Alberta at Noon

Today on Alberta at Noon, we talked extreme weather conditions. Our callers and guests described some of the worst days they've had battling the elements.

There are a lot of skunks around Alberta these days. Maybe you've got one living under your porch right now and today we are asked you to share your skunk experiences. Have you ever been sprayed by one? Has your dog ever been sprayed by one? Do you have any memorable skunk encounters you'd like to share?

A Calgary company wants to build a large nuclear power plant in northwest Alberta. Should nuclear power be part of the mix as this province works toward meeting its climate obligations? Or are the potential risks simply too high?

There's a very good chance that you have a cell phone within easy reach right now and it's probably chirping and buzzing, trying to get your attention. Can you resist? The answer is, increasingly, no. Have you noticed your attention span isn't what it was? Have you found yourself drifting off? Well put your phone down and pay attention.

How are the roads and highways where you live? Is it time for the province to start spending more money to repair and replace them?

We want you to share your experiences as a foster caregiver or someone who has been in care. What do you want others to know about fostering, and if you are considering becoming a caregiver, we'd like to know what's holding you back?

Four provinces have upped their minimum wage this week. Here in Alberta, it hasn't been raised since 2019 and is now the lowest in the country, tied with Saskatchewan at $15 an hour. The question on the show today is if it's time for Alberta to up its minimum wage.

The cost of cleaning up orphan wells in this province might have just doubled. As a result of a recent court case, the number of orphan wells in this province has just exploded. This news comes just a couple of weeks after the province had to repay over 130 million dollars to the federal government. That money was supposed to go toward cleaning up abandoned wells but it wasn't spent quickly enough. Today we ask, Are we doing enough to deal with abandoned oil and gas wells?

Is there a time when you took a chance and just said yes? Bob McDonald, the host of CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks joins us to talk about his new memoir: Just Say Yes.

Municipal leaders are holding their fall convention. Many say their communities are seeing a rise in the number of people living rough and they're looking for help from the province. We asked what Albertans are seeing in their communities.