Another International Women’s Day has come and gone and along with it another round of clever hashtags, hopeful social media posts and frankly, hollow pledges of support. We’ve been through it before. Some of us have been through it more times than others and after a while, there’s a certain fuming cynicism that sets in. … Continue reading The Day After: Reflections on International Women’s Day
The by-law calls for a ban on smoking in retail shops, at the service counters of banks, financial institutions and offices, in elevators and on escalators, in any service lines, buses or places of public assembly.
Wayne Taylor says if the strike is allowed to continue it will be "extremely detrimental to the commercial and overall health of the community."
"I think people are hanging on to their jobs, they just can afford to complain," says Alice Haxton who served on the commission for four years.
"I think people are hanging on to their jobs, they just can afford to complain," says Alice Haxton who served on the commission for four years.
Ronald Miller, the president of Ed Miller Sales and Rentals Limited, says the purchase will cost McMurray taxpayers almost $200,000 more than it should.
A delegation was recently sent to lobby Otto Jelinek, the federal Minister of Fitness and Amateur Sport. The YMCA's Executive Director, Tim Hack says Jelinek was concerned but has not promised any money yet.
The guild also has a political function. They lobby for what Bunce calls "real ale in Alberta." "We want to see a change in the liquor laws to allow small breweries to supply the pubs in their area, instead of bringing in bland, commercial beers," Bunce says.
Sean O'Brien, 15, was fishing when he spotted an overturned canoe floating along the Clearwater River at the mouth of the Hangingstone.
Dakin says there has only been one fire this year in the Athabasca Forest.
