Opinion

I came home last night to a gapping hole in the usual set-up of my living room furniture.

I came home last night to a gapping hole in the usual set-up of my living room furniture.

The grass is always greener on the other side. When my partner and I decided that we would start a new life, south of the arctic circle, it was an exciting time for us.

I think it is safe to say the majority of people are sad to see our long, hot days of summer, turn to dark-when-you-leave-for-work-and-dark-when-you-get-home, chilly ones.

Recently, I was at the mall and couldnít help but notice all the Halloween stuff on displays in stores. I, for one, love Halloween so for me it is never too early to get your creep on.

I’ve never been one to buy into get-rich-quick schemes (see: choosing journalism as a career path).

As of Labour Day weekend, I am no longer living at no fixed address, which is a sentence that I am sure my parents are proud to read.

There can be no doubt that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making Canadaís North a high priority. In addition to his annual visit to the sparsely populated regions, he has enacted dozens of measures to revolutionize the Northern economy.

Judging by the number of hopeful Rocky View residents that have already dropped their name in the hat for a seat on council this October, elections are certainly on the mind of the county’s politically minded individuals.

I love summer, I really do, but not as much as I love pumpkin pie. With the end of a beautiful Labour Day long weekend, we begin to welcome fall in a few weeks.