Opinion

Re: “Fatal motor vehicle collision closes Highway 8,” Aug. 8 Dear Editor, Yet another life has been taken on Highway 8 west of Calgary.

Something I have learned in the 10 years since I first picked up an SLR camera: Being a photographer allows you rare insights into a multitude of experiences.

“Re: Oil sands monitoring program, too little too late,” ACV Aug. 3 Dear Editor, If an airplane crashes, a ship sinks or train comes off the rails, the proper authorities investigate and correct the problem so it doesn’t happen again.

There’s a new revolution circling our planet and it goes by the name of “permaculture.” It’s an entirely new way of gardening, and a sustainable one at that.

Re: “Renting your house sucks, that is if you can even find a place to rent” Column July 24 Dear Editor, In response to Kimberley Massey’s article ‘Renting your house sucks . . .

Just prior to the last election, the Wildrose Caucus summarized the dozens of PC scandals and boondoggles of the prior years into one simple phrase – ‘The PC Culture of Corruption.

I was worried about the August long weekend. My two children, my husband and I headed out to west-central Alberta for a camping trip. It’s been years since I camped, with the last time being a less-than-glamorous week in a tent on the Oregon coast.

Sheelagh Matthews Contributor There’s a new revolution circling our planet and it goes by the name of “permaculture.” It’s an entirely new way of gardening, and a sustainable one at that.

“Can I buy you a beer?” my sweaty soccer teammate asked me after a tough match in the Kamloops Invitational Soccer Tournament (KIST) over the August long weekend.

Hopefully as you reflect on your summer experiences in the last month, you can say you’ve logged some good times of relaxation. Summer is the time to loosen our grip, unwind and just let the world go by, at least for a little while.