International Jazz Day showcases artists hurt by Mount Royal University cuts My personal connection to jazz in Cow Town goes back about four years when I suddenly found myself in the role of impresario for a jazz night at the now defunct Metropolitan Grill on 17th Avenue. It went on for a year and a half, [...]
Kathleen Wynne faces major political test over budget It’s a tough time to be in power. Ask British Columbia’s Liberal premier, Christy Clark, who’s fighting not only to keep power but her own seat. Ask Alberta’s Progressive Conservative premier Alison Redford, who’s not only facing opposition from all sides, but noises in her own party that [...]
Nothing seems to be getting done about Mount Royal University cuts to the arts On Friday I took part in the Lawson Lundell Celebrity Hors D’oeuvres event in support of Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP). The event pairs local celebrities like yours truly with local restaurants – this year I was with Taste, a good restaurant [...]
Students protest Mount Royal University cuts with sit-in protest at MRU library Mount Royal University students held a sit-in protest in the library in opposition to provincial funding cuts to post-secondary education. The sit-in protest targeted the lack of funding to commence MRU’s new library project, which the university says was promised in Alison Redford’s [...]
Mayor Nenshi sent the following letter to Mr. Richard Shaw, Chair of the Mount Royal University Board of Governors. It is regarding the proposed Mount Royal University cuts due to the recent provincial government’s cuts to post-secondary institutions in Alberta. Dear Mr. Shaw, It is with great concern that I read of the recommendation coming [...]
Liberal government says Moody’s credit agency endorses budget, which BC NDP says resembles 2009 election budget The BC NDP says the Liberal government is hiding an $800 million budget deficit this year in unexplained asset sales and unrealistic growth rates. BC NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston says the budget released in February is deliberately trying [...]
Alberta pharmacists say budget cuts to generic drugs take away major source of revenue Last week the province announced it’s lowering the price it will pay for generic drugs from 35 per cent to 18 per cent of brand-name products. The Alberta Pharmacists Association said they were shocked the government announced such a dramatic decrease without [...]
Federal budget 2013 lowers one tariff, raises another I hope White Rock businesses will forgive me, but our household shops in the USA. We’re not alone. Each day thousands of Canadians troop south of the border because prices are significantly lower. How much lower? In our experience, when gasoline sells for $1.42 per litre locally, [...]
Alberta pharmacists protest gov’t decision to pay less for generic drugs Dozens of Alberta pharmacists protested in a spring blizzard against provincial budget cuts to the price of generic drugs. The province decided to lower the price it will pay for generic drugs to 18 per cent of the brand-name products. Wearing white lab coats, [...]
University of Calgary annual provincial grant reduced to $32 million The University of Calgary is freezing the salaries of the president, vice-presidents and other senior officers, starting July 1, 2013 until June 30, 2014. “The salary freeze is in response to the current fiscal situation in the province of Alberta, and is consistent with recent [...]
