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Do you believe that Same-Sex Marriage should be legal?

Total Responses:

Yes:   33        No:   93   Undecided:  1

 

Despite efforts to save private sector industry from collapse with Tax payer funded "Bailout Packages" many industries only return for more or continue on to collapse at the expense of the Tax Payer.
Do you feel Tax Payer Funded Bailouts should stop?
 (July13/03 - July31/03)

Total Responses: 40

Yes:  21         No:  1     Undecided:  10 

Despite initial showings to improve health care service in light of the Motta inquiry, the results are little appreciable change.
Do you feel there is an increasing tendency of public service organizations to  avoid blame rather than concentrating their efforts on performing their services?
 (July 2 - July13/03)

"An Okotoks mother who lost her son to a deadly asthma attack following an emergency appendectomy said she is pleased to see proposed changes being recognized, but added she will need to see the changes with her own eyes before she will be satisfied."

"The Calgary Health Region will renew its push for more than 300 new beds as part of an effort to bolster services in the wake of an inquiry into the death of Vince Motta."

"Two and a half years after the death of their 23-year-old son, Tom and Pina Motta are dismayed by the lack of improvement in emergency room services at Calgary hospitals.
“I don’t see any changes,” said Pina Motta."

Total Responses: 145

Yes:  84%          No:  10%          Undecided:  6% 

High River town council is now preparing proposals for an anti-smoking bylaw that would curb or prohibit smoking in public areas, including outdoor regions and eating establishments.  The phrase "in the interests of children" effectively and legally  reduces the equality rights of smokers from other citizens, but also opens a tangle of semantics historically shown to do more harm than good.
For an appropriate resolution, do you feel there should be a vote of High River citizens on this bylaw rather than an arbitrary enactment of council?
 (June 25 - July 2/03)

"(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age..." "Even if you frequent an establishment that has declared itself smoking, you may not smoke on that establishment's patio...If Calgary's meddlesome council truly wanted to solve the smoking issue democratically, they should have left Calgarians to vote with their patronage."
“What has always made the state a hell on earth has been precisely that man has tried to make it his heaven.”     -     German poet Friedrich Hoëlderlin

Total Responses: 344

Yes:  85%          No:  10%          Undecided:  5% 


The impact of mad-cow has had wide economic effects upon large corporations down to working families and individuals.  Do you believe Alberta will shortly recover from this impact? 
 (June 18 - June 25/03)

"The markets hate uncertainty, he said. And in this case, health officials don't know the origin of the single infected eight-year-old cow, how it acquired bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or whether any other cases are waiting to be discovered elsewhere in North America."

"The human form of mad-cow -- new-variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- is only known to be transmitted to people by the consumption of parts of the brain, spinal chord or tonsils of an infected animal."                                                               
"The US banned the import of Canadian beef the same day the positive test for BSE of a Canadian cow was announced."

Total Responses: 310

Yes:  42%          No:  43%          Undecided:  15% 

Households are having their residential services cut off, despite offering arrangements to pay amounts due.  Do you feel the utility companies are acting responsibly towards their consumers in these economic times? 
 (June 11 - June 18/03)

"...natural gas analyst Peter Linder told CBC's The National...'I believe for the next two or three years at least, we're going to see very high natural gas prices in North America until we get a reasonable supply.'"

"Alberta consumers are being told to brace for a massive price hike in their power bills, as much as 70 per cent."
                                                                  "A Consumer Submission"

Total Responses: 403

Yes:  7%          No:  89%          Undecided:  4% 

Throughout High River there are increasing amounts of "for sale" items as people liquidate personal assets.  Do you see this trend as an indicator of future economic hardships? 
 (June 4 - June 11/03)

"Alberta is blessed with an abundance of natural advantages, which have formed the foundation of our province's thriving economy." "For economists, the ascent of the Canadian dollar poses a far greater threat to the nation's economy than either SARS or mad cow disease...makes Canada's products more expensive, a worry in a country where exports make up 40 percent of the gross domestic product."

Total Responses: 324

Yes:  76%          No:  18%          Undecided:  6% 

     "It’s a heritage that is undoubtedly worth saving. Grain elevators have defined the Alberta landscape for decades, and are a symbol of the strength of Albert’s agricultural industry and the crucial role it played and continue to play in the economy and cultural life of this province."
Despite local efforts to preserve the grain elevator within our town, it still succumbed to fire on Monday, May26/03.  Do you feel all affordable safety measures were taken in keeping with the aims of preservation?      (fire footage through this LINK)
 (May 28 - June 4/03)

Total Responses: 311

Yes:  12%          No:  78%          Undecided:  10% 

"The cause of vCJD appears to be the consumption of beef and beef products from cattle infected with BSE."
"Alberta actually imported a live cow with Mad Cow disease back in 1993. The Canadian government raced to destroy the "Mad" cow - along with more than 400 other cattle from the same herd - but some cattle slipped through the cracks."
With mad cow disease making an appearance in Alberta, will this event affect you or your family's usual consumption of beef products?
 (May 21 - May 28/03)

Total Responses: 278

Yes:  21%          No:  66%          Undecided:  13% 

"The Youth Criminal Justice Act...provides a clear legislative framework to help create a fairer and more effective...system."     
"The legislation replaces the Young Offenders Act and applies to young people between 12 and 17 years of age."
The YCJA is in effect since April 1/03 and calls for a higher community participation with young offenders.  Do you feel it is reasonable for High River to assume this more active role?
 (May 14 - May 21/03)

Total Responses: 346

Yes:  87%          No:  6%          Undecided:  7% 


"A more effective means of control would involve eliminating the stagnant pools of water that serve as a perfect breeding ground for the culex tarsalis mosquito." - Calgary Health Region
With the West Nile virus expected to make its way into Alberta this year, do you think High River should take active protective measures on these type of waters within our region?
 (May 7 - May 14/03)

 Total Responses: 342

Yes:  83%          No:  8%          Undecided:  9%

OUCH!
This new site jointly set up between The Calgary Health Region and Alberta Health and Wellness should prove informative.  Just click the mosquito.

The Alberta Summer Games Committee recently received approval for their 2004 Games budget proposal which projects revenues of over $2 million with a net profit at $439,224.00.  Do you believe this budget to be an accurate and realistic projection for hosting the Summer Games?
 (April 30 - May 7/03)

Total Responses: 201

Yes:  25%          No:  37%          Undecided:  38%

Town Council is reported considering a bylaw proposal which prohibits smoking in public places in High River.  Do you feel such a bylaw is a good idea?
(April 23 - April 30/03)

Total Responses: 362

Yes: 19%          No: 76%          Undecided: 5%