It’s Canada’s cowboy town but Tuesday has dawned with Jyoti Gondek firmly in charge of Calgary. She is a married, 53-year-old mom who has been a City Councillor since 2018. Her husband is an engineer who likes to play the guitar. Also last night, Amarjeet Sohi was elected mayor of Edmonton
Rope made of jackets saves hikers in BC park
A group of hikers from abroad is being praised for their quick thinking at Golden Ears Provincial Park near Maple Ridge last week when they used clothing and turbans to save a man who had fallen down a steep embankment. See it here.
Viewing platform at Canada’s beloved Peggy’s Cove
That pretty little corner of Nova Scotia named after an 18th Century Irish immigrant’s wife has a lovely new viewing platform. Can you still be Canadian if you haven’t been there?
