Opinion

The sudden closure of Barrhead’s pool is a grievous blow to the community. Of course, the decision most directly affects staff and pool users like Barrhead Swim Club, the schools, seniors and the Queen of Hearts triathletes.

Letter to the Editor: Tuesday February 11 was a very heart breaking day for Barrhead Swim Club.

Dear Editor, It is with great sadness that I write this letter. It was approximately seven years ago that I wrote a similar letter to the editor which was published in the Leader.

Dear Editor, My nose is wet, I’m very cute and I have puppy breath. A lot of people will want me now, but in six months I won’t be so cute anymore. I will be a teenager and somewhat reckless, I may wreck some of your stuff and pee on the carpet.

Every year, volunteers from local emergency services departments make a series of PARTY (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) program presentations to Grade 9 students in the area outlining the importance of making safe choices — and the

One can’t help but be nervous when Environment Canada says it won’t reveal what, if any, plans it has for the Meanook Biological Research Station the University of Alberta is vacating.

Pink is a common colour in February, though it isn’t always in honour of Valentine’s Day. With the annual Hair Massacure in Edmonton event swiftly approaching, the amount of pink-haired people popping up in Barrhead is growing.

With sixteen Royal Canadian Legions in our riding of Yellowhead, we have many veterans in our communities who deserve our thanks and respect every time we see them.

The exodus of Liquidation World from the Capri Centre Mall (part of a Canada-wide shutdown) is the most recent visible example of a business closing its doors, but it’s by no means the only one.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. So goes a Greek proverb that rings as true here and now as it ever has.