Yearly Archives: 2011

Hello, Some friends of mine who live in Royal Oak and Rocky Ridge have informed me about the planned development of a Hotel and Casino close to where the Wal-Mart store is located.  This development will also be close to several schools and the Universiry of Calgary Veterinary Medicine (UCVM). I live in Tuscany and I do not want to see any such development in these communities. These communities are residential areas with 1000’s of families with young children.  There will also be a negative impact on the traffic volumes in the immediate and surrounding areas. Crime will also increase as a result of such development and will also have a negative impact in Tuscany.   How on earth does Gordon Lowe justify building a casino and how can he say it will benefit the area?  This is another clear example  of how out of touch he is with the […]

I just wanted to comment on the recent article in the Tuscany Sun titled ‘What is a Roundabout?’.  Coming from the UK, I know all about roundabouts and would definitely encourage use of them in Canada for all the reasons that were stated.  However, the benefit from roundabouts in terms of traffic flow is dependant on people using them properly.  One example is correct signalling.  If vehicles on the roundabout are not signalling, a car wanting to enter the roundabout may have to unnecessarily stop because it is unclear when/where the vehicles on the roundabout are exiting.  Another example happened to me recently at the roundabout at Crowfoot.  Approaching the roundabout the car in front of me stopped even though there were no other cars on the roundabout.  When learning to drive in the UK you are going to encounter and learn about roundabouts.  My worry is that they are […]