Slowing the Pace

Another thought today. Over the last few days I realized how much we need to slow down the pace. I read about a violent fight outside of a local St. Albert bar, I heard of an argument that led to a man hitting a women over a position at a gas pump, I witnessed a person driving around a Tim Horton’s line-up of cars and almost instantaneously being honked at for fear they were possibly thinking of sneaking in line. I saw people yelling at each other in traffic, I saw people cutting each other off in traffic. As I was not personally involved  in any of these situations it just made me sad for all sides that this is so common and as well all adults taking part. St. Albert is growing, getting very busy and we need to slow down and focus on what we want to become.

One Response to “Slowing the Pace”

  • Dave Burkhart:

    Yes and maybe we could build a greater sense of community as we slow down. Why not have a day every month where citizens can come down to city hall, hang around and have a coffee, talk with the mayor or the city manager, or anybody else who works there or shows up, and get to know everybody and who does what and why? Too often the only time we engage with the people at city hall is when we need to pay a bill or our taxes. The relationship should be more than that. Both sides could benefit from more personal interactions. After all, many of the people who work at City Hall are also our neighbours.