Opinion

Dear Editor, Why are our politicians in such a hurry to give away our non-renewable resources? The Keystone Pipeline will create jobs for a few years, and then we will be left with the reclamation, etc.

School boards across the province are getting a much-needed boost this year with a $107-million commitment from the new premier, Alison Redford.

Abuse is a life-long struggle for those affected and the sooner it can be quashed, the sooner the victim can begin down the road to recovery.

Switch on a TV or radio and the world can often seem a sombre place. So many headlines about wars, disasters, disease, poverty, unemployment and market crashes, so many reasons to be fretful and fearful.

Dear Editor, Isn’t that something? Here we have an elected government that wants to close down the safe drug injection centre in Vancouver and then we have 9 unelected judges in the Supreme Court telling them that they can’t.

Dear Editor, Flip-Flop! Flip-Flop! What’s that noise? It’s the sound of our Premier-elect, Allison Redford’s campaign promises concerning Bill 50.

Dear Editor, In the October 4 letters to the editor in the Edmonton Journal, Terry Willox questioned the methodology that resulted in Alison Redford becoming Alberta’s next premier. I would question his definition of the word “most.

For kids in Athabasca, Boyle and the rest of the country, hockey season is here. Sure, the ice has been in for a while now, and teams have been practicing. But now is the time when the actual games are about to begin.

Tonight, members of the community can stand up for those who can no longer stand up for themselves. The Sisters In Spirit Walk/Vigil will be held tonight beginning at 5 p.m. at the Athabasca United Church.

In all communities the world over, there are dozens, if not hundreds of stray animals wandering around. In many cases they’re true strays, with no home and no one to care for them.