Opinion

Allergy season is upon us! Ah the sweet smell of spring, for some a wonderful thing, for others, it’s the opposite.

On Thursday, March 24 Alberta’s Finance Minister, Robin Campbell introduced the province’s latest budget. Among the highlights, or lowlights depending on your point of view, the 2015 budget included an elimination of the flat rate income tax.

Last week, the Canadian government chose to let the minimum volume requirements for grain shipping imposed on our country's two major rail companies roughly one year ago finally lapse.

After premier Jim Prentice dropped his highly-anticipated budget on Thursday, Alberta started looking a little bit more like the rest of Canada with more taxes and a move away from a resource-based budget.

How far is too far? That is the question many people are asking about Taber’s controversial new bylaw. About a month ago the Town of Taber made international news when council passed what many people are calling the Kevin Bacon bylaw.

I recently stepped up and became a grown up stubble jumper. I know, I’m already a grown-up legally, but metaphorically, changing my driver’s license over was my way of saying, hey Alberta I’m here to stay.

Dear Editor, My name is Fernando Chavez and for the past 7 years I have been a foreign worker residing in Alberta. This has been a wonderful opportunity, but I had a dream.

Dear Editor, Have you had enough yet? Prentice said he would not raise taxes, so instead he will cut back provincial employee wages, double the cost of essential services while shutting down education and healthcare.

Everyone understands municipalities operate on a different schedule when it comes to budgets, but taking nearly four months to come to grips with approving this year’s town budget has gotten to be just a bit much.

Athabasca County has finally approved a long list of changes to its camping fees policy. The list, which was approved during council’s Mar.