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On Its Last Legs?
After 100 years defining our culture and economy, Alberta’s ranching industry now struggles to survive.
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
October 1, 2009
A Penny an Acre
From open range to Stampede midway: The roots of Alberta ranching and its lasting legacy—our cowboy culture.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Aquifers, Blairmore, Canmore, Chinook, Coal Mining, Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Empress, Enmax, Fernie, Filumena, Livingstone, Mountain Pine Beetle, Urban Sprawl
The Big Squeeze
Can wildlife and hyperdevelopment coexist in the Bow Valley?
Tags: Affordable Housing, Alberta, Alberta Views, Banff, Banff National Park, Bears, Bow Valley, Bull Trout, Canmore, Coal Mining, Cougar Creek, Fishing, Grizzly Bears, Idaho, Karsten Heuer, Local Business, Olympics, Parks and Recreation, Reservoir, Town Hall, Trans-Canada-Highway, Transit, Wildlife Corridor, Yukon, Zoning
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