urban compass by janice paskey
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When students struggle
February 13, 2012
I was one of the parents hoping to ask a question during a conference call with Alberta Minister of Education Thomas Lukaszuk last week.
Our Lifeboat leaders...
January 30, 2012
We like good leaders, but where are they? Not stumbling fortuitously into a life raft off an Italian ship. Not earning $60,000 a day (like U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney) and receiving wildly low taxes for rich investors.
Calgary at 10 cents a house
January 16, 2012
Delivering newsletters. So here we are. Most of what I know about Calgary, I know from helping my son with this route.
Towers dialing up a Quagmire
December 05, 2011
This means your community playgrounds, soccer fields, hockey arenas and street light poles. But maybe not fire halls.
Car above all, Above all the car
November 21, 2011
Some put their heads on their desks or sit slumped with vacant looks.
When there’s no right to sunlight
November 07, 2011
That makes sense. But there will be winners and losers. I’ve seen the unfair moniker NIMBY pinned on residents who don’t want:
Public school system needs a good lesson
October 24, 2011
Hirsi Ali was raised Muslim in Somalia, Kenya and Saudi Arabia. In order to escape an arranged marriage, she fled as a refugee to Holland, and rose to become a member of the Dutch Parliament.
Clearing the air over health care
September 26, 2011
It’s the only vote that matters, says a friend.
Shedding light on the lives of youth gang members
September 12, 2011
“In the middle of class, he would be like, ‘Terrorist, terrorist, terrorist, terrorist.’
Little heart of gold for animator
August 29, 2011
I don’t know about you. But winning the 2011 Gold Kahuna Award for Animation in Honolulu strikes me as a pretty cool thing.
Renos could leave you in a hailstorm
June 27, 2011
It’s been one year since Calgary suffered the costliest hailstorm in our nation’s history.
A call to resist the bulldozers
June 13, 2011
When it comes to urban sprawl, a little grassy resistance is good.
Education system can work for you
May 30, 2011
This week, I will see my Mount Royal students receive their degrees.
Cutting French a serious loss
May 16, 2011
Every parent wants their children to have an edge. So I’m feeling smug.
Citizenship, with benefits
May 02, 2011
A public health nurse visited me at home after my son was born. She had just come from seeing babies at a hotel.
Libraries feel the pressure
April 18, 2011
There’s a woman who sits with a boy each Wednesday night.
Summer’s boost
April 04, 2011
Winter keeps on, keeping on. Calgarians, let’s link arms, close our eyes, and remember ... summer. Yes, city council influences these cherished months. Two things are going well, one is not.
Fraud investigation is sexy, too
March 21, 2011
Street crime is down. But the “bad guys,” as Det. Mike Gervais calls them, haven’t gone away.
The casualties of minor hockey
March 07, 2011
They are not Sidney Crosby or Bob Probert. Crosby is out of NHL play with a concussion; last week Probert’s posthumous brain scan showed the devastating effect of head blows.
We're losing social mix in our neighbourhoods
January 24, 2011
A young Asian woman washes her SUV ahead of me at the car wash.
What the bestselling drug of all time says about us
January 10, 2011
His daughter calls him a “manorexic.”
Pressure to meet the 'movie image' of Christmas
December 13, 2010
My son's Santa list includes a new toboggan, but also a laptop computer. His brother wants a cellphone and unlimited texting package.
The secret is out on a successful part of our health system
November 29, 2010
One part of our health system seems to work well. I got my son into a quiet after hours medical clinic -- with an appointment. This was part of a Primary Care Network after hours care.
The frustrations of a community association
November 15, 2010
Join a community association.That’s our new mayor’s suggestion. I’m not so sure. It costs. Where will your money go?
Traffic calming is money very well spent
November 01, 2010
Leslie Ferris is a guy you want in your community.
Follow your instincts in the voting booth
October 18, 2010
Tonight's election night, but I haven't decided who to vote for.
Getting cozy with Calgary's candidates
October 04, 2010
True, there was the guy who lifted his pant leg to reveal red marks.
Meetings are mayor’s main job
September 20, 2010
We’re missing something. Something 50 pages long. Bylaw 44M2006.
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