Opinion

With spring now officially here, our government is moving forward with road construction and maintenance across the province. In fact, a number of highway projects are ready to begin in Central Alberta for the 2011 construction season.

There is no such thing as “us and them.” Innisfail Mayor Jim Romane made that declaration last Thursday night at a meeting of more than 20 downtown business people.

While water scarcity and environmental conservation are pressing matters, that is no reason for one side to dominate the debate about the future of our water supply. Take Alberta, for example.

Poor Elizabeth May. She continues to be upset that the national broadcasters consortium excluded her from the upcoming televised election debates. On first glance it appears she and Green Party supporters have a valid point.

Battle: Los Angeles: one star Rated: PG-13 for violence and coarse language There’s not much I can say about Battle: Los Angeles that probably hasn’t been said by others in my field. It’s loud, chaotic, and an absolute mess.

So, we are into another federal election hoopla once again. On May 2 I will dutifully trudge to the poll, enter the polling booth and mark my X for the candidate of my choice, as I have since I was old enough to vote.

Something in Canada stinks right now.

The massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan are horrendous and heart-wrenching, and our thoughts are with the people of that country as they cope with the aftermath and the terrible losses they have suffered.

Once again millions of school children will have their schedule disrupted as our clocks are re-adjusted to the new time designations.

Banning clustered development is, for me, a near-sighted exercise that will come back to bite the growth pressures that are inevitable.