Opinion

Re: Night-time bus service set to get people home, Advocate, Apr. 7, 2015 First of all, this is a small town, not Edmonton or Vancouver or Montreal where I am from.

Allegedly lying and corrupt senators, cops being potentially bribed and some other political figures not doing what they said they would, there is one valuable commodity that seems to be severely lacking among the public – trust.

It’s election time again. Maybe we should look in the mirror when we go out to vote. We vote these people in to represent us and they spend taxpayers money foolishly, then blame the taxpayers.

March 5th was a tough day for a family, as their son, who was killed while riding his bike to Leduc and back. This was something he had done before, mainly for exercising for a trip to the mountains.

Congratulations Lafarge Canada.

I had never encountered the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) until I moved to Alberta, but it wasn’t until two weeks ago that I learned the impact it has on the lives of those involved.

Dear Editor, In the early 1900’s Robinson’s Crossing was bustling with activity. Old timers remember a vibrant community but today’s younger generation has little or no knowledge of Robinson’s Crossing and its CNR rail history.

Dear Editor, Here we go again..Another phony election that wasn’t necessary for another year. This game by Prentice and PC cronies is costing us the taxpayer $28 million. All this to give him a mandate over a so called radical budget.

Running a province-wide election is a costly exercise.

Three weeks ago marked a tragic moment when a young life was taken. Now, a group of students are looking for some way to use the tragedy to help make improvements and keep people in Athabasca safe.