Opinion

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the ministerial column that appeared in the Oct. 15 edition of the Barrhead Leader, which is titled, Pro-life or Pro What? Rev.

As you probably heard from the numerous articles and retrospectives dominating the national media last week, Oct. 17 marked the one-year anniversary of the legalization of cannabis.

We suspect a lot of people are going to be angry that the Town of Westlock is spending $1.2 million on solar panels. We’re also kind of waiting for the first person who will jump up and say “What about the roads?” Here’s an answer: “Pipe down.

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff I’m going to make a bold prediction about the 2019 federal election on Oct. 21: the Liberal Party is going to secure at least a minority government.

As adults, we sometimes wonder what is going on with our youth. We wonder whether they are serious and committed enough to face the hard world they are going to inherit from us. Just like previous generations did about us.

Living in the country we sometimes take things for granted. Like being able to walk into a store and knowing the owner by his first name, or the fact that it takes mere minutes for most of us to get to work on our morning commute.

This week we celebrate Fire Prevention Week. OK, perhaps celebrate isn’t the right word. The purpose of Fire Prevention Week is more like a kick in the butt reminding us to take proper precautions to prevent fires.