We walk with angels every day. Not those angels that give you butterflies and make you stammer when you see them, but rather those who spend their lives making such a difference that it leaves the rest of us in awe, often wondering how we could have done so little to change the world.

Amid a cacophony of conversations and anger about zoning, carbon taxes, road closures and gasoline prices, I want to talk about an amazing woman and the incredible facility we have in Calgary that should give us all hope for the future.

Forty years ago, our Rotary Club gave $150,000 to what was then the Renfrew School and it allowed me to meet Janice McTighe. She had created a community kindergarten to help children born with severe physical and mental challenges ranging from autism to severe disabilities. Before McTighe stepped in, the burden of helping these children fell entirely on their parents and teachers who were........

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