Opinion

It is easy to see why Canadians seem to have a laissez-faire attitude to federal elections, but change will not happen without an engaged electorate.

Our wives certainly can be annoying at times can’t they? They can drive men crazy with their “honey do” lists, they assume we have journeyman tickets in plumbing, carpentry and electrical, and they make us watch those gawdawful “hidden gem” movies.

Canada’s equalization payments are an antiquated model which rewards failure and punishes success — it could almost be perceived that this is damaging the Canadian economy. Six provinces will receive approximately $14.

It was a big weekend for members of the Okotoks Skating Club at the Alberta STARSkate championships. Hometown skaters picked up four medals in competition over the four-day event, which was held on their home turf at the Okotoks Recreation Centre.

The Okotoks Western Wheel is boldly going where this man doesn’t want to go — into this thing called the social network.

I just finished reading Ezra Levant’s latest book “Ethical Oil” and love him or hate him no one can take away Ezra’s passion or his intelligence. As an Albertan I take great exception to those out there who paint our oil sands with a “dirty” brush.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.... Yes, it comes but once a year and still inspires me to stop for a pint and toast the Irish. I was in Arizona recently and must say was surprised to see the amount of events to mark the occasion down there.

One word to describe Alison Redford would be passionate. The Progressive Conservative Calgary-Elbow MLA stopped in Okotoks on Friday for an exclusive interview with the Western Wheel editorial staff.

As I settled down the other day to watch the Calgary Flames take on the Montreal Canadians in the outdoor game at McMahon Stadium in Calgary I was stunned to see they played the American anthem along with “O Canada”.

Did you know? The Okotoks and District Chamber of Commerce has been promoting local business in Okotoks since 1907. In fact, in 1907 the Board of Trade had published the Okotoks Eldorado, a pamphlet asking the people of Okotoks to shop locally.