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Mission Creep is Bringing Western Civilization to a Halt There is a YouTube video making the rounds of social media of an older clip of Dr. Jordan Peterson chatting with Joe Rogan over the gradual loss of our personal freedoms. It is a fresh take on boiling a frog where you gradually heat his water …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, February 22, 2019*** RM of Clanwilliam-Erickson Council February Update The Council for the Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson held their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, February 13. Numerous agenda items vital to the running of the RM were discussed. One of the main discussion points dealt with the current state …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, January 18, 2019*** Reeve’s Resolutions for 2019 As the calendar rolls over from the old year, the budgets of Rural Municipalities conclude and Councils begin detailed discussions on 2019 spending priorities. The Reeves of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Victor Baraniuk, and Harrison Park, Jason Potter, graciously spent time with me to go …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, January 18, 2019*** Harrison Park Council Holds Town Hall in Sandy Lake Following through on a key election promise to be accessible and to seek input from the ratepayers, the Reeve and Councilors of Harrison Park Rural Municipality held an evening Town Hall meeting on January 10 at the …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, December 14, 2018*** Four Winds Partnership Stays Strong Despite Harrison Park Resolution Although it was not entirely unexpected, the RM Council of Harrison Park recently passed an important resolution which will result in deep ramifications for the Four Winds Waste Management regional partnership. The Four Winds Waste Management and …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, November 23, 2018*** New Clanwilliam-Erickson Council Meets The new Council for the Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson Council met for the first time on November 14 and got right down to business. The Council has a good mixture of seasoned municipal council veterans with some new blood mixed in. Just …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, November 16, 2018*** New RM Councils Tackle Thorny Local Issues As voters are well aware, there was an almost wholesale changing of the guard in the Rural Municipalities (RMs) of Harrison Park and Clanwilliam-Erickson with this last Municipal election. After the dust settled, it was obvious that a change …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, August 31, 2018*** Heated Discussions over Proposed Waste Management Site Last week from 22 to 24 Aug, the Four Winds Environmental Management Board held a second round of public information sessions in the communities of Erickson, Newdale, Onanole, and Sandy Lake. In order to better answer the public’s specific …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, August 3, 2018*** Stormy Start to Four Winds Waste and Recycling Public Sessions Call a municipal meeting to announce the building of a new school or hospital and councilors would be greeted with cheers and praise. But make a general announcement that your regional representatives are planning an oversize …
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***Original published in South Mountain Press, February 1, 2019*** Logan McKillop Begins Western Canada Tour Onanole musician Logan McKillop, accompanied by Winnipeg’s Sophie Stevens, recently began his latest Western Canada tour with a series of Westman shows including a packed house concert up in Onanole. In between gigs, Logan kindly spent some time with me …
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