Columns

The brew-haha over “Starbucks-gate” wasn’t supposed to happen. Opening a Starbucks in Servus Credit Union Place should have been a tidy affair.

Sitting with my half full (half empty?) cup of Tim Hortons coffee, I have been pondering city council’s decision to commit the city’s total operational contingency budget to operate a Starbucks Coffee franchise in Servus Place.

Residents were trying to make their voices heard in July of 1993 and their point was clear — don’t touch our lake. A local golf course developer had proposed to council siphoning runoff water and surface water from Big Lake.

While other years had seen uncharacteristic outbreaks of whooping cough, a new illness covered by vaccination was starting to make the rounds in St. Albert in July 1986.

Britain’s press gelled early into an influential and profitable national institution. The fact the country’s large population lived in a relatively small area made this possible.

Those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting me face-to-face or listening to my weekly radio show might not know a certain momentous fact about me: I recently cut off all my hair.

The new St. Albert solid waste program has been under way for a few weeks and while I am still catching up on its intricacies, overall I am thrilled with the new carts and curbside organic pickup.

St. Albert was flying high in July of 1973 when resident Dick Miamini took to the skies above Winnipeg, Man. in the national glider pilot competition.

I was in Calgary during the royal visit of William and Kate and after their departure, the discussion turned to why the royal couple chose Calgary instead of Edmonton.

Was it third time lucky for Stephen Harper? Maybe, but regardless he has a majority and an opportunity to be more conservative.