Opinion

By the time this column appears in print, the results of this week’s Alberta provincial election will be in. I’m writing before the results have been decided, but what I have to say applies to whoever the winners are.

To say I was surprised as I watched the results roll in on election night would be an understatement. I believed there would be change among our provincial leaders, but the NDP majority government was absolutely shocking.

Roland Rollinmud was born Dec. 14, 1950 in a log cabin in Morley. His parents George and Georgie (Hunter) Rollinmud had 14 children – seven boys and seven girls.

This Thursday evening I have the honour of serving as moderator for a forum being held at the Cochrane RancheHouse on a topic very dear to my own heart and to the hearts of many of our coffee companions.

Jeffrey Archer is one of those authors that it seems everyone has heard of and read.

Well, it seems spring is upon us (just because I said that, it will likely snow next week), and for now everyone is out playing and enjoying some wonderful weather.

Perhaps it was because he saw in its words hope for the poor and marginalized. Perhaps it was simply because he was totally in awe of the hero of the story.

Jian Ghomeshi’s not guilty verdict following his sexual assault trial has spawned nationwide interest and protests from Toronto to Vancouver to Yellowknife.