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OPINION: Trudeau’s carbon tax has arrived

OPINION: Trudeau’s carbon tax has arrived

MP Blaine Calkins takes on Prime Minister Trudeau’s carbon tax

  • Jan 3, 2019
OPINION: Trudeau’s carbon tax has arrived
When the dog came back home

When the dog came back home

Local lawyer’s dog became front page news nearly 100 years ago

  • Jan 2, 2019
When the dog came back home
Helpful steps to a financially fit you in 2019

Helpful steps to a financially fit you in 2019

Your future self will thank you

  • Jan 2, 2019
Helpful steps to a financially fit you in 2019
Happy New Year and let’s make 2019 spectacular!

Happy New Year and let’s make 2019 spectacular!

Let’s start this off right, shall we?

  • Jan 2, 2019
Happy New Year and let’s make 2019 spectacular!
What did you learn in 2018?

What did you learn in 2018?

So let’s see how well you do on this test

  • Dec 28, 2018
What did you learn in 2018?
Once upon a mortgage

Once upon a mortgage

Do you remember the ‘choose your own adventure’ books?

  • Dec 28, 2018
Once upon a mortgage
It’s not about guilt, it’s about being happy all year long

It’s not about guilt, it’s about being happy all year long

This time of year puts everything against us when it comes to being healthy and lean

  • Dec 28, 2018
It’s not about guilt, it’s about being happy all year long
Growing and adapting with what a New Year brings

Growing and adapting with what a New Year brings

Christmas is over, the rush should be winding down and the New Year looms ahead

  • Dec 28, 2018
Growing and adapting with what a New Year brings
A history of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church

A history of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church

The origins of the church go back to the great boom years of the late 1950s and early 1960s

  • Dec 26, 2018
A history of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
How training can make you smarter

How training can make you smarter

Exercise also relaxes the body afterwards, which helps the brain further

  • Dec 26, 2018
How training can make you smarter
Are you taking these medicines for too long?

Are you taking these medicines for too long?

What will be your 2019 New Year’s resolution?

  • Dec 26, 2018
Are you taking these medicines for too long?
Remembering the Christmas of 1918

Remembering the Christmas of 1918

While some veterans had been able to return home, most were still overseas

  • Dec 19, 2018
Remembering the Christmas of 1918

A prescription for Christmas – make a telephone call

This is the 43rd year I’ve had the pleasure of wishing you a happy holiday season

  • Dec 19, 2018
Paperwork that you MUST keep

Paperwork that you MUST keep

Each of the following is taken from observations of everyday folks

  • Dec 19, 2018
Paperwork that you MUST keep
A little goes a long way - the five per cent rule

A little goes a long way – the five per cent rule

Five per cent may sound easy, and if you work hard, it is!

  • Dec 19, 2018
A little goes a long way - the five per cent rule
Getting into high gear for the holidays

Getting into high gear for the holidays

Have a beautiful holiday and thank you for reading with me this year

  • Dec 19, 2018
Getting into high gear for the holidays
A look at the Swedes of Central Alberta

A look at the Swedes of Central Alberta

The Burnt Lake area began attracting Swedish settlers in the 1880s and 1890s

  • Dec 12, 2018
A look at the Swedes of Central Alberta
Low intensity laser therapy for bruised brains

Low intensity laser therapy for bruised brains

Research shows Low Intensity Laser Therapy is a new way to treat a concussion

  • Dec 12, 2018
Low intensity laser therapy for bruised brains
Death by sitting or the secret fat loss technique that is just sitting around
Death by sitting or the secret fat loss technique that is just sitting around
Mortgage facts to know before you buy

Mortgage facts to know before you buy

Let’s take a look at five things to keep in mind before you write an offer

  • Dec 12, 2018
Mortgage facts to know before you buy