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I watched the final Flames’ recreation of this season on TV. They confirmed many drone pictures and movies of the Saddledome. I shed a tear of disappointment.
What fool (pardon my French) determined to demolish such a ravishing, iconic constructing?
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Stan Majcherkiewicz, Calgary
Mindless spending on metropolis rebranding
I believed Chestermere had a mayor and councillor drawback. However spending $4.8 million to rebrand Calgary to the Blue Sky Metropolis? Let’s simply name it the Blue Sky Rip-off.
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I probably don’t have a proper to remark as I’m not a Calgary taxpayer, however the place are their heads? What is that this woke society doing to our nice nation — from the federal Liberals to our municipal governments?
We’re doomed.
Gord Peters, Chestermere
Calgary’s new slogan panned
When Calgary and plenty of different cities throughout this nation are coping with points resembling homelessness, drug dependancy and mental-health points, it’s unconscionable that the political class would waste $4.8 million to alter town’s slogan.
Ask any folks on the road in the event that they really feel extra welcome due to the rebranding? Ask any of them in the event that they have been consulted by the insultants?
After studying about this dumpster fireplace, a greater moniker could be “spin metropolis,” contemplating all the new air being expelled to justify this stupidity.
Paul Baumberg, Lifeless Man’s Flats
Vote-buying federal price range fails Canada
The not too long ago unveiled federal price range guarantees enormous positive aspects. These positive aspects shall be within the dimension of presidency. The civil service will broaden by 1000’s to distribute all the brand new goodies that the Liberal-NDP coalition has promised, and extra 1000’s shall be required to pry extra “fair proportion” out of the already overtaxed public.
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What is going to shrink is the Canadian economic system: extra non-productive authorities spending means a much less aggressive economic system, and fewer long-term prosperity.
I suppose that’s what occurs when you’ve a federal authorities that’s determined to stay in energy and is keen to destroy Canada’s financial future to realize that aim.
Don West, Calgary
Larger attain for price range cash-grab
Who’re these people who find themselves among the many prime .13 per cent the finance minister recognized in her price range?
They might embrace: Any younger particular person or couple attempting to avoid wasting sufficient cash for a down fee on their first dwelling and must put money into an ETF or mutual fund to get there sooner. Anybody who owns a rental property or cabin on the lake, or any asset that triggers a considerable acquire in a single yr and must promote it. Any pension plan set as much as serve the people who find themselves lucky sufficient to have one must shift to extra riskier property to fund it on the similar degree.
I may go on, however maybe it may be simpler to determine the .13 per cent that aren’t affected by this transformation sooner or later.
Tom Spenceley, Calgary
Roads crumble as metropolis pays for pet tasks
Has anybody else observed that our roadways have been deteriorating at an incredible velocity? Spring street heaving frequently occurs however to not the extent this yr.
Has town upkeep division been diverting street upkeep funds so town will pay for pet tasks like arenas, Arts Commons and the Inexperienced Line?
Mismanagement will value us in the long term after we can not cowl the issues with a bit sizzling patch each spring.
Fraser Smith, Calgary
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