05 August 2012
August 11, 2012
11/08/2012 06:02
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
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Snaps From Last Night's Rockin' August
Hi Don,
Some snaps from last night's Rockin' August.
A parade of cars down St. Vital avenue.
Pontiac Beaumont and a Plymouth Barracuda on Perron street.
A street rod gets some looking over.
Overview of St. Anne street in front of St. Albert Place taken from the second floor of silly hall.
The Show n Shine takes place tomorrow.
Al Popil
St. Albert
St. Albert Taxes Completely Out Of Hand
Hi Don:
Just a suggestion, what is your opinion? I wrote the following to each member of council in letter form and am delivering it to City Hall.
To the St. Albert City council:
I would like to express my opinion to you, relative to 'more funding to the Arts & Heritage Foundation'.
Members of council were elected to represent all segments of society here in St. Albert. Up until now more than enough funds have poured in and forwarded to this group. I would suggest that they put forward some effort and see if the private sector including businesses would forward donation of some sort.
Surely a tax receipt would be made available for just such a move. Our taxes have gone completely out of hand over the past 10 years and I believe a majority of taxpayers cannot see this continuing.
A hand delivered letter should have more of an effect, do you not agree?
PS: Re the 150th Anniversary Financial Report. I understand it will not be out before Sept. 24th, a date that Margaret Plain has to submit some figures on a statute that is in conjunction with the group. If they keep on putting the date back, perhaps we will forget all about it? I doubt it.
G. E. Proulx
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
George it is hard to dispute your logic, something various councils over the years continue to miss. They all have wasted money by bowing to the demands of former councillors and the so-called elite who influence the A&HF.
The Photography Of Paul C.
Don,
Here are a few pics to share with your readers. Autumn is the girl modelling for me while I was out fishin.
Paul C.
Edmonton
The Gardener's Helper
A new gardening tip feature by a local gardener to help you understand what is grown locally and how you can use it.
Today's Veggie: Patty Pan Squash
The patty pan squash (in French: le pâtisson) is a member of the blended summer squash family. Shaped very much like a UFO with undulating edges -- each bump a tiny cockpit with an alien inside, presumably --, it can be conical or squat, and comes in shades of yellow, green, or white.
These are exceedingly yummy. I love them raw in Salad but here's some unique recipes for them and other squashes.
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Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Armoured guard shooter left cash for mother - CBC
Massive Louisiana sinkhole keeps growing - CNN
One dead in double shooting in Montreal - CTV
Jasper National Park icefall closes road - Edmonton Journal
Peace officer dead after altercation - Edmonton Sun
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The Things That People Send Us
Truth in signage . . .
A Strawberry's
Demise
Olympic Stadium LEGO Build
A time lapse of building the stadium with LEGO blocks.
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Playing Toight At LB's Pub
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Snaps From Last Night's Rockin' August
Hi Don,
Some snaps from last night's Rockin' August.
A parade of cars down St. Vital avenue.
Pontiac Beaumont and a Plymouth Barracuda on Perron street.
A street rod gets some looking over.
Overview of St. Anne street in front of St. Albert Place taken from the second floor of silly hall.
The Show n Shine takes place tomorrow.
Al Popil
St. Albert
St. Albert Taxes Completely Out Of Hand
Just a suggestion, what is your opinion? I wrote the following to each member of council in letter form and am delivering it to City Hall.
To the St. Albert City council:
I would like to express my opinion to you, relative to 'more funding to the Arts & Heritage Foundation'.
Members of council were elected to represent all segments of society here in St. Albert. Up until now more than enough funds have poured in and forwarded to this group. I would suggest that they put forward some effort and see if the private sector including businesses would forward donation of some sort.
Surely a tax receipt would be made available for just such a move. Our taxes have gone completely out of hand over the past 10 years and I believe a majority of taxpayers cannot see this continuing.
A hand delivered letter should have more of an effect, do you not agree?
PS: Re the 150th Anniversary Financial Report. I understand it will not be out before Sept. 24th, a date that Margaret Plain has to submit some figures on a statute that is in conjunction with the group. If they keep on putting the date back, perhaps we will forget all about it? I doubt it.
G. E. Proulx
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
George it is hard to dispute your logic, something various councils over the years continue to miss. They all have wasted money by bowing to the demands of former councillors and the so-called elite who influence the A&HF.
The Photography Of Paul C.
Don,
Here are a few pics to share with your readers. Autumn is the girl modelling for me while I was out fishin.
Paul C.
Edmonton
The Gardener's Helper
A new gardening tip feature by a local gardener to help you understand what is grown locally and how you can use it.
