Opinion

Dear Editor, A dangerous dog bylaw will stop nothing. Fine the owners with unlicensed dogs, owners that let their dogs off leash and dogs that are loose.

Residents from across north-central Alberta, political colleagues, friends and family said goodbye to long-time MP Dave Chatters who passed away Jan. 25 following a long fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 69.

There are innumerable things that people will say are necessary for them to live happy and healthy lives ñ from the internet to Tim Hortons ñ but, in truth, it really all boils down to a few things.

Less than a year after forming with the mission of stopping Alberta PowerLine’s proposed Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission project from going through Westlock County, the group known as the East Route Landowners Opposition Group is breathing a s

Should Barrhead residents be allowed to own a breed of dog considered to be dangerous? If so, then what breeds should be included on such a list? Those are just two questions Barrhead town councillors may have to face if one Barrhead couple has their

Did you know that Canada has suddenly become ‘hip’ again? I don’t know why, but for some reason, a notion like that coming from a New York Times reporter, irritates me.

There arenít many residents of Athabasca County that have been here since they were born. People have come from as near as Westlock or Thorhild and from as far away as another country to settle here.

Long Island Lake is a gem, so it’s no secret that Westlock County wants to capitalize on what the lake has to offer by expanding the campground, adding services to the day-use area, and potentially even adding extra lots for more cabins.

Imagine, just for a minute, that all of the businesses here were gone, that they had been wiped out by a woefully undervalued currency and a variety of other reasons, and try to see the storefronts on main street all boarded up.

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.