Opinion

The volunteer fire departments that serve communities along Highway 63 are in over their heads. That’s not a knock against any of these departments or their members, who selflessly give their time and energy to help protect their communities.

Boyle village council members are remaining tight-lipped about the departure last week of chief administrative officer Ken Gwozdz, and rightly so.

Hey kids, here’s a good reason why you should pay attention in math class: Someday you’ll be a taxpayer and will need to figure out where all the money you’re shelling out for education is going.

There’s a belief out there that as each Remembrance Day passes, the gap in understanding what it means grows larger. After all, 2010 marks 96 years since the start of World War I, and 65 years since the end of World War II.

It’s hard to believe Christmas is just over six weeks away.

The presumption of innocence is a fundamental right for each and every Canadian citizen. And that presumption must adhere even to high-ranking public servants who are paid big salaries through taxpayer dollars.

Five thousand litres. It sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? But you’d likely be surprised if you tried to limit your water consumption to less than that over the course of two months.

Instead of walking proudly into retirement after a 35-year career in education, Richard Harvey’s departure from the Pembina Hill Regional Division (PHRD) is surrounded in controversy.

Full credit to the staff at the Blue Heron Bottle Depot for their remarkable accomplishment from the Stollery Children’s Hospital fundraising drive they’ve been involved with over the past few months.

On the wall of Athabasca town council chambers is an old fashioned, spring-loaded, pendulum-style clock, relocated from the old Athabasca train station.