Opinion

Wearing pink has always symbolized showing support for people with cancer, but now it has taken on another new meaning. Pink Shirt Day has swept the nation, symbolizing that students in high schools across Canada won’t stand for bullying.

I admit I have a soft spot for the RCMP. They are often put in difficult and dangerous positions in an effort to protect lives and property and then are taken to task for their actions.

The report last week given to Athabasca town council by the RCMP demonstrated two things – that the town is relatively safe and that there continue to be some troubling crime concerns.

Making Canada a safer place I found the Hon. David Yurdiga’s letter in the Feb 17th Advocate interesting. Given that we know that there is a forthcoming federal election, it is interesting to see what will be the focus of the campaign.

We wish to thank all of the volunteers, individual donors, supporting groups and businesses who have donated food, clothing, finances, household items, toys, time and the use of personal vehicles and equipment during the past year.

One Onoway Jr./High School student has taken Alberta’s Inspiring Education document to heart. In 2009, the Alberta government created a vision document to help guide the Kindergarten to Grade 12 system into the 21st century.

When I think of my father I think of fishing. As a child growing up in Ontario we were constantly surrounded by some of the most beautiful lakes and rivers, and in them, fish for the catching.

While the provincial government continues to survey and poll voters on just what they would like to see done with the challenging budget ahead, the desperate times call for desperate measures from the finance department has already been seen in a cou

Horrifically, as we have seen in Canada, the international jihadist movement has declared war on us. Canadians are being targeted by these terrorists simply because they hate our society and the values it represents.

The Village of Clyde Viability Review Team has found, after more than a year of research, meetings and public consultations, the village is trending towards non-viability.