Opinion

Dear editor, I would like to know by May 15 at the latest what the government surplus of over $1 billion, newly established in the recent capital budget, is going to be spent on.

It is imperative that local residents be fire-aware when travelling through dry grasslands or tinder dry mountain forest vistas.

Dear editor, As I see it, the medical need in Airdrie overpowers any call for another Balzac highway interchange and all the dollars that will cost.

From May 11 onward, our website will once again be called Airdriecityview.com, and so will our social media channels. 

It's always discouraging to read about vandalism in your community, and it begs the question what would inspire someone to deliberately and eagerly deface public property.

I'm writing this column on what is the seven-year anniversary of my first day working in journalism full-time.

Elections are high stakes, but also grand political theatre. Hopefully, a better future will emerge for Alberta from the rubble, dust, and ashes when the election is finally complete.

FortisAlberta will make both friends and enemies when it conducts an annual cable replacement project in Big Springs this summer. 

While snow can linger well into May and make periodic appearances any other day of the year, the hot spots for potential fire dangers are around the corner.

Earlier this week, the CBC announced it would be temporarily halting the use of its Twitter accounts, after the broadcaster was labelled on the social media platform as being 69 per cent government-funded.