Category: Voices

  • ‘Blank Cheque Act’ Forcing Albertans to Pay for NDP’s Shocking Electricity Mistakes: Wildrose

    ‘Blank Cheque Act’ Forcing Albertans to Pay for NDP’s Shocking Electricity Mistakes: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose called for Bill 34 the ‘Blank Cheque Act’ to be scrapped and the PPA debacle to be fixed as new information shows how unprepared NDP government lawyers were in their lawsuit against power companies, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Under Bill 34, there is no limit to the amount the Balancing Pool…

  • Notley has Already Outspent Redford by Almost Three Times on Political Advertising: Wildrose

    Notley has Already Outspent Redford by Almost Three Times on Political Advertising: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley has already spent almost three times as much taxpayer money on political advertising campaigns as former Premier Alison Redford did throughout her entire tenure, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Since becoming premier, Notley has signed off on $10.5 million in direct, political advertising to try and sell her government’s risky…

  • Premier Shows Once Again How Out of Touch She is With Flippant Carbon Tax Remarks: Wildrose

    Premier Shows Once Again How Out of Touch She is With Flippant Carbon Tax Remarks: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: With the NDP carbon tax set to jack up prices on everything in just over two weeks, Premier Rachel Notley has shown once again how out of touch she is with hardworking Albertans who simply won’t be able to afford the new tax, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. When asked in a news…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Homemade Air Fresheners

    By Reena Nerbas Pen Refills Dear Reena, I have pens that use refills; the last two worked for a while and then stopped working. The store clerk suggested warming them; they worked briefly and then stopped. Is there anything else that I can do? Refills aren’t cheap! Love your column, it is definitely a must…

  • NDP $9 Million Carbon Tax Propaganda Totally Unacceptable: Wildrose

    NDP $9 Million Carbon Tax Propaganda Totally Unacceptable: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Albertans are furious to know the NDP government will waste $9 million on carbon tax ads as they are getting ready to pay more for everything, especially gasoline and heating bills, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The news comes on the same day Premier Rachel Notley told Albertans that the carbon tax is…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes for December 12 to 19, 2016

    Planet Waves Horoscopes for December 12 to 19, 2016

    By Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — Belief is one of the most fragile ways to think. Yes, it’s convenient to take things without questioning them; though consider how often you’ve believed something that turned out not to be true. Your astrology this week is about questioning your own presumptions. Don’t be afraid to ask yourself…

  • The Cost of the NDP’s Power Play in our Electricity Market

    The Cost of the NDP’s Power Play in our Electricity Market

    The cost of the NDP interfering in our electricity system will cost our province billions of dollars. The government’s ideological decision to wipe out coal generation in our province will mean the end of low power prices like we are paying today and higher taxes. This is what happens when our government is more interested…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Have a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Have a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season

    The holiday season is upon us. Over the next several weeks, families and friends will gather together to share food and company, and in doing so, they may also share not-so-joyful germs. With seasonal illness circulating, remember to protect your health and prevent illness. Get immunized: Immunization is the single most effective way of protecting…

  • Pipeline Approvals a Victory for the Safe Transport of Oil

    Pipeline Approvals a Victory for the Safe Transport of Oil

    Studies show that pipelines are the safest mode of oil transportation in terms of risk to humans and the environment By Kenneth P. Green and Taylor Jackson, The Fraser Institute CALGARY, Alta. / Troy Media/ – Expanding pipeline capacity is critical to helping unlock the full value of Canada’s resources – and protecting Canadians and the environment.…

  • Faith Forum ~ The Gift of the Lamb

    Faith Forum ~ The Gift of the Lamb

    By Gloria Wessner.                   Who knew… That we all have such a devastating and eternally destructive problem in our lives. Who knew… That there wasn’t one thing we could do to help ourselves with that problem. Who knew… That humankind was so destitute and in need of…

  • From My Bookshelf: Margaret Humpheys

    From My Bookshelf: Margaret Humpheys

    By Lynn Willoughby Empty Cradles: Oranges and Sunshine ~ Margaret Humpheys This book begins in the 1980s when a social worker in England, Margaret Humphreys, gets interested in what happens when adopted children try to trace their biological parents. This is a non-fiction account of the  dreadful, covered-up history of child migrants. For three decades…

  • Sabir Must Resign, Others Must be Questioned – Including Notley – for Misleading the Legislature on Serenity: Wildrose

    Sabir Must Resign, Others Must be Questioned – Including Notley – for Misleading the Legislature on Serenity: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Human Services Minister Irfan Sabir must resign, and other officials, including Premier Rachel Notley, must be heavily questioned, following shocking revelations the government failed to hand over crucial documents to the RCMP around the death of Serenity and then misled the Legislature, the Wildrose Official Opposition said.   On Nov. 18, the story…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: December 5 – 12, 2016

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: December 5 – 12, 2016

    By Eric Francis    ARIES — Belief is useful to the degree that it’s flexible. It’s even more useful if it’s acknowledged for what it is: a notion of what might be true. More often, belief is like a shield against truth, or the inconvenience of having to find out. This week, make no compromises…

  • From the Teacher’s Desk: The Letter in the Universal Mailbox

    From the Teacher’s Desk: The Letter in the Universal Mailbox

    By Leonard Quilty           Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about. ~ John Demartini Do you realize how incredibly powerful the above words are? Dr. Demartini’s quote is one of many included in the awesome book by Rhonda Byrne called The Secret. Of course, if you have read this book you will…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Homemade Hand-Wipes

    By Reena Nerbas Removing Band-aids Without Tears Dear Reena, I have a three year old boy who constantly falls and scrapes his knees. He loves to wear animated bandages and immediately stops crying when I put them on him. But when it’s time for the bandage to be taken off, the crying starts all over…