Opinion

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, July 3rd we came back from a family reunion in Sask. with a very ill relative, she needed to be seen in the emergency at Barrhead Hospital. They have two dogs.

Dear Editor, RE: Stop sign I would like to sincerely thank councillors Ty Assaf and Roy Ulmer, for their valiant attempt to support the will of the people.

Dear Editor, I am very unhappy with the Alberta government's recent decision to fund sex reassignment surgery. In 2004 my husband was diagnosed with breast cancer.

With recent visits from two doctors to the Town of Athabasca, the Physician Recruitment Committee is doing their job and doing it well, and they should be thanked for their efforts in making the community stronger as a whole.

The removal of the gate at the west end of 99 Street between the street and Mountie Park is proving to be an unnecessarily controversial move.

An annual tradition returns to Athabasca this weekend with the Billy Loutit Despatch Triathlon events. On Saturday the ‘Kids Of Steel’ will hit the pool, and then the pavement, to show they have the stuff that famed mailrunner Billy Loutit once did.

Barrhead is getting quite the taste of summer; a mouthful even. With the heat the province has been experiencing during the past two weeks, it’s important to know how to stay cool and safe.

The grumpy middle-aged man settled into his seat at the back of the bus.

Dear Editor, Over the past several years the Rich Valley Agricultural Society has successfully maintained community involvement by continuing to offer activities and produce successful events.

It’s a familiar tale. A local organization comes up with a good idea to provide a service that’s lacking in the community. People start to use that service and are appreciative of it. Funding starts to dry up.