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Hate to pile on the anti-Dynalife train. But enough is enough. There was a little hidden gem, Dynalife Westgrove. Small, three chairs, appointment only, no walk-ins, book your appointment, arrive on time and they sit you immediately. It’s been a godsend to those who don’t want to wait two hours to get a blood test.
This morning, as I was sitting there, I saw a sign: “We don’t want to go, but this location is closing on June 30.” Speaking with the tech, they’re pretty upset as well, “Everyone who has come in, comments how upset they are.” Aren’t Albertans the customers? Why are we putting up with shoddy service? It’s not the techs’ fault. It’s Dynalife and their model not delivering as expected.
We don’t need another backed-up super lab; we need more storefront and boutique appointment-only labs. I may be retired, but my time is worth more than two hours, sitting on a plastic chair, wearing a mask. I hope newly sworn-in Health Minister Adriana LaGrange takes on Dynalife as Job 1. If you can’t fix Dynalife, fire them. Please bring back laboratory access in hospitals. And please reverse the decision on Westgrove. It was working exceptionally well, until Dynalife decided to improve it. Don’t fix what isn’t broken.
Russian pavilion should quit Heritage Festival
T.A. Zinger tried to separate the bloody and terrorist regime of Putin from the “Russian world” that Putin has been building for the last 20 years around the world. But almost 100 per cent of the Russian diaspora supported Putin’s concept of “Russian world.” Also Zinger says “Russian-Canadians chose to be Canadians and even showed up to the Russia/Ukraine war protests in support of Ukraine.” But the number of them is very small.
Starting with the annexation of Crimea in 2014, almost 90 per cent of the Russian diaspora in the world supported it. About 80 per cent of the Russian diaspora supported Moscow’s war against Ukraine in February 2022. There are many pro-Putin bloggers in various social networks who covertly or even openly act as mouthpieces of Putin’s aggressive policy against Ukraine and they have millions of followers. From the first day of the appearance of the Russian pavilion at Heritage Festival until the last, when they took part, there were exhibited items glorifying the Russian military machine and its feats.
Zinger’s conclusion that Ukrainian refugees and representatives of the Russian diaspora have a lot in common is absolutely absurd. The author puts the aggressor and the victim together and try to reconcile. It doesn’t happen like that. I think we all should state that while the Russian war is ongoing, the Russian Pavilion should withdraw itself from the festival. This is my friendly advice.
