Opinion

We have heard over and over again that Alberta Health Services and the so-called “superboard” that took over from the various regional boards in the province in 2009, has a few problems.

As Westlock approaches the end of a significant era in its history, the beginning of a new one is just around the corner. Jubilee Arena was completed in 1963, around the time of the town’s 50th birthday.

It’s the quasi-official Athabasca Regional Multiplex Society (ARMS) that made the decision to postpone any pursuit of provincial historical designation for the old brick school. Trouble is, such a decision doesn’t really fit their mandate.

This community should be very proud of its senior high girls basketball players after they won their first zone championship in 12 years last weekend. Winning a championship at any level in any sport is no easy task.

Today the 32nd annual Barrhead Rotary Music Festival gets under way. It lasts five days and will see 240 performers showcase their skills and talents before a sea of faces, including four adjudicators. Two hundred and forty may seem a lot.

I’ve recently found myself in the company of nerds. And we’re not talking the Willy Wonka candies here. Nope, we’re talking actual intelligence-style, human nerds. You know the type.

The old Chinese proverb goes like this: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Strange how much of our lives is spent in confusion and ignorance. I am not making a profound philosophical proposition. I am talking about matters more mundane – names of places, titles, the way things work etcetera.

Citizens don’t need to wait for an election to make their voices heard. In an age of voter apathy, it is often forgotten that the ‘average’ person has the power to impact policy, should they choose to exercise it.

We’ve said it before, but it demands to be said again. Residents of the Town of Westlock, Westlock County and Village of Clyde would undoubtedly be better served if the three municipalities cast their lots together and amalgamated.