Opinion

Dear Editor, As many already know, the Rich Valley Agricultural Society recently hosted our 38th Annual Fair.

While the opinions from this space are often of what could be described as a tongue-clucking nature, it’s important to remember that we’ve got a lot to be proud of in Westlock and quite often, people get it right.

The revelation that reeve Charles Navratil says Westlock County council’s discussion on a peat-burning ban shouldn’t have been in camera isn’t startling.

Weeds are a menace. They despoil our surroundings with their troublesome, aggressive growth. They destroy native plants and harbour insects. They are unsightly, potentially harmful to health and create a fire hazard.

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.