Today's Veggie: Patty Pan Squash
These are exceedingly yummy. I love them raw in Salad but here's some unique recipes for them and other squashes.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Armoured guard shooter left cash for mother - CBC
Massive Louisiana sinkhole keeps growing - CNN
One dead in double shooting in Montreal - CTV
Jasper National Park icefall closes road - Edmonton Journal
Peace officer dead after altercation - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
Truth in signage . . .
A Strawberry's
Demise
Olympic Stadium LEGO Build
A time lapse of building the stadium with LEGO blocks.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Toight At LB's Pub
THE NOTE
11/08/2012 06:02
"It's not working, I can't take it anymore! Gone to stay at my Mother's!"
I opened the fridge, the light came on and the beer was cold. I have no idea what in the hell she was talking about . . . the fridge works fine.
WOMEN, who can understand them?
WEBBITS
11/08/2012 06:02
Does Proper Grammar Matter in Text Messages?
11/08/2012 06:02
So, we want to know, does proper grammar matter to you in text messages?
If so, when's it important?
More on Lifehacker.
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11/08/2012 06:01
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August 10, 2012
10/08/2012 05:51
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Memories Stirred By St. Albert's Place Link
Don:
Your journal is nothing if not thought-provoking. Yesterday's offered a link to toys of the "good old days" for the under-forty. It set me to thinking of toys of seventy years ago.
WW2 was raging. While Canadian troops were parachuting into Holland, I was jumping off our porch roof with our best (onliest) umbrella.
The most sophisticated toys came in complicated kits with everything needed (except glue) to make elegant model airplanes. Die-cut balsawood, well-made wooden wheels and propellers, plastic windshields, super light tissue paper for "skinning" the plane: she was all there except the brains and patience to follow the very detailed instructions.
Making toys oneself was the big thing: slingshots and whistles, for example. I remember making lots of things that appear in this (Italian) collection.
Children are eternally monkey-see, monkey-do. At school, the thread-spool tractor (see figure 1, above right) was all the rage until it was knocked out by TNBT (Pep cereal buttons, maybe; or free papier-mache firemen's helmets from the Texaco filling station.
I was given this book around 1944; amazed to find it still around.
While the five & dimes were well-stocked with store-bought toys (e.g. tin whistles and clickers that drove grownups to desperation), I think I recall that the handmade stuff was a lot more fun. Red Ryder BB rifles were in the near future, and time to put away the "childish" things.
Deane Doucette
Grandin
SINC SAYS:
Nostalgia is a strange thing Deane, but I too recall many of those toys and certainly made most of my own toys when a youngster.
READER RESPONSE:
Thanks for the reminder about toys in the good old days. Remember threading thread through a button and spinning the button to make it whistle? Drove Mom bonkers!
We used to use spuds as "stamps". Carve the design you wanted to stamp onto something on a piece of potato, dip in ink and presto, you had a stamp. Much cheaper than the rubber ones sold at scrapbooking stores.
On the subject of spuds: Many varieties are available locally. Be adventurous, try different coloured ones. Purple ones are loaded with the same "good" things found in dark berries. In North England they put a sprig of fresh mint in the pot when cooking new potatoes, just like they put mint and a big pinch of sugar in the pot with peas. (Keeps the peas the lovely green colour they have when freshly podded).
Geordie
St. Albert
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Don,
This is the bridge that crosses the Northumberland straight between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. It’s about 13 km in length (8 miles) and it has an ‘S’ shape so drivers wont get hypnotized by the drive.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
They tell me high winds can be a real problem on that bridge Paul.
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BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Perseid meteors set to put on a show - CBC
Moon lander prototype blows up in NASA test - CNN
Three children, adult killed in train collision - CTV
Riders look to rediscover form against Eskimos - Edmonton Journal
Tarps set for folk fest - Edmonton Sun
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The Things That People Send Us
I'll pass on that third item, thanks . . .
Watch Me
Ride On
That Log!
Splash's Exercise Video
This dog does exercises with his owner.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Memories Stirred By St. Albert's Place Link
Your journal is nothing if not thought-provoking. Yesterday's offered a link to toys of the "good old days" for the under-forty. It set me to thinking of toys of seventy years ago.
WW2 was raging. While Canadian troops were parachuting into Holland, I was jumping off our porch roof with our best (onliest) umbrella.
The most sophisticated toys came in complicated kits with everything needed (except glue) to make elegant model airplanes. Die-cut balsawood, well-made wooden wheels and propellers, plastic windshields, super light tissue paper for "skinning" the plane: she was all there except the brains and patience to follow the very detailed instructions.
Making toys oneself was the big thing: slingshots and whistles, for example. I remember making lots of things that appear in this (Italian) collection.
