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No gravel operations allowed

No gravel operations allowed

Sundre’s council is considering a proposed area structure plan for a new southwest industrial district on an undeveloped quarter section within the municipality’s boundaries.
Tips to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Tips to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Earlier during this cold snap, my wife and I encountered a scary situation. In the middle of a very, very cold night, our carbon monoxide detector began chirping. Alarmed by that sound, we checked it out.
Alberta’s fate in federal hands?

Alberta’s fate in federal hands?

The Notley government’s announcement that it will be making a $3.7-billion investment in railcars to get more Alberta oil to outside markets is perhaps a step in the right direction.
Alberta's crude by rail plan has NDP and UCP parties at odds

Alberta's crude by rail plan has NDP and UCP parties at odds

Alberta's crude by rail plan has NDP and UCP parties at odds
Experiencing the Canada Winter Games

Experiencing the Canada Winter Games

The 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer have finally arrived. The nationwide event kicked off Feb. 15 with spectacular opening ceremonies that included special guests, Canadian history, culture, music, dance and the stars of the event, the athletes.
It's just a doll, you say

It's just a doll, you say

On a recent tour of the Didsbury Museum basement, I checked out some of the excellent artifacts in the display on parenting. Now some of the dolls and other artifacts struck me as a little bit, shall we say, creepy.
A shadow over the Bighorn

A shadow over the Bighorn

For Alberta off-highway vehicle (OHV) users and an increasing number of user groups, municipalities and First Nations, to say the provincial government’s approach to consultation regarding public land-use policies has been troubling would be an under
Sunspots and climate change

Sunspots and climate change

I was first encouraged to study and write about climate change in 1987 by then-federal energy minister, the late Marcel Masse. He championed federal environmental scientists pioneering world-leading Canadian studies of climate.
Job losses reveal NDP rhetoric

Job losses reveal NDP rhetoric

Despite the Alberta government trying to paint a rosy picture of a recovering Alberta economy, political rhetoric falls apart pretty quickly when faced with the numbers.
Some folks didn't want to listen

Some folks didn't want to listen

Re: “Questioning ‘bizarre personal attacks,'" page 21, Feb. 12 Gazette. I would suggest the author of that letter reread my letter. I asked a series of questions. I did not state that Mr.
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