Opinion

So the May long weekend has come and gone. The traditional herald of the summer season here on the Canadian Prairies, or at least of the time we start to head to the lakes enmasse on weekends, was not a particularly pleasant one.

The reaction to an Alberta NDP government was predictable. What’s harder to determine is whether it is realistic.

Welcome to Week CLVII of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

This week I took a not too pleasant walk down memory lane.

I was talking to one of the local RCMP members at provincial court the other day about a pair of guys who shot a bar owner in one town then crashed their getaway vehicle into a business in a nearby town and were subsequently arrested.

Richmond Hill is a city in Ontario where 162-thousand people live and, evidently, precious few of them care enough to speak up on a couple of things with their municipal government that have come to light with me in the last week.

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Brenzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.

Recent events in Canada have shown not only that change is possible, but that people won’t stand for having corporate interests put before their own.

Wiggly Field Dog Park Dog Walk Fundraiser. Pledge forms available at Fins, Feathers and Fur Pets and Supplies, 7 First Ave. N. Sun., June 7 at Picnic Area at Jaycee Beach. Registration 10:00 a.m. Dog Walk 10:30 a.m.