Children are eternally monkey-see, monkey-do. At school, the thread-spool tractor (see figure 1, above right) was all the rage until it was knocked out by TNBT (Pep cereal buttons, maybe; or free papier-mache firemen's helmets from the Texaco filling station.
I was given this book around 1944; amazed to find it still around.
While the five & dimes were well-stocked with store-bought toys (e.g. tin whistles and clickers that drove grownups to desperation), I think I recall that the handmade stuff was a lot more fun. Red Ryder BB rifles were in the near future, and time to put away the "childish" things.
Deane Doucette
Grandin
SINC SAYS:
Nostalgia is a strange thing Deane, but I too recall many of those toys and certainly made most of my own toys when a youngster.
READER RESPONSE:
Thanks for the reminder about toys in the good old days. Remember threading thread through a button and spinning the button to make it whistle? Drove Mom bonkers!
We used to use spuds as "stamps". Carve the design you wanted to stamp onto something on a piece of potato, dip in ink and presto, you had a stamp. Much cheaper than the rubber ones sold at scrapbooking stores.
On the subject of spuds: Many varieties are available locally. Be adventurous, try different coloured ones. Purple ones are loaded with the same "good" things found in dark berries. In North England they put a sprig of fresh mint in the pot when cooking new potatoes, just like they put mint and a big pinch of sugar in the pot with peas. (Keeps the peas the lovely green colour they have when freshly podded).
Geordie
St. Albert
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Don,
This is the bridge that crosses the Northumberland straight between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. It’s about 13 km in length (8 miles) and it has an ‘S’ shape so drivers wont get hypnotized by the drive.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
They tell me high winds can be a real problem on that bridge Paul.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Perseid meteors set to put on a show - CBC
Moon lander prototype blows up in NASA test - CNN
Three children, adult killed in train collision - CTV
Riders look to rediscover form against Eskimos - Edmonton Journal
Tarps set for folk fest - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
I'll pass on that third item, thanks . . .
Watch Me
Ride On
That Log!
Splash's Exercise Video
This dog does exercises with his owner.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
The Groundskeeper's Fee
10/08/2012 05:51
A lady driving by in a big, shiny Cadillac stopped in front of his house, lowered the window and asked, "Excuse me, do you speak English?"
Lee responded, "Yes Ma'am, I do".
The lady then asked, "What do you charge to do yard work?"
Lee said, “well, the lady in this house lets me sleep with her".
The lady hurriedly put the car into gear and sped off.
WEBBITS
10/08/2012 05:51
Famous Quotes Of Note
10/08/2012 05:50
* Be obscure clearly. - E. B. White
* Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly. - P. J. O'Rourke
* Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. - Jim Carrey
* Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before. - Mae West
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10/08/2012 05:50
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August 9, 2012
09/08/2012 05:23
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Photographs From My Library
In the recent hot weather, one tends to seek a quiet shady spot and relax.
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BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Language watchdog going undercover at 8 airports - CBC
Bag with bomb sat at guard desk for weeks - CNN
Google's search engine to pull info from Gmail accounts - CTV
New polls put Obama ahead - Edmonton Journal
Protect your plates - Edmonton Sun
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The Things That People Send Us
That's a lot of LEGO bricks . . .
What?
Strongest Girl In The World Prank
The JFL gang are at it again, having fun with folks.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Shelly Dubois at 9:00 p.m.
Then an Open Stage hosted by "Shaved Posse" - Rocko Vaugeois, Charlie DeShane and Kenny Skoreyko.
MGD $4.25, great food, service and music.
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Photographs From My Library
In the recent hot weather, one tends to seek a quiet shady spot and relax.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Language watchdog going undercover at 8 airports - CBC
Bag with bomb sat at guard desk for weeks - CNN
Google's search engine to pull info from Gmail accounts - CTV
New polls put Obama ahead - Edmonton Journal
Protect your plates - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
That's a lot of LEGO bricks . . .
What?
Strongest Girl In The World Prank
The JFL gang are at it again, having fun with folks.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Shelly Dubois at 9:00 p.m.
Then an Open Stage hosted by "Shaved Posse" - Rocko Vaugeois, Charlie DeShane and Kenny Skoreyko.
MGD $4.25, great food, service and music.
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
Funny One Liners
09/08/2012 05:23
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
Beer: It's not just for breakfast anymore.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of cheques.
WEBBITS
09/08/2012 05:23
Remembering Hollywood Squares
09/08/2012 05:23
Peter Marshall: According to the World Book, is it okay to freeze your persimmons?
Paul Lynde: No. You should dress warmly.
Peter Marshall: Can boys join the Campfire Girls?
Marty Allen: Only after lights out.
