Opinion

News that Alberta Municipal Affairs has received a petition from residents of the Village of Clyde, and will now begin the process of appointing an administrator to conduct a dissolution study, is good news for the whole area.

If the Athabasca town councillors who stopped last Tuesday night’s meeting from proceeding were trying to make a point, they succeeded.

Well, the long weekend is over … and let’s hope it was a safe one for you and your family. For many it was a chance to hit the highways, trails, forests and waterways and get into a party mood as summer draws ever closer.

If I was a woman and I just found out I was pregnant the day I started here in Barrhead, I would be just about ready to pop. That’s my unconventional way of saying it’s been nine months since I took over as the editor here at the Barrhead Leader.

Dear Editor, On May 12, I had the misfortune of finding a very nice and well cared for cat dead on the road on Main Street, by the movie theatre. It was unlicensed, had no tattoo or chip, had been hit by a car.

Municipal byelections are not always the most exciting part of our democracy, but they’re nonetheless an important part.

Constituents in the riding of Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater had reason to be intrigued when Premier Alison Redford unveiled her new cabinet last week.

It’s something you hear about all the time. You hear about some ATVer or snowmobiler riding through the bush, showing complete disregard for their surroundings and travelling wherever they want no matter whether it’s on private property or not.

Well, I have long suspected this, but now I know. I am the human equivalent of a rat-tailed maggot, a worm-like creature with stumpy little legs that wriggles through the mud on pond bottoms.

Dear Editor, 526 Cadet Squadron’s and the school’s partnership will continue as it has for the past 62 years. The fee that was set in the past will continue with no change.