhaps you would like to join me thanking God that we live here in Canada and not in one of the places in the world where chaos reigns. I am especially thankful that I don’t live in the Ukraine when “Putin’s War” is still raging daily.

In spite of our cold weather and flu bug, it looks like it’s g

Dear Editor,

Writing this from Toronto airport Saturday night after arriving from Philadelphia, waiting to head home to Calgary. We have just spent two weeks with our son and family in the Princeton, New Jersey area. Great area full of history and wealth, also very expensive place to live. New Jersey has the distinction of having the second worst Governor after California. The property taxes are equivalent to a second mortgage and the very wealthy are leaving for Texas and Florida. The surroundi