Links To Today's Outstanding Photographs
09/08/2012 05:23
Today's Activity Corner
09/08/2012 05:23
Word of the Day
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Article of the Day
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This Day in History
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Today's Birthday
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In the News
In the News
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Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day
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Match Up
Match Up
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Hangman
Hangman
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012 05:29
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
City of St. Albert And Landrex
Finalize Development Agreement
Lawsuit dropped against City
The City of St. Albert and Landrex Hunter Ridge Inc. have finalized a development agreement that allows servicing work to proceed on the next four phases of Erin Ridge North.
The City and Landrex signed the development agreement on July 31, 2012 after Landrex made the full off-site levy and security payments as required by the City’s off-site levy bylaw and standard procedures. The parties had come to terms on a supplemental agreement in June that allowed deep servicing work to begin on utility and trunk mains; however with the master development agreement now complete, the planned commercial and residential land development in the area can proceed in full.
“We are extremely pleased to come to an agreement and move forward on this development which will enhance the City’s ability to attract and grow our commercial sector,” says Mayor Nolan Crouse. “We recognize that to foster economic development there are some processes that need to be addressed and those reviews are already underway.”
In August 2011, Landrex filed a lawsuit against the City claiming compensation in excess of $20 million. The claim called into question the legality of the City’s current off-site levy bylaw and standard development approval practices. The lawsuit has been resolved with the execution of the development agreement, as approved in form by Council on May 28, 2012, which mandates compliance with the City’s current off-site levy model yet allows for the implementation of any Council-approved changes to the same.
The City’s Growth Initiative Team is working with the local chapter of the Greater Edmonton Urban Development Institute to develop a new development charge model and subsequent update of the off-site levy bylaw to build a more competitive investment environment in the City.
Community Deeply Divided On Arts And Culture
Don:
A contrary cuss, I wasn't partial to any of the choices on offer for the best future management of the City's arts and heritage assets.
The community is deeply divided on culture/arts. So I doubt that any solution will satisfy more than half of taxpayers.
The museum, I think, is valued (or at least tolerated) by a strong majority of taxpayers.
Apart from the museum, I think that the acquisition/assembly of the other assets was never supported by taxpayers. And (I think) it was accomplished largely by one alderman using skillful Congressional-style vote-trading.
There's a limited number of ways the assets can be managed.
I think we can rule out P3 (thank God!): not enough potential profit to interest business.
I think the strong majority would oppose the City administration's taking back total management of the assets. I think we expect the results would be another administration growth-spurt c/w frittering away yet more tax-$.
And the majority of taxpayers, and of Council, it appears, wants a major change in the status of A&HF.
So my choice: create a citizens' superboard to referee between the City and A&HF. The superboard would have power only to offer advice to, and make requests of, Council. It would, though, have authority to say no to A&HF.
Such boards are only as good as their appointees. We've seen some dismal results. On the other hand, we seemed to be lucky, more often than not, in the choices of appointees to our Municipal Planning Commission (now replaced by what I consider a dysfunctional committee-of-the-whole (Council)).
So there's a bit of hope for that solution.
Don, I'm pretty sure that a change is coming in the way the assets are managed.
How elegant the change? We await with keen interest!
Deane Doucette,
Grandin
SINC SAYS:
Not everyone shares your thoughts on the museum. I have lived in this city for 25 years and never had the need, nor urge to visit the museum. There are lots of people I know who like me, do not use any of the A&HF facilities. One thing I do know from our recent survey results is that taxpayers have had enough of funding the A&HF and want it stopped completely.
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Don,
This is North Rustico, Prince Edward Island. I liked the combination of resources shown here… agriculture and ocean.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
The contrast is sure evident in that shot Paul.
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Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in hospital - CBC
Presidential campaign gets even dirtier - CNN
Swine, avian and seal flu? Scientists give warning - CTV
Police write thousands of tickets on holiday weekend - Edmonton Journal
More wacky weather for Edmonton - Edmonton Sun
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Now here's a nifty idea . . .
Moiré
Circles
Murmuration
A chance encounter and shared moment with one of natures greatest and most fleeting phenomena.
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Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Shelly Dubois at 9:00 p.m.
Then an Open Stage hosted by "Shaved Posse" - Rocko Vaugeois, Charlie DeShane and Kenny Skoreyko.
MGD $4.25, great food, service and music.
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
City of St. Albert And Landrex
Finalize Development Agreement
Lawsuit dropped against City
The City of St. Albert and Landrex Hunter Ridge Inc. have finalized a development agreement that allows servicing work to proceed on the next four phases of Erin Ridge North.
The City and Landrex signed the development agreement on July 31, 2012 after Landrex made the full off-site levy and security payments as required by the City’s off-site levy bylaw and standard procedures. The parties had come to terms on a supplemental agreement in June that allowed deep servicing work to begin on utility and trunk mains; however with the master development agreement now complete, the planned commercial and residential land development in the area can proceed in full.
