We have heard the pronouncements often enough. There is a dire shortage of skilled labour in Alberta. Employers are finding it difficult to replace retiring baby boomers. Foreign workers are being hired to fill the gap.

Last week Alberta celebrated 440,000 individuals across the province. They are the volunteers, the storytellers, the grandparents and great grandparents. They are the seniors, and last week was their week.

Once upon a time Barrhead’s baseball star shone brightly in the sporting firmament.

It was a chilly, dreary, drizzly, dank, overcast Saturday … and Murray and Simone Tuininga could not have been happier.

Most have probably heard by now about Blue Heron’s struggle with pending budget cuts. Whatever the funding may turn out to be, it will have an effect on Blue Heron staff, individuals who use the programs and services, and family members of those...

In a world that often feels ruled by all that’s new and fashionable, it is a comfort to find threads common to all generations.