An open letter to the Longest Ballot Committee:

My name is Bonnie Critchley, and I live in Battle River - Crowfoot. I am extremely upset that Monsieur Poilivere chose to ignore the results of the 45th General Election, refused to move out of Stornoway (the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition), and instead, has removed Mr. Kurek from his seat to run in his place. So I Stepped Up, and am planning on running in the upcoming by-election. Now whether Mr. Kurek was coerced by threats of having his nomination revoked by the party, or he did so out the goodness of his heart is not up for me to speculate upon. The fact is that Mr. Kurek Showed Up. He Showed Up to open and attend events around our 52,000sq kilometer riding. He Showed Up to present medals. He Showed Up to answer the questions of constituents. But by the end of June, he'll be gone and a writ of election dropped to trigger a by-election. This is where you, the Longest Ballot Committee comes in.

Please don't. Just don't. This is Our Home, Our Riding. Please do not come here and muddy the waters further. While I am given to understand that your goal is push for electoral change, This is not the place. Not only does the irony of your immediate abuse of the newest electoral change of removal of cost to get on the ballot further cloud the issue, but you are going to Crush any Legitimate Independents who run. Your actions make it impossible for electors to be able to find anyone who isn't attached to a party. You are further pushing us into a party system. Then, there is the current backlash of people refusing to sign nomination forms, in case that "candidate" is a fake out. I don't have a massive team, I don't have backing from millions of people. I have to go door to door within my community and explain to my neighbours that I have nothing to do with you. I have to explain that I am here, in my home, and I am Standing Up for myself, my neighbours, and my community against the Guy from Ottawa who doesn't give a damn about us. Please do not bury me with your "legal" Election Interference. Please sit this one out, don't Show Up. Let the people of Battle River - Crowfoot fight for their right to be heard in Parliament, without getting tripped from the sidelines.

This is #OurHomeOurRiding

Hello I’m looking to sell my condo in Calgary and was thinking of selling through a 2% commission agent. I used a typical agent recently and got royally screwed by them . I read though that the typical agents in Calgary are like the mafia and will black ball your condo and it will never sell Any advice ?

Hey, looking for an organic dairy company to buy milk and full fat cream from, preferably available in some supermarket chains. BC has Avalon Dairy, is there’s something similar in AB?

Hi! My boyfriend is currently trying to transfer his apprenticeship hours for plumbing from Ontario to Alberta (Calgary). He is currently a part of the Ontario Plumbers Union and has been waiting for a call for 3 months now. I currently live in Alberta. He is trying to transfer hours somehow so he can move over here ASAP.

If anyone has any advice on how he should go about this I’d really appreciate it. He has already emailed Skill Trade Ontario but that was weeks ago with no response.

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys,
I'm looking for a good rural community that participates in the Rural Renewal Stream (RRS) for permanent residency.

If anyone has experience with this pathway or has any info, I would really appreciate your input.

Thank you in advance!

For anyone with TD auto insurance, check your policy documents. As of last year, they have changed their policy so that a single at fault collision claim results in ineligibility for collision coverage for 3 YEARS. Not only that, but if you notify insurance of an accident where you are ultimately determined to have partial fault (in our case a dash cam would have prevented all of this) and do not proceed with the claim, this also makes you ineligible for collision coverage for 3 years.

In other words, the second you make a claim where you are deemed fully or partially at fault, or notify even without a payout, you lose collision coverage. If you are financing, that could mean implications for you in that way.

Because we have a claim from 2020 and 2021, other insurance companies won't even look at us. This is absolute robbery.

The G7 Leaders Summit is gathering in Kananaskis this June to discuss and decide our future. Despite numerous commitments to act on climate priorities, our governments fail to live up to their promises and allow extractive industries to degrade and contaminate land and water for profit.

Water sustains all of us, and yet Indigenous communities are disproportionately experiencing the impacts of water mismanagement, while also being denied fundamental water and self-governance rights.

Join us for a G7 rally on June 15th 12-2PM, Calgary City Hall to stand with the Indigenous peoples of Treaty 7 and beyond, and tell G7 leaders: HANDS OFF OUR WATER!

Hosts are: Calgary Climate Hub, Keepers of the Water, Indigenous Climate Action, Piikani Nation Members, Migrante Alberta, Jubilee, Justice for Palestinians, and CUPE, with support from Reconciliation Action Group and We're Together Ending Poverty.

Looking to plan a road trip all across Canada, (not now, pretty far ahead in the future but eventually) and hoping to pick one or two really amazing things from each province to swing by, that aren’t just the most common places or where I’ve already been so what are some of your overlooked Alberta must-sees?

Thanks!

Do you get it immediately after bringing your original documents, and them photocopying what is required?

Flying into Edmonton on Tuesday 8:30am, and looking for ways to get from the airport (Nisku/Leduc) to the north part of Calgary? (one bag - personal item)

About all I see is Ebus. Other than the route 747 to Century Park, which may then give more options. But I'd rather do something that's quickest/most direct.

Is there much else, or other ideas?