“We are extremely pleased to come to an agreement and move forward on this development which will enhance the City’s ability to attract and grow our commercial sector,” says Mayor Nolan Crouse. “We recognize that to foster economic development there are some processes that need to be addressed and those reviews are already underway.”
In August 2011, Landrex filed a lawsuit against the City claiming compensation in excess of $20 million. The claim called into question the legality of the City’s current off-site levy bylaw and standard development approval practices. The lawsuit has been resolved with the execution of the development agreement, as approved in form by Council on May 28, 2012, which mandates compliance with the City’s current off-site levy model yet allows for the implementation of any Council-approved changes to the same.
The City’s Growth Initiative Team is working with the local chapter of the Greater Edmonton Urban Development Institute to develop a new development charge model and subsequent update of the off-site levy bylaw to build a more competitive investment environment in the City.
Community Deeply Divided On Arts And Culture
A contrary cuss, I wasn't partial to any of the choices on offer for the best future management of the City's arts and heritage assets.
The community is deeply divided on culture/arts. So I doubt that any solution will satisfy more than half of taxpayers.
The museum, I think, is valued (or at least tolerated) by a strong majority of taxpayers.
Apart from the museum, I think that the acquisition/assembly of the other assets was never supported by taxpayers. And (I think) it was accomplished largely by one alderman using skillful Congressional-style vote-trading.
There's a limited number of ways the assets can be managed.
I think we can rule out P3 (thank God!): not enough potential profit to interest business.
I think the strong majority would oppose the City administration's taking back total management of the assets. I think we expect the results would be another administration growth-spurt c/w frittering away yet more tax-$.
And the majority of taxpayers, and of Council, it appears, wants a major change in the status of A&HF.
So my choice: create a citizens' superboard to referee between the City and A&HF. The superboard would have power only to offer advice to, and make requests of, Council. It would, though, have authority to say no to A&HF.
Such boards are only as good as their appointees. We've seen some dismal results. On the other hand, we seemed to be lucky, more often than not, in the choices of appointees to our Municipal Planning Commission (now replaced by what I consider a dysfunctional committee-of-the-whole (Council)).
So there's a bit of hope for that solution.
Don, I'm pretty sure that a change is coming in the way the assets are managed.
How elegant the change? We await with keen interest!
Deane Doucette,
Grandin
SINC SAYS:
Not everyone shares your thoughts on the museum. I have lived in this city for 25 years and never had the need, nor urge to visit the museum. There are lots of people I know who like me, do not use any of the A&HF facilities. One thing I do know from our recent survey results is that taxpayers have had enough of funding the A&HF and want it stopped completely.
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Don,
This is North Rustico, Prince Edward Island. I liked the combination of resources shown here… agriculture and ocean.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
The contrast is sure evident in that shot Paul.
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Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Shelly Dubois at 9:00 p.m.
Then an Open Stage hosted by "Shaved Posse" - Rocko Vaugeois, Charlie DeShane and Kenny Skoreyko.
MGD $4.25, great food, service and music.
The Drivers License
08/08/2012 05:29
He helped the elderly driver out and sat her on a lawn chair.
"My goodness," he exclaimed, "you are quite old to be driving!"
"Yes" she replied, "I am old enough that I don't need a license."
"The last time I went to my doctor, he examined me and asked if I had a driver's license." I told him "yes" and handed it to him.
He took scissors out of a drawer, cut the license into pieces and threw them in the wastebasket." "You won't be needing this anymore," he said.
So I thanked him and left.
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What happens when you put a lightsaber in water?
On Gilligan's Island, how did Ginger have so many different outfits when they were only going on a three hour tour?
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August 7, 2012
07/08/2012 06:47
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Rub A Dub Dub, Three Pigs In A Tub
Hi Don,
Rub a dub, dub, three little pigs in a tub, getting a bath. Lilly, Spaz and Juno.
Al Popil
St. Albert
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They're cute as can be Al, thanks for sharing.
Survey Shows Little Support For Arts And Heritage Foundation
Yesterday, 181 people responded to our survey. Here are the results.
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Some pubs make a bathroom trip tough . . .
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Bear Cubs Rescued From Garbage Bin
Mom sits by watching as some folks come to the rescue of her cubs.
