Markham began his journalism career writing columns in the mid-1980s for Western People Magazine, then reported for a small Saskatchewan daily. He has spent most of his career in media and communications, likes to dabble in politics, was actively involved in economic development for many years, thinks that what goes on in the community is just as important as what happens provincially and nationally, and has a soft spot for small business (big business, not so much). Markham is a bit of a contrarian and usually has a unique take on the events of the day.
Collision occurred east of Wildwood at intersection of Highways 16 and 753 Two men are dead after their pickup drove under a tractor-trailer unit near Wildwood, Alta. Saturday afternoon. Around 4:50 p.m. Evansburg RCMP were called to a serious collision at the intersection of the eastbound lanes of Highway 16 and Highway 753 near Wildwood. Yellowhead County [...]
EPCOR CENTRE facility equipment nearing end of useful life Calgary’s venerable performing arts facility, the EPCOR CENTRE, will enjoy a facelift thanks to $250,000 from Ottawa’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund. The contribution was announced Friday by Western Economic Diversification. It will support a number of upgrades to aging equipment maintained by EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts, which [...]
Driver travelling southbound on Highway 2 near Cross Iron Mills mall A 38-year old man is dead after a single vehicle crash on Highway near the Cross Iron Mills mall early Saturday morning. Around 2 a.m. the Airdrie Rural RCMP responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision. A black Ford Escort was traveling Southbound on Highway 2, [...]
Canadians prefer Prince William to Charles if Canada keeps British monarchy A new poll reveals that Canadians are lukewarm to the British monarchy as head of state, but if the country must have a king or queen they prefer Prince William. In a new Angus Reid online survey of a representative national sample of 1,008 [...]
Skills training for BC mining a key plank in Liberal, NDP platforms The BC mining industry enjoyed a stellar 2012, according to a new survey, and campaigning politicians have been pledging new policies and programs to help the sector expand in the future. International consultancy PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC) says profits for British Columbian mining companies were [...]
Training exercises in Canada are routine for NORAD fighter jets If you live in BC and Alberta and spot NORAD fighter jets over your community today, don’t worry, Canada’s not being invaded. The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights today as they practice intercept and identification procedures. The exercise will take place [...]
NDP projected to take 65 seats if BC Election 2013 was held today After two weeks of BC Election 2013 campaigning, the BC NDP remain comfortably ahead of the Liberals and appear headed for a resounding victory on May 14. An Angus Reid poll released Friday shows the Christy Clark and the Liberals gained three [...]
Justin Trudeau still defining himself on the public stage By James Anderson To a great many voters, Justin Trudeau evokes memories of his famous father, a man who ruled Canada for almost 16 tumultuous years, a period during which Canada saw rates of inflation so high that the government felt it necessary to impose wage [...]
Alison Redford says construction company donations had no effect on awarding of contracts New documents that reveal large political donations to the Alison Redford Progressive Conservative party from a coalition of construction companies should be investigated as possible bribes, says a national democracy watchdog group. The correspondence, obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour under [...]
BC PST penalizes manufacturing and value-added operations By Laura Jones My husband and I just finished powering through the first season of House of Cards on Netflix. Watching the power-hungry Machiavellian main character, Congressman Frank Underwood, wheel and deal as he seeks to get ahead is entertaining. While his antics are extreme and utterly [...]
