Installing insulation can be hazardous to your health
Use of less hazardous materials, personal protective equipment and regular health checkups recommended…
The war on drugs is costly and off-target
A report on drug abuse released by police chiefs is less about reducing drug abuse and more about protecting police budgets and jobs…
Cities’ push for new taxes divorced from reality
Alberta’s cities need to first tackle the cost elephant in the room: labour…
Is dam removal the wave of the future?
Research suggests it makes more ecological and economic sense to dismantle dams than to restore or maintain them…
Municipal governments are making the economy worse, not better
If councillors were half as creative at looking for savings as they are at looking for new ways to spend, then Alberta's economic challenges would have been solved by now…
What an Indigenous force can teach us about policing
Adding more weapons, equipment and officers doesn’t provide a straight line to happier and safer communities…
Alberta municipal gov’t labour costs out of touch with reality
Labour costs between 2014 and 2018 increased by nearly $873 million, or 17 per cent, outpacing population growth and inflation…
Breathing new life into cities post-COVID-19
New guide shows how planners can revive urban centres by shifting focus of vacant spaces from commercial to cultural…
Albertans need municipal governments to stop overspending
Families and businesses have been tightening their belts for years. It’s time for Alberta’s municipal governments to get with the program…
Half measures won’t solve the problem with police
It’s time to reduce funding to police and reallocate those dollars to more proactive ways to reduce crime…