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Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
August 7
HARPDOG BROWN (Harmonica and vocals)
CHRIS BRZEZICKI (Stand up bass)
BEN SURES (Guitar)
Harpdog Brown returns for another Moosehead/Barsnbands Jam Tuesday Aug 7th with fellow Bloodhounds, Chris Brzezicki and Ben Sures, a.k.a. Little Charlie Trouble. Harpdog Brown is living back in Vancouver again and will be flying out of Edmonton on the 8th to play The Kitchener Blues Festival. With his new album voted #1 Canadian blues album of the year by the people in the Blind Lemon survey, he will be kicking it up with a vengeance. Muddy award winner, and Juno nominee Harpdog is one class act. Nothing superficial here, all true natural love of blues and people. He is on the top of his game, one of the best in Canada. Ben Sures, aka Little Charlie Trouble has been working with Harpdog since 1992, and Chris Brzezicki is one of the most sought after upright bassists in Canada. Harpdog loves guesting the Moosehead Jam, this is the only reason why he does it. "I love playing with Mark Ammar" says Harpdog, "he has a great meter and love for the music."
The Tuesday
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
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Rub A Dub Dub, Three Pigs In A Tub
Hi Don,
Rub a dub, dub, three little pigs in a tub, getting a bath. Lilly, Spaz and Juno.
Al Popil
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
They're cute as can be Al, thanks for sharing.
Survey Shows Little Support For Arts And Heritage Foundation
Yesterday, 181 people responded to our survey. Here are the results.
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Heritage Festival sees record crowds - Edmonton Sun
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Some pubs make a bathroom trip tough . . .
Dropkick
Elephant
Bear Cubs Rescued From Garbage Bin
Mom sits by watching as some folks come to the rescue of her cubs.
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Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
HARPDOG BROWN (Harmonica and vocals)
CHRIS BRZEZICKI (Stand up bass)
BEN SURES (Guitar)
Harpdog Brown returns for another Moosehead/Barsnbands Jam Tuesday Aug 7th with fellow Bloodhounds, Chris Brzezicki and Ben Sures, a.k.a. Little Charlie Trouble. Harpdog Brown is living back in Vancouver again and will be flying out of Edmonton on the 8th to play The Kitchener Blues Festival. With his new album voted #1 Canadian blues album of the year by the people in the Blind Lemon survey, he will be kicking it up with a vengeance. Muddy award winner, and Juno nominee Harpdog is one class act. Nothing superficial here, all true natural love of blues and people. He is on the top of his game, one of the best in Canada. Ben Sures, aka Little Charlie Trouble has been working with Harpdog since 1992, and Chris Brzezicki is one of the most sought after upright bassists in Canada. Harpdog loves guesting the Moosehead Jam, this is the only reason why he does it. "I love playing with Mark Ammar" says Harpdog, "he has a great meter and love for the music."
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
Modern Technology
07/08/2012 06:47
'This is the 21st century, old man,' he said. 'We don't waste money on newspapers. Here, you can borrow my iPad.'
I can tell you, that bloody fly never knew what hit it.
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August 6, 2012
06/08/2012 06:15
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
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City: Don't You Dare Degrade St. Albert
Many communities put up signs asking dog owners to clean up after their pooches, but most do it in a positive manner. Not so here in St. Albert where with the sign above, the city bluntly tells you that failing to do so 'degrades' St. Albert. How stupid is that?
Please Help Stop Arts & Heritage Funding
The Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert are trying to rally support to once again ask city council to continue funding the elite dreams for projects only they seem to want in this city.
The work they have done to date while seen as commendable by some, is seen as an extreme waste of tax dollars by most residents who see zero benefit to the majority from their efforts.
It is time to once and for all shut down this tired old group of has-been councillors and city dignitaries and tell them to stop the unnecessary drain on our tax dollars.
They are the old school, the privileged and the supposed elite of this community who have been at the public trough for far too long.
Let's find out once and for all how taxpayers view this group and their drain on the public purse by a poll of our readers, now numbering thousands per day.
As a matter of fact, tell them yourself too by going to their website and filling out their own form to register your disapproval to their continued spending. See if they have the integrity to present your views to council when you respond in the negative to their own request for support.
Register your non-support here.
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BVJ fan gives birth to baby boy - Edmonton Sun
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A Diver
With A
Difference
Fresh Lemonade
These JFL kids are having fun with their customers. Thanks to SAP reader Jim Starko for the heads up on this one.
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Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
August 7
HARPDOG BROWN (Harmonica and vocals)
CHRIS BRZEZICKI (Stand up bass)
BEN SURES (Guitar)
Harpdog Brown returns for another Moosehead/Barsnbands Jam Tuesday Aug 7th with fellow Bloodhounds, Chris Brzezicki and Ben Sures, a.k.a. Little Charlie Trouble. Harpdog Brown is living back in Vancouver again and will be flying out of Edmonton on the 8th to play The Kitchener Blues Festival. With his new album voted #1 Canadian blues album of the year by the people in the Blind Lemon survey, he will be kicking it up with a vengeance. Muddy award winner, and Juno nominee Harpdog is one class act. Nothing superficial here, all true natural love of blues and people. He is on the top of his game, one of the best in Canada. Ben Sures, aka Little Charlie Trouble has been working with Harpdog since 1992, and Chris Brzezicki is one of the most sought after upright bassists in Canada. Harpdog loves guesting the Moosehead Jam, this is the only reason why he does it. "I love playing with Mark Ammar" says Harpdog, "he has a great meter and love for the music."
