Opinion

Residents of Athabasca, Boyle and the surrounding area need to be commended for demonstrating the spirit of giving.

If all goes according to the county's plan, the Tawatinaw Valley ski hill will be open for business on Dec. 26. This is undoubtedly good news for residents — whether they're skiers themselves or they simply don't want to see this excellent facility sit idle for another year. At the same time, residents should be wary of making any concrete plans for Boxing Day — the county's plan doesn't appear to be a very good one.

Most of us will never know the horrors that victims of violence and abuse have endured, and in some cases continue to endure. For that, we should extremely thankful.

Drivers across the country, but especially in our province, have been marveling at where the price of gasoline has been heading over the last two weeks.

It’s time for businesses, municipalities and governments to work together to solve the labour shortage that a large number of Alberta communities are experiencing, including here in Barrhead.

Dear editor: Once again we’ve reached the time that students are preparing for the upcoming diploma exams.

Dear Editor, I’m a senior citizen, I have been farming in the County of Barrhead, Alberta for 58 years. I have paid my fair share of taxes to the County for 53 years on a considerable amount of farmland.

Dear editor, My name is Jamie Barendregt, and I am a grade 12 student of Covenant Canadian Reformed School in Neerlandia. I am writing in regards to government diploma exams being worth 50% of our mark.

Barbie has recently had a makeover, and this time it is not exactly what you would expect.

Dear Editor, It is a sad day when Town Council have to use back door tactics to force an amalgamation on the County Councillors and ratepayers.