A Liberal Party of Canada non-confidence motion, introduced by that party’s leader, Michael Ignatieff, passed in the House of Commons by a vote of 156 to 145 on Friday. The motion has triggered a federal election — the fourth in seven years — which will be held on May 2nd. The vote passed along...
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Five city councilors and both mayoral candidates spent a combined total of nearly $32,000 in the recent municipal election, according to campaign disclosure and financial statements obtained last week by Over Easy, Please. The reports must be filed according to provincial law by any candidate who spends over $10,000 or funds any portion of...
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This past week has brought many back to the political arena with a federal election and a possible provincial election (for British Columbia) in the wings. Although one of my concentrations for my Bachelor of Arts degree included Political Science, I just cannot get overly excited over the upcoming federal election (now if I...
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Although Remedios Graunke is not in the florist business, she does have artificial flowers on display in the window of El Canada Sari-Sari Store, located on 98th Ave. and 101st St. “Last month, on Valentine’s Day, a couple of customers thought this was a flower shop,” said Remedios. “I told them that plastic flowers...
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It was a lazy weekend afternoon in the lush green piedmont of North Carolina. The sun trickled down through the leafy green canopy of treetops as the warm breeze caressed the tips of gentle flower petals. And all the while the family dog was going nuts in the basement of the house. The cats...
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So, we’re going to have a vote yet again! Yahoo, I am so excited, because now my voice is going to be “heard,” and am I ever going to let it be. Be careful, I’ve always been accused of being too loud. (If you ever come to my church you just might experience this...
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Although Edmonton-Sherwood Park MP Tim Uppal didn’t have the best Friday with the defeat of his government on a non-confidence motion, it wasn’t an entirely negative day for him. His private members bill, Bill C-442, an Act to establish a National Holocaust Monument, received Royal Assent shortly before Parliament’s dissolution. “Our government will establish...
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The City of Fort Saskatchewan’s new shop local committee is holding a contest to invite professional graphic designers to create a unique and distinctive logo to help kick start their “Fort First Shopping” initiative. The mission of the committee is to encourage local consumers to shop in Fort Saskatchewan, to ensure a thriving and...
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City Council approved a new zoning designation for the Fort Mall property on Tuesday, assigning the mall a C3 designation. The new designation, which differs from the mall’s original C4 designation, will enable the property’s new owners to more efficiently redevelop the property. Prior to last week’s designation change, the mall had been zoned...
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With more than a month still remaining, the 178 booths for the Fort Saskatchewan Trade Show & Sale are sold out, the organizing committee announced Thursday afternoon. “For the past several years, the trend has seen the trade show sell out earlier and faster each year, ” said volunteer organizing committee co-chair Denise Unger....
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