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The impact of banning chuckwagon races

The impact of banning chuckwagon races

The fact that five horses had to be put down as a result of the Calgary Stampede's 2019 Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races and another died of a medical condition, is extremely sad. I love animals too. We have a couple of pets of our own.
No such thing as coincidence

No such thing as coincidence

The Sinclair House now sits on the Innisfail Historical Village museum site, overlooking the length of the grounds. It has a new roof, a combination of old and new siding, and a fresh coat of paint.
Stephen Mandel’s footnote

Stephen Mandel’s footnote

For the first 25 years of its history, the Alberta Party was a right-wing, separatist political alternative to the Progressive Conservative dynasty.
Pontiacs ensure perfect legacy

Pontiacs ensure perfect legacy

If the community at large is still complaining about the cool, wet early summer a pause may be in order to express heartfelt gratitude for the recent warm light cast by the visiting Pontiacs alumni.
Didsbury is not a leaderful community

Didsbury is not a leaderful community

Re: Recreation and Culture survey It is disappointing, but not surprising, neither council or town administration has contacted me in regards to this matter. Their governance model views community through the lens of winners and losers.
Friendships have deep roots

Friendships have deep roots

I opened my Facebook account and scrolled to this question: “do you remember your best friend from high school?” That was a writer’s prompt if ever I heard one. Childhood friends were sometimes hard-won for a quiet, studious wallflower.
Private sector concerned only by profits

Private sector concerned only by profits

If history is any indication — and generally, it is — internet giants are not about to take meaningful action any time soon to deploy high-speed broadband internet infrastructure in rural areas.
Years with no summer

Years with no summer

Morning after morning for the past eight weeks, Mountain View County residents have woken to unseasonably rainy, cold mornings. It has been more than 100 years since Central Alberta had a year without summer and two centuries since winter in July.
Canada is being outplayed by China in food fight

Canada is being outplayed by China in food fight

Canada is losing the food safety optics game against China. While Canada has demonstrated many times that its food safety record is outstanding — in fact, one of the best in the world — none of it matters now.
A Kawhi-like welcome

A Kawhi-like welcome

By Aaron Wudrick We all wanted Kawhi Leonard to keep playing basketball for the Raptors. We wanted him to stay so badly that even Canadian politicians got into the polite pleading.
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