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Letter to editor: Northern Gateway too much risk, not enough benefit

| April 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
Letter to editor: Northern Gateway too much risk, not enough benefit

Northern Gateway provides too few jobs for risk to environment I’m just an average BC citizen who doesn’t want to see our coast along with First Nations and our wilderness become victims of the Tar Sands.  Specifically, I’m referring to Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. I am not a member of any environmental organization ie: [...]

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Calgary journalist remembers Ralph Klein, warts and all

| March 29, 2013 | 0 Comments
Calgary journalist remembers Ralph Klein, warts and all

Ralph Klein impossible to hate as a man; impossible to love as a premier By Catherine Ford   He was the only politician in history to run for office on his first name and his suit size: Ralph ‘88. It was one of the many jibes at the man-who-would-be-premier that highlighted Ralph Klein’s astoundingly popular [...]

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Manitoba should engage First Nations in resource development

| March 26, 2013 | 0 Comments
Manitoba should engage First Nations in resource development

Resource exploration a chance for First Nations governments to create a better future By Joseph Quesnel Manitoba needs to ensure First Nations communities are benefitting from mining development on their traditional territories. Real First Nations involvement in these projects is good for everyone. What is evident is that, when it comes to First Nations resource [...]

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Oil spill response symposium taking place in Vancouver next week

| March 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
Oil spill response symposium taking place in Vancouver next week

B.C. hoping for world-class land-based oil spill response strategy Representatives from local governments across B.C. as well as non-governmental environmental organizations, industry and First Nations are set to take part in a symposium to address the province’s ability to respond to and contain any potential land-based oil spills. The oil spill response symposium will take [...]

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Alberta Soccer Association Youth Indoor Provincials this weekend

| March 15, 2013 | 0 Comments
Alberta Soccer Association Youth Indoor Provincials this weekend

Alberta Soccer Association Youth Indoor provincials take province by storm By Krista Sylvester   It’s that time of year again when thousands of amateur youth soccer players head to soccer provincials across the province to compete for the top prize. The Alberta Soccer Association’s (ASA) Youth Indoor Provincial Championships take place March 15 to March 17 [...]

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Calgary jazz crooner Johnny Summers releases third album

| March 15, 2013 | 0 Comments
Calgary jazz crooner Johnny Summers releases third album

CD release for Johnny Summers’ third album on March 16th at Rosza Centre By Krista Sylvester Flowing with passion and brimming with soul, local jazz singer and composer Johnny Summers’ latest album is a culmination of influences. While he may be considered a jazz singer, Summers’ music is a blend of soul, funk, gospel, blues [...]

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Calgary Minor Soccer: Inter Cities tourney shows balanced competition

| March 13, 2013 | 0 Comments
Calgary Minor Soccer: Inter Cities tourney shows balanced competition

Calgary Minor Soccer: Inter Cities tournament leads to equal medal counts By Krista Sylvester  It was north versus south last weekend at the Inter Cities 2013 tournament between Calgary and Edmonton Minor Soccer Associations U12 to U18 teams. The season may be winding down but the two cities were still going hard as the tournament [...]

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Alberta Soccer Association to debate keeping score for U12 soccer

| March 13, 2013 | 1 Comment
Alberta Soccer Association to debate keeping score for U12 soccer

Alberta Soccer Association debating whether to remove scoring from U12 level soccer By Krista Sylvester  Although an official discussion is expected to begin next month, debate is already brewing in Alberta over whether keeping scores and standings should be removed from U12 level soccer for girls and boys. Since the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) recently [...]

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Spring 2013 forecast for Canada

| March 12, 2013 | 0 Comments
Spring 2013 forecast for Canada

Spring 2013 forecast shows a slightly cooler spring than last year By Brett Anderson, AccuWeather.com AccuWeather.com‘s Spring 2013 forecast reports temperatures this Spring will end up near to above average across most of eastern, northern and Atlantic Canada, while much of central and western Canada will be dominated by near or cooler-than-normal conditions. This temperature pattern across [...]

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Strengthening Alberta climate policy is key to market access

| March 7, 2013 | 0 Comments
Strengthening Alberta climate policy is key to market access

Alberta climate policy needs to be stronger to show Alberta is serious about climate change By Simon Dyer   If anyone is still hoping that approval for Keystone XL will be straightforward following President Obama’s re-election, they’re likely disappointed by developments over the past couple weeks. Echoing remarks from David Jacobson, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, [...]

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