
Parker’s Pen – November 2021
Being that it’s a monthly business magazine, by the time you read this the signs will all be down and the reshuffle will have taken place – a new mayor
Being that it’s a monthly business magazine, by the time you read this the signs will all be down and the reshuffle will have taken place – a new mayor
As I write it is only the beginning of September but we are already being overloaded with election promises. By publishing time, the federal unwanted election will be over, and
I have voted in all of the elections we’ve (thankfully) been able to participate in. But I am not a big fan of politicians, wondering their reasons for wanting such
I applaud the many pushes to ‘Buy Local’ when possible, particularly by restaurants that source out produce and meats from Alberta growers and farm collectives. A problem I have is
My first company event in Calgary was in 1965, a barbecue put on by The Albertan newspaper at Happy Valley, a park that became Valley Ridge. It was also my
Politicians have always been seen as fair game for the media, but few have allowed themselves to be such a good target as our provincial government. So many expected so
The April edition of Canadian Geographic not only contains a photo of a fashionable couple wearing masks to ward off the Spanish flu and an interesting article on the iconic
Most of us enjoy reading Letters to the Editor, giving us an idea of other people’s genuine interests and concerns. They also give us a current temperature reading of feelings
Darby Lee Young deserves a really good round of applause in being named as a 2021 Top 25 Women of Influence, recognized as one of Canada’s diverse women role models.
Here we are still COVID-conscious after almost a year of forced lockdown in our personal as well as business lives. Who could have imagined not being able to have a