The Tuesday
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
City: Don't You Dare Degrade St. Albert
Many communities put up signs asking dog owners to clean up after their pooches, but most do it in a positive manner. Not so here in St. Albert where with the sign above, the city bluntly tells you that failing to do so 'degrades' St. Albert. How stupid is that?
Please Help Stop Arts & Heritage Funding
The work they have done to date while seen as commendable by some, is seen as an extreme waste of tax dollars by most residents who see zero benefit to the majority from their efforts.
It is time to once and for all shut down this tired old group of has-been councillors and city dignitaries and tell them to stop the unnecessary drain on our tax dollars.
They are the old school, the privileged and the supposed elite of this community who have been at the public trough for far too long.
Let's find out once and for all how taxpayers view this group and their drain on the public purse by a poll of our readers, now numbering thousands per day.
As a matter of fact, tell them yourself too by going to their website and filling out their own form to register your disapproval to their continued spending. See if they have the integrity to present your views to council when you respond in the negative to their own request for support.
Register your non-support here.
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High winds bring widespread damage across Alberta - CBC
Is missing plane on ocean floor? - CNN
Unions turn to new ideas to stay afloat - CTV
Storms tear through Edmonton and nearby areas - Edmonton Journal
BVJ fan gives birth to baby boy - Edmonton Sun
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Just a neighbourly note . . .
A Diver
With A
Difference
Fresh Lemonade
These JFL kids are having fun with their customers. Thanks to SAP reader Jim Starko for the heads up on this one.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
HARPDOG BROWN (Harmonica and vocals)
CHRIS BRZEZICKI (Stand up bass)
BEN SURES (Guitar)
Harpdog Brown returns for another Moosehead/Barsnbands Jam Tuesday Aug 7th with fellow Bloodhounds, Chris Brzezicki and Ben Sures, a.k.a. Little Charlie Trouble. Harpdog Brown is living back in Vancouver again and will be flying out of Edmonton on the 8th to play The Kitchener Blues Festival. With his new album voted #1 Canadian blues album of the year by the people in the Blind Lemon survey, he will be kicking it up with a vengeance. Muddy award winner, and Juno nominee Harpdog is one class act. Nothing superficial here, all true natural love of blues and people. He is on the top of his game, one of the best in Canada. Ben Sures, aka Little Charlie Trouble has been working with Harpdog since 1992, and Chris Brzezicki is one of the most sought after upright bassists in Canada. Harpdog loves guesting the Moosehead Jam, this is the only reason why he does it. "I love playing with Mark Ammar" says Harpdog, "he has a great meter and love for the music."
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
What Happened At Costco
06/08/2012 06:15
A 'friend of a friend' put him in touch with a nefarious, dark-side underworld figure who went by the name of 'Artie.' Artie explained to the husband that his going price for snuffing out of a spouse was $10,000. The husband said he was willing to pay that amount but that he wouldn't have any cash on hand until he could collect his wife's
insurance money.
Artie insisted on being paid at least something up front, so the man opened his wallet, displaying the single dollar coin that rested inside. Artie sighed, rolled his eyes and reluctantly agreed to accept the dollar as down payment for the dirty deed.
A few days later, Artie followed the man's wife to the local Costco Warehouse. There, he surprised her in the produce department and proceeded to strangle her with his gloved hands. As the poor unsuspecting woman drew her last breath and slumped to the floor, the manager of the produce department stumbled unexpectedly onto the murder scene. Unwilling to leave any living witnesses behind, ol' Artie had no choice but to strangle the produce manager as well.
However, unknown to Artie, the entire proceedings were captured by the hidden security cameras and observed by the shop's security guard, who immediately called the police. Artie was caught and arrested before he could even leave the premises.
Under intense questioning at the police station, Artie revealed the whole sordid plan, including his unusual financial arrangements with the hapless husband who was also quickly arrested.
The next day in the newspaper, the headline declared..
"Artie Chokes 2 for $1.00 @ Costco"
Oh, quit groaning! I don't write this stuff.
* Submitted by BIXMAN / ST. ALBERT
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06/08/2012 06:14
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06/08/2012 06:14
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August 5, 2012
05/08/2012 06:51
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
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Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
City Of St. Albert Misprints Phone Number
In $ervu$ Place Fall 2012 Program Guide
Not Once, Not Twice, But 24 Times . . .
