Opinion

There is no doubt the Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games last summer had a profoundly positive impact on the host communities — and the specific benefits have been many.

The Advocate’s discovery that Athabasca County council timesheet discrepancies are more widespread than those initially noticed in Jack Dowhaluk’s timesheets raises a few questions: namely, who should be responsible for ensuring councillors are billi

There is a palpable sense of relief among swimming pool supporters following the Barrhead County plebiscite on March 24. Of the 1,051 who voted on the County’s commitment of up to $5m towards the project, 643, or 61 per cent, said “yes.

After managing to contract some kind of illness for the third time in 2014, I felt more than qualified to write a poem on the hardships and tribulations of the common cold. *** Your eyes can barely open, You can sense there’s something off.

It seems it was only a matter of time before the other shoe dropped.

Will Alison Redford’s resignation as premier be enough to stave off the opposition and return the ruling Tory dynasty to power in 2016? It’s probably too soon to say for sure, but in the short-term it was without a doubt the right decision.

Premier Alison Redford’s abrupt resignation last week sent shockwaves across the province; now we wait with the rest of Alberta for the debris to settle.

The time has come again Barrhead, to honour those who give their time selflessly to the community. The 2014 Volunteer of the Year Awards is almost upon us. The chance to give thanks and recognize those individuals who make Barrhead a better place.

Dear Editor, At a time of global insolvency, where numerous countries and jointed economies are fighting to stay one step ahead of bankruptcy! Where even the U.S.

As we see it: So we read in the newspaper that “Woodlands County” may offer $1 to 1.5 million to the Town of Barrhead for their potential new swimming pool. This prospect has opened up a lot of questions.