Opinion

The staff at Western Wheel joined in the sorrow of the death of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo while guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa last Wednesday.

Like many Canadians, I spent much of the morning on Oct. 22 reading updates and following developments from our nation’s capital. The photos brought me back to the four months I spent living there doing a co-op job with the Canada Revenue Agency.

It was night the first time I went to Parliament Hill. I was in our nation’s capital long enough to check into a hostel, grab supper at the Byward Market and my girlfriend, best friend and I walked over to the hill.

Our treasurer reports that the recent silent auction raised better than $700. This may come in handy if we have to replace our wheelchair.

Afternoon tea with the duchess was an elegant affair. The costumes and hats were intriguing and I wasn’t aware that I liked cucumber sandwiches. You’re never too old to try something new.

What do you do if you have the goose that lays the golden egg, and you have no way to sell the egg? This, in essence, is what is rearing it’s ugly head right here in our back yard.

The Windmill Theatre Players are presenting The Sound of Music in November. Our events committee has chosen the supper buffet and concert on Nov. 27. If you are interested in attending this performance, stop by the club and put your name on the list.

If the regulatory process works out Postmedia will become the newspaper giant of English Canada.

If you were to ask people not involved in the arts just how much art and culture affected their daily lives, I’d wager you’d get a funny look before you got an answer. Then I’d wager the answer would probably be “not much.

October 27th will be a night that will give us an idea on the future of the PC party and their dominance in Alberta.