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The View From Here – Starbucks requires staff to take drive-through lesson in sensitivity

Tom Henihan Corporations will go to any lengths to assert damage control, if it means protecting the brand from negative associations. Starbucks, the coffee house for the discerning and the enlightened, showed a less progressive side in Philadelphia last April,…

June 20, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – What’s in your town?

Jeff Burgar A person very unhappy with his town (none of our communities) had much to say. He wanted to open a business. He claimed his local government was doing everything it could to stop him. “They won’t tell me…

June 19, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Editorial – Videogame industry is an art form unto itself

Mac Olsen Video games and gaming consoles have evolved dramatically in the last 40 years, from the low resolution standalone, arcade and play-at-home games to the online multi-player, franchise-driven 4K UHD games of today. According to an article by Emma…

June 18, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – The gigantic corporation Facebook says all it wants is to be your friend

Tom Henihan Facebook recently invited users of its social media platform to send the company nude photographs of themselves, so the company could encrypt the images to prevent them being used in so called “revenge porn.” “It’s demeaning and devastating…

June 13, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – Good, Wynne is no longer leading Ontario

Mac Olsen Just as I felt on November 8, 2016, when Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, so I feel the same about Doug Ford becoming the new premier of Ontario. As the old song goes, ‘Happy…

June 13, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Editorial – Not-in-my-backyard bigotry has no place in society, especially against former foster children

Mac Olsen Residents in the Edmonton area Municipality of Sturgeon County have bluntly made their case that a special camp for former foster children should not be allowed to open, saying they fear for their safety if it does. This…

June 12, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – It is important that Rachel Notley apologized for Alberta’s role in the “Sixties Scoop”

Tom Henihan On May 28, Premier Rachel Notley apologized to survivors of the “Sixties Scoop” for the role the province of Alberta played in taking First Nations children from their families and isolating them from their communities and culture by…

June 6, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – Travelling with a pet in hot weather

Callie Hermanson If you are planning to travel this summer with your pet, here are some tips to make your trip go as smoothly and safely as possible: I recommend that your pet is kept in a secured travel crate…

June 5, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Letter – Let’s celebrate Farmers’ Day on June 8

To the Editor: For almost 75 years, Albertans have celebrated Farmers’ Day on the first Friday of June. Farmers’ Day was established in 1945. Six years later, the Alberta government made the first Friday in June an official holiday. Schools…

June 4, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Editorial – Canadian taxpayers to become the owners of the Trans Mountain Pipeline project – why?

Mac Olsen State ownership of what is supposed to be a privately invested, privately operated infrastructure project, is not an ideal outcome. But the federal government’s purchase of Kinder Morgan’s assets and its investment in this controversial project, brings the…

June 4, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – It was impossible to stay completely divorced from reports on the royal wedding

Tom Henihan I avoided the Harry and Megan Markle royal wedding. When I say I avoided the wedding, I don’t mean that I had an invitation but refused to attend the ceremony. I mean I made every effort to avoid…

May 30, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Letter – Government committed to Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion

To the Editor: This week while I’ve been back home meeting with many of you, I’ve heard about the things that you care about – health care, roads, highways, schools, and the rural economy. Something else that we’ve been talking…

May 29, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – There’s gold in them thar hills!

Chris Clegg Just how many gold mining shows are there on TV? Locally, I get to watch about five on the local boob tube: Yukon Gold, Gold Rush, Bering Sea Gold, Gold Rush: White Water, and Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail.…

May 29, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Editorial – Kudos to pro-Kinder Morgan supporters for standing for pipeline expansion

Mac Olsen The clock is ticking and B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Notley are giving each other the long, cold, hard stare to see who is going to blink first in the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion controversy. Two…

May 28, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – Jason Kenney’s personal attack on Trudeau is an unhelpful at this critical time

Tom Henihan While I agree that Justin Trudeau gravitates towards the shallow end of the pool, where he can enjoy maximum visibility while effortlessly keeping his head about water, I disagree with the means and the spirit of Jason Kenney’s…

May 23, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·