Opinion

Chocolate cream cheese cupcakes

Swiss steak casserole

Happy New Year and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. As we move in to the New Year it is often important to take stock of where we are as people and I believe as a province. If we just look at the past three months we will see that Alberta has welcomed 58,203 new people. This represents a population increase of around 1.3 per cent, the largest growth our province has ever seen.

Harnessing nuclear fusion could take more than 40 years, while some solutions already exist

Smoked salmon quiche

Being an MLA and representing the constituents of Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin is an incredible job! I am delighted that this role encompasses so many different components, and I am honoured that you have placed your faith in me to fulfill these responsibilities.

If you’re a fan of Santa Claus, this one’s not for you

Whether you are getting ready for the holidays or not, it’s important to remember something. Not everyone around us is going to have a happy Christmas. Some people are going to be spending it with loved ones, whether that be their children, significant others or extended family, but others aren’t so lucky. My heart truly goes out to them.

With the silly season of Black Friday/Cyber Monday in the rear-view mirror we can all take a collective sigh and let our guards down. JUST KIDDING, a new month of shopping exuberance is upon us.

Something I realize as I get older is that time is a finite resource.