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The green bins are here to stay so get over it

The green bins are here to stay so get over it

So the green bins have been delivered and the schedule has been set for a staggered start in April for residents to get their first pick up of organic recycling and yet people are still complaining to the City saying that they don’t want it.
Rocky View Publishing assistant editor reflects on tragic Rwandan anniversary

Rocky View Publishing assistant editor reflects on tragic Rwandan anniversary

Twenty years ago the world watched as more than 800,000 people died in 100 days. This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide where hatred and fear gripped the nation for three months.
Rocky View Publishing reporter waiting for spring and yearning for fall

Rocky View Publishing reporter waiting for spring and yearning for fall

I’m cold. I understand it’s been spring for a couple of weeks now, but I think I was warmer in December. The vernal equinox fell on March 20 this year, officially marking the beginning of spring.
Farmers can count on us to keep the economy moving

Farmers can count on us to keep the economy moving

From the farm gate to new markets around the globe, Canada’s innovative agriculture sector is reaching new horizons every day. Our farmers are coming off a record harvest.
Rocky View Publishing reporter concerned online anonymity in the real world

Rocky View Publishing reporter concerned online anonymity in the real world

My husband and I recently moved into our new townhome, which is lovely and exciting, but when we moved I didn’t realize my 30-year-old hubby would almost overnight turn into a cranky old man.
Even when you feel insignificant, God loves you

Even when you feel insignificant, God loves you

I recently read the quote of a paragraph out of the children’s book, Tallest of the Smalls. See if this sounds familiar to you, “Perhaps you don’t know about Stiltsville, the village, so strange but so true...
Rocky View Publishing editor grateful for what she has after two scary stories

Rocky View Publishing editor grateful for what she has after two scary stories

Every once in a while something happens or you talk to someone that makes you grateful for what you have. I had two such instances recently.
Budget 2014: Doubling down on debt

Budget 2014: Doubling down on debt

The government of Alberta’s 2014 budget can be summed up in one word: Debt.
We would be smart to take a lesson from the Beatles

We would be smart to take a lesson from the Beatles

“After pausing in December, Albertans came rushing back to malls, shops and car dealerships,” said Todd Hirsch, chief economist with ATB Financial. “Alberta’s record-setting sales are yet another indicator of an extremely strong economy.
Rocky View Publishing reporter looking forward to spring and golf season

Rocky View Publishing reporter looking forward to spring and golf season

It was so close that I could literally smell it, but then along came Mother Nature and snatched it away from me. Golf season. My favourite time of the year.
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