A message from Forest Lawn for workers everywhere
The workers at Sobeys' Forest Lawn supermarket, the only unionized Sobeys in Calgary, are currently on strike. The pickets have been on duty for two weeks. Doug Smith of the…
Calgary
Cities—the provincial option
The possibility of Toronto becoming a province has popped up in the news again. The idea has floated around for years, supported by a variety of civic thinkers including the…
Civics, Humour, Space, and Water
I’m going to assume that Calgary’s Civic Camp is a success, because they have an awesome mayor who nobody expected to win. == Things could be worse. These disasters will…
Cheney speech: c’mon Calgary, you can do better than this
Only about 50 protesters showed up to Cheney's Calgary speech, a dismal showing compared to the far more sizeable crowd at his Vancouver speech the night before. I realize Calgary…
Calgary Mayor Leads Pride Parade For First Time
Calgary may not have the reputation of being a particularly tolerant city, but that perception change sooner than one might think. For one, Calgarians elected a surprisingly progressive mayor last…
Alberta Liberal Leadership Survey: Bill Harvey
Introduce Yourself (Part I) ] Leadership (Part II) ] Issues: (Part III) ]
Calgary Mom Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign
A Calgary mom has launched a new anti-homophobia campaign that will be gracing various public transit vessels in the city starting this September. The campaign was originally conceived after a…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-19 11:36:00
CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT: THE CALGARY FESTIVAL OF ANARCHY:How different from when I was young. Anarchist festivals in 'Calgary' !!!!FESTIVAL OF ANARCHY!Time Friday, May 27 at 6:00pm - May 29 at…
Secondary Suites And The Right To Affordable Housing
In December 2007, at the height of Calgary’s housing crunch, a report emerged from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation that confirmed what many had long suspected: the cost of…
How The Anti-Fluoride Craze Explains Sarah Palin
Tom Flanagan is upset that Calgary’s city council has decided to end fluoride treatment of Calgary’s water supply. This is, as Flanagan correctly points out, against all evidence about the…
Metro column: Social media are game changers
There’s a movement afoot and it is going to affect the makeup of the Alberta legislature moving forward. Each of the three provincial parties without a leader now officially has…
Jane Jacobs in Cowtown
Calgary's new Mayor Naheed Nenshi seems intent on shaking things up, and the Globe and Mail this weekend has a snapshot on some of the green shifts that he is…
Fluoridation, again
Calgary may once again have a chance to get added fluoride out of our water supply. I found this to be a good site arguing against fluoridation. I don’t have…
Facts Matter In The Debate Over Water Fluoridation
It’s known as one of the top ten public health achievements of the 20th century; a “classic example of clinical observation leading to epidemiological investigation and community-based public health intervention;”…
Canadian Veterans National Day of Protest – Calgary Alberta
(a lot of links below, hope they all work ...)I attended the Canadian Veterans National Day of Protest this morning in Calgary. It was a good event on an unusually…
Prentice Abandons Ship
What can you say about Jim Prentice? Widely regarded as a moderate conservative, well liked by fellow MP's and a well respected Calgarian. But also, a man with no influence…
Two Cities, One Electoral Tale
Yesterday, Toronto chose fear and anger over reason and measure, they elected Rob Ford as mayor. Check my twitter feed from Oct 25 for some of my first gut responses…
Some Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words
From today’s Toronto Star: Funny and on target! I have to say that I’m very happy with the real contest of visions we had in our municipal election, especially compared…
Some Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words
From today's Toronto Star:Funny and on target! I have to say that I'm very happy with the real contest of visions we had in our municipal election, especially compared to…
Some Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words
From today's Toronto Star:Funny and on target! I have to say that I'm very happy with the real contest of visions we had in our municipal election, especially compared to…