Opinion

Whether or not a certain topic or issue put forward by the municipal, provincial or federal government concerns a person, each member of the community affected has an obligation to cast their vote, and to be heard.

OK. I admit it. I am a little bit disappointed.

During Friday's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, it felt like there should have been a moment of stunned silence after the amount raised was announced.

If the Green Party ever wants to be taken seriously, then it needs to stand good quality, local candidates. There was no Green candidate on the May 5 provincial ballot and this time around the federal candidate is from Calgary.

It looks like the provincial government was listening after all. On Friday, Aug.

One of the funniest things, I think, about writing for a newspaper, especially during campaign season, is asking direct questions of politicians and expecting concrete answers.

Residents of the Wood Heights Estates neighbourhood came before Athabasca town council last week with a very well thought-out presentation that, in a nutshell, culminated with a request that its municipal infrastructure be brought up to par with othe

For a project that should potentially make a community proud, this new school, pool and library project at the multiplex sure misses the mark on pride. Instead, it is polarizing the community.

I’d like to enter the library debate. Perhaps before a new library is built that only the school teachers want, we should poll the users. My kids never used the library until university and college. This seems to be the opinion of most people I know.