Silent electorate may miss control of local amalgamation
A columnist laments low public turnout at ward boundary and school board meetings. He questions whether residents ignore issues until decisions are final, cites potential impacts on office relocation, a transportation garage, and local jobs. Officials say processes are ongoing and public input should occur before next steps.
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Inglis
Binscarth
Russell
Pelly
Pelly Trail
Birdtail
Lesia Wilson
Birtle
Crandall
Park West
Birdtai
Lesia
Canada tax cuts debate and the rich versus poor lesson
Ron Adams discusses Canadian tax policy using a restaurant parable to argue that tax cuts favor the wealthy. The illustration shows the rich stepping up with a large share of savings while others see little or none, highlighting concerns about fairness and distribution in policy.
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Ron Adams
Salmon Arm
Adams
Campbell
Canada
Prairie spirit in small town tales and a meteorite find
The piece highlights Susan Bell a centenarian celebrated in Irricana with a lobster dinner. It notes her early life on a homestead near Edmonton and work in candy dipping. It also mentions Abe Hyde canvassing for Heart and Stroke, and Tom Wood finding a meteorite near Elm Creek weighing 8.2 kg.
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Susan Bell
Smiler
Irricana
Susan
Edmonton
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California
Rricana
Boissevain Recorder
Minto
Abe
Tom Wood
Elm Creek
Tom
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