Opinion

Dear Editor, My husband and I purchased a Yorkshire terrier from a Barrhead County breeder on Oct. 16. The breeder is a registered breeder and belongs to the CKC.

How important is a municipality’s image to its future growth and prosperity? This is the question Woodlands County council are currently asking themselves. Two weeks ago, at their regular meeting on Nov.

I do not pretend to know everything about the economy or free-trade agreements and all of that stuff, but it seems kind of fishy to me when our chief ally on this continent would rather thumb his nose at our beef, our lumber, our industry, and our oi

Dear Editor, On October 23, we put out a game camera on our property but when we returned 24 hours later, it was gone.

Despite what appeared to be some progress on the town council conflict front, whether they agree to do something about it is still up in the air.

Last week Westlock County Chief Administrative Officer Peter Kelly publicly announced that he’ll leave the municipality at the expiration of his contract on Feb. 28, 2016.

As we continue down the pathway of inevitable holidays and celebrations one stands out — the one that allows us to enjoy all of the others. On Nov.

It's an odd fact of Canadian life that the excitement of Halloween should be immediately followed by the solemnity of Remembrance Day. One week, we're dressing up in costumes, carving pumpkins and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. The next week, we're pinning poppies to our jackets and making plans to recognize the service of Canadian soldiers at ceremonies held around local cenotaphs.

On November 11, all across the country poppies are donned, brass instruments are dusted off and parade colours are worn with pride. We pay homage to the lives and deeds of those who served, out of a respect we have for their courage.

A little over a year ago former NDP MP for Scarborough Southwest, Dan Harris, introduced a private members bill (C-597), that if passed would have seen November 11 a national statutory holiday, treating it like other statutory holidays, such as Canad