Welcome to Alberta!
And this fall we will have new signs to prove it!
In the photo on this page from the Alberta government, it shows our province’s motto Strong and Free. So much for Wild Rose Country!
Part of the reason for new signs is the old ones are 40 years old and deteriorating. It was time for a fresh look.
In all, 22 new signs will greet visitors to the province at a cost of about $3.5 million. This is just short of $160,000 each! Seems a bit high but when it comes to spending money, governments have a bottomless pit!
How did you celebrate Victoria Day May 17?
The Page had no big celebration but figures a special day should be set aside for former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Alas! April Fool’s Day was already taken!
The Page was sad to hear of the recent passing of Pearl Sandor.
She was president of the Grouard Seniors Club and recently strove to build a meaningful partnership between the club and Grouard Northland School. She championed the school at every opportunity.
Years ago, she was very active in the High Prairie Native Friendship Centre. She was proud of her heritage and promoted it every chance she got.
As president of the club, Sandor was also involved in the construction of the Grouard Cemetery Monument. She strongly believed in preserving the history and memories of all buried at the site.
She will be deeply missed by many. The Page sends condolences to her family and many friends.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is at it again!
CTF is reporting the CBC costs Canadian taxpayers $1.4 billion each year but draws a TV audience share of 1.7 per cent. It means 98.3 per cent of Canucks are watching other TV stations.
They add the money given to the CBC could pay for 7,000 full time police officers and 7,000 full time paramedics each year.
The CTF could solve the problem if they watched CBC and increased viewership!
Safe to say the following information was not reported by the CBC!
As if the high cost of fuel is not hitting farmers enough below the belt, now come word of higher costs for seed, says the National Farmers Union.
The union adds to also expect more privatization of plant breeding as multinational seed companies cash in on exclusive control over new varieties enabled by the new Plant Breeders’ Rights regulation passed in April 23.
We all know less companies means more control over prices. Simple economics.
“When Canada’s current Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) Act was passed in 2015, the National Farmers Union warned that a future government could use it to restrict the Farmers’ Privilege – the right to legally save and reuse seed of PBR-protected varieties,” says Terry Boehm, former NFU president.
“On April 23, the federal government did just that. It passed a regulation that eliminates the Farmers’ Privilege for all fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops, along with hybrid varieties and the varieties used to produce hybrids that are covered by PBR. It is now illegal for farmers who purchase these PBR-protected varieties to use seed, cuttings, tubers or bulbs they harvest to grow future crops on their own farms.”
Besides higher costs, it also means farmers can no longer develop new varieties.
According to the NFU, what was the reason for this? It makes it more lucrative for private companies to sell new seed varieties in Canada.
In other words, follow the money!
Another case of big business running the world and squeezing every cent they can from the middle man. In this case, the farmer!
May 17, the Alberta government issued a statement there is no place for hate or intolerance in Alberta.
Hmmm! The Page figures Premier Danielle Smith did not get the memo regarding hate as far as their attitude toward the federal Liberals is concerned.
Minister Tanya Fir issued a statement against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. Now, if only we knew what that meant! Such big words! Does that mean people who are afraid to live in homes, saying goodbye or using public transportation?
The only known affliction The Page suffers from is pantophobia!
You know you’re a farmer when . . .
One day, a farmer is munching on a cookie and watching a rooster chasing a hen around the barnyard. He tosses his last piece of cookie on the ground and watches the rooster, which stops chasing the hen and runs to the piece of cookie.
The farmer shakes his head.
“Gosh, I hope I never get that hungry!”
Harry goes over to his neighbour’s house and asks to borrow a ladder.
“Sorry, but I’ve lent it to my son,” says the neighbour.
“Not very smart,” says Harry. “Don’t you know if you lend stuff out to your children you never get it back!?”
“Not to worry!” says the neighbour. “The ladder is my dad’s!”
Did you hear about the 40-year-old woman whose birthday wish was to be six again?
Not her age! Her dress size!
Have a great week, everyone!