Opinion

I am the second eldest of nine children, seven of my siblings live in Ireland with their spouses and 21 children and 14 grandchildren between them. My 82-year-old mother and dearest friend, entered a nursing home just before COVID-19 started.

I was looking for inspiration for this month’s column so I decided to use the mighty Google and see what holidays occurred on today, Thursday (May 6). Well, I was certainly spoiled for choice.

In June 2019 the report Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released.

This is the third in our series on silence and the soul. Angela Kaquitts began this reflective topic in our April 22 column with her photo and words about the soul-refreshing silence she experienced along the shore of Lac des Arcs.

I write this Council update with the utmost concern for our small businesses that continue to struggle as a result of Provincial Government restrictions.

In medicine, practice care is preferred to reactive care. Maintenance and regular checkups can help prevent a crisis before triage is required. Unfortunately, this is not a practice embraced by the Government of Alberta.

In last week’s column , Angela Kaquitts shared her experience of silence as she paused along the shore of Lac des Arcs. “The silence calmed my restless soul,” she said.

I would like to express my opinion on the situation at the Jim Uffelmann Park. Yes, it is a beautiful location, but there is nothing beautiful about this park! This Park is being loved to dead! To be very honest it is a disaster zone.

I’m incredibly honoured to have the opportunity to spend time this week focusing on the people in our community who serve as volunteers.

Obviously, personal preferences play a role. The same can be said about the arts or food. Still, a few notions of wine tasting go a long way in understanding what you are tasting and helping you sort out the good, the bad and the ugly.