Opinion

Last Friday, Barrhead shone a light on the trades and the students considering that career path. The day began with a Career Tailgate Party with beef on a bun, the booth manned by young cooks and chefs.

The headline did a little skip, let out a whoop and beamed at me in ultra-large, neon letters. “MARCUS PAY DAY!” The sub-heading was equally ecstatic: “First-time Lotto Max player from Barrhead wins $50 million” Nervously, I began reading.

Dear Editor, OutLoud St. Albert is meeting on May 7th at the St. Albert United Church (20 Green Grove Drive) from 7 - 9 p.m. We are St. Albert’s only LGBTQ Youth Group and we want you to come and build a community with people who are like you.

There’s no doubt that many of the businesses in the Westlock area survive and thrive with the help of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).

Now that the Conservatives have selected their candidate, it is only a matter of time until the Fort McMurray-Athabasca byelection is called.

In recent weeks, students at Barrhead Composite High School have been using their skills in automotive, welding and wood construction for special projects, such as building a storage shed or utility trailer.

Seated on a rock just feet from the edge of an ice field, there was a curious tension. It was like waiting for a monster to awake.

Ed LeBlanc, Westlock County’s top bureaucrat for the past seven years, is out of a job. Now before we get into the lingering questions, we must commend LeBlanc on his service.

No matter how hard you try, you just can’t squish a square peg down into a round hole. It’s true both literally and metaphorically, and the raft of education-related stories in this week’s paper illustrates the latter.

This week marks the launch of Barrhead’s participation in the Communities in Bloom program.