Commentary

Dear editor, Robertson Memorial No. 17 greatly appreciated the city for understanding and sending a Special Transit bus to the Legion on Nov. 11 to transport our disabled veterans. Although it was a last-minute arrangement, it was greatly appreciated and much needed. Thank you for the decision to also provide the bus at no charge [...] Read More »

Dear editor, Why did the city want to charge the local legion $360 to take veterans with difficulties on Remembrance Day to the Cenotaph, using the Handi Bus? Mine and the rest of the city residents’ taxes are used to run the city buses almost empty every day. Could the city have asked one of [...] Read More »

Dear editor, I am the daughter of a veteran of the First World War. When I was 10 years old in Grade 5 in 1963, our class was getting ready for Remembrance Day when my teacher was telling us the importance of remembering those who fought in the wars. I put up my had to [...] Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Thankfulness on Remembrance Day We all understand we should be thankful for the service and sacrifices of Canada’s veterans, but, as I have come to know detailed examples of what some veterans experienced, my gratitude to all veterans has become more profound. I am lucky to have known some Second World War [...] Read More »

Dear editor, Myself and family appreciate all the officers in the police force in our city. They protect homes and families. All officers put their lives in frontline danger to take care of people in this fair city. We respect all as they uniform up to a day’s work. With all the heavy gear these [...] Read More »

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Source: Editing Luke Your Cinema Needs You in Australia Your Cinema Needs You has picked up its final film festival selection and is off to Australia! This selection marks the 12th country the documentary has traveled to this year and will conclude the limited release / international film festival tour that kicked off in February [...] Read More »

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@@CollinGallant Budget battle brews, has a nice ring to it. But is that between council making a valiant effort to bring down a tax increase and staff who’ve argued the city’s 5.6 per cent proposed hike is among the lowest in the province already? Potentially, though it’s setting up to be Round 10 between Mayor [...] Read More »

Is there one place on this Earth that is your favourite to visit? I have a few, depending on the season, but right now as I sit in my hotel room I have to say it is Canmore. This town of a little more than 17,000 has captured my attention and my heart. I am [...] Read More »

Times have changed in the classroom, according to a recent Globe and Mail story, in that students are far less civil and far more unruly and disrespectful than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. My, how things have changed, if that’s true. My classroom experiences ended more than 50 years ago, so my perspective [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant Eight years after politics as usual were flipped on its ear by a Donald Trump presidency, here we are again. We can only hope Ottawa has learned a thing or two, and Edmonton as well, for that matter. Of course, much is being made about the effect of the U.S. presidential campaign results on [...] Read More »

The hottest topic in Ticked Off-Tickled Pink these days – a fairly accurate reflection of citizens’ views and concerns – is the redeveloped Division Avenue. Many people have complained about the narrowing of one of the city’s main north-south arteries and how turning on or off the avenue will be made more difficult, and snow [...] Read More »

Ticked Off The UCP is removing the $200 donation limit to elected officials. Lining their own pockets is obviously more important than improving healthcare, education, housing and tackling cost of living issues. Hopefully Danielle Smith has fun at her next Oilers playoff game. Ticked Off The Alberta government would like you to believe that scrapping [...] Read More »

Ticked Off So big trucks drive over the traffic circle? So it’s not a traffic circle, it’s a speed bump. Should’ve figured that out when News ran front page photo of a truck going the wrong way around the ersatz traffic circle and no one commented. Ticked Off Please for give our American neighbours, for [...] Read More »

Tickled Pink With Aaron at the city taking personal accountability for trust. Finally, an actual leader demonstrating the city’s mission and values. Tickled Pink That the premier has the UCP confidence vote of 91%; too bad she had to buy those votes instead of actually having the guts to let the people of the province [...] Read More »

The News would like to apologize for a post in the Nov. 5 TO/TP section about a local football coach. The inadvertent oversight with the comment was unintentional and we regret the inconvenience and embarrassment has caused. Ticked Off Seems to me Danielle Smith has a deranged vendetta against the federal government not the otherwise [...] Read More »

Ticked Off It’s no wonder why the U.S. and Canada don’t want Chinese-made electric vehicles to enter their market. EVs made and sold here are approximately three times the price. It has nothing to do with inferior products or security threat, it’s the money. Ticked Off Living in NE Crescent Heights, been listening to the [...] Read More »