On April 27, 2009 at 2:50 p.m. The Honourable Dr. Ted Morton, Minister of Sustainable Resource Development stood up in the Alberta Legislature and introduced what would become a very controversial piece of legislation. Bill 36 would become the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (2009) that would cause alliances to change and pit Albertans against each…… Continue reading Everything according to plan … but whose plan? The Alberta Land Stewardship Act (2009)
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Defining Our Place and Space … Choices and Constraints
Whether it is by choice or constraint, we ultimately define what type of community we call home. There are three sets of questions one needs to contemplate when reflecting on past choices, and current and future constraints for their community. The first set of questions deals with the past choices and/or constraints, that is, why…… Continue reading Defining Our Place and Space … Choices and Constraints
Municipal Taxation … after 2200 years the Rosetta Stone still does not apply
At least once a year, most property owners reflect on whether or not property taxes are going to increase. Most feel any increase is bad, no increase is good, but a decrease is even better! The property tax we pay is composed of a few different components and based on a few different factors. In…… Continue reading Municipal Taxation … after 2200 years the Rosetta Stone still does not apply
Rocky View 2010 Budget: Overview
Rocky View County’s Budget Highlights – “2010-2012 Budget provides resources to meet Councils objectives set out in the Strategic Plan”, “Programs currently provided by the County will be maintained unless adjustments are directed by Council”, “… 2010 Base Budget forms the basis for expense and revenue assumptions in 2011 and 2012”, and “… Municipal tax…… Continue reading Rocky View 2010 Budget: Overview
Elementary, My Dear Theophrastus, Elementary
“Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary” summarizes Aristotle’s reasoning and rationalization of the natural world during his lifetime. In “On Natural Motions and the Existence of the Fifth Element” article, through careful examination and observation of natural elements, Aristotle was able to classify and categorize all “examinable things” into two main body types: simple or compounded,…… Continue reading Elementary, My Dear Theophrastus, Elementary