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Mayor in hindsight: Councillors must stay close to the action

Mayor in hindsight: Councillors must stay close to the action

Campaigning is underway for 2025 municipal elections
EDITORIAL: Greater need will lead to greater giving

EDITORIAL: Greater need will lead to greater giving

Sometimes good news stories and bad news stories are about the same subject. In recent months we’ve celebrated on our front page the generosity of St. Albert residents for the St.
LETTER: New photo radar rules are dangerous

LETTER: New photo radar rules are dangerous

In a logical world the Alberta Minister of Transportation, Devin Dreeshen, would be fired. Alas, it’s instead a populist world where bad but popular decisions and policies aren’t only permitted; they’re actively pursued.
LETTER: Pick up the dog poo

LETTER: Pick up the dog poo

I am a resident of St. Albert and a regular user of the walking path from Lacombe Dog Park to the retaining pond.
LETTER: Rotary Foundation should step aside

LETTER: Rotary Foundation should step aside

Why would any charity drag its feet in addressing the interests of a donor's estate when the surviving holder of the estate have a change in mind? As I read the Nov. 21 Gazette that question jumped out at me.
LETTER: Taxes down while franchise fees are up

LETTER: Taxes down while franchise fees are up

It was with a faint glimmer of optimism that I read last week in the Gazette that St. Albert council was able to pare down the proposed municipal tax increase to 3.6 per cent.
LETTER: Photo radar changes a danger to motorists

LETTER: Photo radar changes a danger to motorists

Speed kills and the Alberta Government just declared open season on motorists.

OPINION: The shift from “they” to “we”

In an era of unprecedented global challenges, it’s easy to point fingers and expect "they"—governments, corporations, institutions—to step in and solve the world’s problems.
LETTER: Buying votes or paying down the debt

LETTER: Buying votes or paying down the debt

At age 71, closer to my 72nd birthday now that I am pretty much fully retired, I think back to my working days and what my wife and I would do with any "surplus" that happened to arise in our household income.
Quebec libre— encore

Quebec libre— encore

The ghost of Rene Levesque has returned. Quebec separatism is alive and on the march on Parliament Hill and in Quebec City. Quebec separatists cling to referencing the Royal Proclamation of 1763 as seminal in justifying their grievances.
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