United We Farm

How the UFA went from farmers advocate to political powerhouse to big business.

• Agriculture
• Feature
• Politics

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Politics, Alberta Views, Beaumont, Credit Union, Great Depression, Labour Unions, Leduc, Local Business, Monopoly, Namao, Persons Case, Popular Vote, Populism, Poultry, Socialism, Tariffs, The Famous Five

October 1, 2009

On Its Last Legs?

After 100 years defining our culture and economy, Alberta’s ranching industry now struggles to survive.

• Agriculture
• Energy
• Environment
• Feature

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Beef, Alberta Views, Barack Obama, Canada Packers, Coyotes, Department of Justice, Farm Bill, Farmers Markets, Farming, Feedlot alley, Free Trade, Great Depression, Idaho, Local Food, Meat Packaging, Minister of Agriculture, Monopoly, Rodeo, Wetlands

A Penny an Acre

From open range to Stampede midway: The roots of Alberta ranching and its lasting legacy—our cowboy culture.

• Agriculture
• Culture
• Feature

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Argentina, Atlantic, Bow Valley, Calgary Stampede, Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Chinook, Coal Mining, Cypress, Idaho, Livingstone, Longview, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Railroad, Ranching, Rocky Mountains, Rodeo, Tariffs, The Big Four, Transit, United Kingdom, Veterinarian

Both Sides Now

Prairie daughter Joni Mitchell and the search for a state of grace.

• Essay
• Feature
• Performing arts

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, AUArts, Ballet, California, Canmore, Folk Music, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Pregnancy, USA

September 1, 2009

The Other Iraq

Are Alberta oil companies—and their multi-million-dollar investments—helping or hurting a fledgling Kurdistan?

• Culture
• Feature
• Healthcare
• Oil

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Alison Azer, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Military spending, Motherhood, Muslim, Oil Royalties, Patriotism, Pharmaceuticals, Sudan, Warfare, World Health Organization

Cosmopolitan Alberta

More and more Albertans live and work abroad. What ideas and attitudes do they bring home?

• Culture
• Feature
• Oil

Tags: Afghanistan, Alberta, Alberta Views, Aluminum, Chile, Ghana, Globalization, Ireland, Rudy Wiebe, Spain, Venezuela, Yemen

The Makeover

I see her transformed from a squirmy maggoty thing into a beautiful butterfly.

• Original Fiction

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Margaret Macpherson, Northern Lights, Short Story

Know Your Grower

A farmer’s take on the most radical work a young person can undertake—growing local food for local people.

• Agriculture
• Environment
• Feature

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Blogging, California, Carstairs, Deregulation, Farmers Markets, Farming, Food Security, Local Food, Quality of Life, USA

July 1, 2009

A Town for the Times

The authentic, unpretentious, economical Crowsnest Pass.

• Environment
• Feature

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Aquifers, Blairmore, Canmore, Chinook, Coal Mining, Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Empress, Enmax, Fernie, Filumena, Livingstone, Mountain Pine Beetle, Urban Sprawl