The city of St. Albert released its annual fall program guide for users of $ervu$ Place as an insert in the St. Albert Gazette yesterday. That's 20 thousand plus books to serve the barely over a thousand or so actual members.
There is just one small problem. The contact phone number for $ervu$ Place is wrong. 24 times wrong. You see, it is printed on the bottom strip containing the page numbers of right hand pages of the program. How inept does one have to be to miss that single important detail that many times folks?
So once again the city has egg all over its face for an error that never should have happened. The basic rule of publishing any program or directory is to double check the contact information, and do it first. Someone at $ervu$ Place dropped the ball and it is not the first time. It shows clearly once again that the management team at the white elephant is hardly what one can call efficient.
Not only can they not operate the facility at a profit as taxpayers were promised when it was built, but they have continued to lose our tax dollars for seven long years in a row and soon no doubt, to be eight.
It is but one more example of the attitude of city staff when it comes to value for tax dollars. But give it a few days folks and someone at city hall will call it 'art'. We could then ask some of the same tired old, worn out has-beens that run the artsy-fartsy community here to apply their costly tactics to the program to drive taxes up further. Then it could be certified as appropriate to waste taxpayer dollars printing and sticking corrections on thousands of copies.
And finally, even the correction itself is wrong. It is published on the sticker as 780.418.6088. Anyone knows that phone numbers are not internet addresses and do not use dots to separate the series of numbers. It should properly be 780-418-6088, the accepted standard using dashes as separators, used in any printed telephone directory in North America. Someone at city hall has decided to adopt the cutesy 'dot method' on much of their printed and web material. It is incorrect usage and should be corrected: Local conventions for writing telephone numbers.
Maple Flag At Cold Lake - Photos By James
A St. Albert's Place regular reader was recently at Cold Lake to take in the annual Maple Flag event. He wishes to be know simply as 'James', but has an obvious skill with a camera and sent us a series of photographs of various aircraft. We are presenting them a couple at a time in an ongoing series. They should be of interest to many of our military family readers.
US F-16 on full afterburner takeoff. The working end. Look at the size of that outlet.
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'Spectacular' Talus Dome free from fence - Edmonton Sun
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Comments from the grave . . .
Got
Him!
Lee Hartung Collection: 31' Model A
Dale gives Lee's favourite car a quick spin around the property!
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hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
City Of St. Albert Misprints Phone Number
In $ervu$ Place Fall 2012 Program Guide
Not Once, Not Twice, But 24 Times . . .
The city of St. Albert released its annual fall program guide for users of $ervu$ Place as an insert in the St. Albert Gazette yesterday. That's 20 thousand plus books to serve the barely over a thousand or so actual members.
There is just one small problem. The contact phone number for $ervu$ Place is wrong. 24 times wrong. You see, it is printed on the bottom strip containing the page numbers of right hand pages of the program. How inept does one have to be to miss that single important detail that many times folks?
So once again the city has egg all over its face for an error that never should have happened. The basic rule of publishing any program or directory is to double check the contact information, and do it first. Someone at $ervu$ Place dropped the ball and it is not the first time. It shows clearly once again that the management team at the white elephant is hardly what one can call efficient.
Not only can they not operate the facility at a profit as taxpayers were promised when it was built, but they have continued to lose our tax dollars for seven long years in a row and soon no doubt, to be eight.
It is but one more example of the attitude of city staff when it comes to value for tax dollars. But give it a few days folks and someone at city hall will call it 'art'. We could then ask some of the same tired old, worn out has-beens that run the artsy-fartsy community here to apply their costly tactics to the program to drive taxes up further. Then it could be certified as appropriate to waste taxpayer dollars printing and sticking corrections on thousands of copies.
And finally, even the correction itself is wrong. It is published on the sticker as 780.418.6088. Anyone knows that phone numbers are not internet addresses and do not use dots to separate the series of numbers. It should properly be 780-418-6088, the accepted standard using dashes as separators, used in any printed telephone directory in North America. Someone at city hall has decided to adopt the cutesy 'dot method' on much of their printed and web material. It is incorrect usage and should be corrected: Local conventions for writing telephone numbers.
Maple Flag At Cold Lake - Photos By James
A St. Albert's Place regular reader was recently at Cold Lake to take in the annual Maple Flag event. He wishes to be know simply as 'James', but has an obvious skill with a camera and sent us a series of photographs of various aircraft. We are presenting them a couple at a time in an ongoing series. They should be of interest to many of our military family readers.
US F-16 on full afterburner takeoff. The working end. Look at the size of that outlet.
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Lee Hartung Collection: 31' Model A
Dale gives Lee's favourite car a quick spin around the property!
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Brown's Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit, they're ugly.
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