Editorial: Lessons learned after hard tests

“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first and the lesson afterward,” goes the quote by American baseballer Vernon Law.
That certainly applies to natural disasters that strike quickly and without much warning but leave lots of time afterwards for survivors to pick up the pieces and for authorities to scrutinize the aftermath — what went wrong and how to do better next time. 
By dint of recent history, Alberta then, should be well-schooled and prepared f