Opinion

There usually isn’t such a thing as a three-week break during volleyball season. That is, if you are anybody but the teams at Boyle School.

Thoughts today are not of pumpkins, candy or the fact we have to soon change our clocks.

For the last number of weeks the Leader has been following the story of 87 year-old Joe Smith and his effort to renew his drivers license.

“So how many more women have to get knocked down before society stands up and stops it?” There is a video traveling across the web that is dropping jaws, opening eyes, and sending a strong message.

The disturbing trend of the provincial and federal governments downloading costs onto municipalities is not a new one, but continues to raise significant concerns for residents of smaller municipalities trying to keep a balance budget while still mai

Given the recent comments from two high-ranking area RCMP officers on speeding motorists in articles that have appeared in the Advocate for two straight weeks, all drivers should take notice of how fast they are travelling on area highways from now o

It is amazing how technology is affecting the lives of youth today, and how simple it is for someone to be slowly pursuing those on the Internet.

Psst. Do you want to buy some Pepsi? Admittedly, the popular soda is an interesting choice when it comes to contraband, but for Keenan Shaw, a Grade 12 student at Winston Churchill High School, it was an interesting and lucrative choice.

Dear Editor, My name is Terry Colborne and I founded Barrhead Animal Rescue Society (BARS) in the fall of 2009.

What’s the future for Westlock? That’s a pretty vague question that will elicit a whole host of responses ranging from unbridled enthusiasm to varying degrees of anxiety.