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Let me see if I’ve got this right. A piece of our infrastructure — the water line coming into Calgary — ruptured because of its age and pressure. The city wants to densify our population by adding housing within the present city limits. We increase the number of residents so our water, wastewater, power and Internet usage goes up, and we will still have the same old 1950-70 infrastructure. How would Calgarians feel if we had to dig up the whole city and it would take years to complete and then up their taxes to pay for it all?
Peter Szecsy
(That’s why infrastructure maintenance and upgrades are vital.)
Money drain
My family of three spends more than $100 per month on water. That is without outside watering and yes, we have a rain barrel. With 302,790 single-family dwellings in Calgary, that is a revenue stream of more than $30 million with condo buildings or businesses. I realize the majority of these monies probably go to wages, but really? Our own people can’t do an adequate job of inspecting pipes? And now we have to pay more to have a third party look for the failures of our people?
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Stephen Nichol
(This water crisis is costly on several fronts.)
PM’s tab hard to swallow
Some have put Justin Trudeau’s net worth at $98 million, but I suppose he feels he is entitled to his entitlements and gives the taxpayers of the nation a tab of $220,000 for meals on a overseas trip. A real man of integrity and principle would have said: No, I can afford it. I’ll pay my way. But not this man. Being reared with a silver spoon and having a trust fund, PM Trudeau is accustomed to having other people pay the freight. I plead that the Conservatives end this unlimited expense account nonsense and put politicians and senior bureaucrats on monthly stipend and a limited budget for overseas trips and conferences. I am not saying that the PM needs to stay at Motel 6, but if the PM or a minister want to upgrade to a more lavish suite, they pay the difference. And when politicians go on a holiday the taxpayer covers 10 percent of the cost and only pay for the RCMP security detail.
Jeffrey Anderson
(Your argument is on the money.)
Donald Sutherland a true gentleman
Approximately 53 years ago I was working for a drilling company in Alaska. On one particular flight from Anchorage to Seattle, I was seated next to the one and only Donald Sutherland. We then chatted for the next hour or two about just about everything. He was so down to earth, kind, respectful and full of humour. Something I will never forget as he was simply a gentleman. That was my day with a Canadian superstar out of Hollywood.
Ernie Robson
(Thanks for sharing your memories of a legend.)
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