Opinion

Residents of Barrhead should join in celebration of a very notable achievement.

Dear Editor, Our concerns about the economy have been increased during the election, especially after listening to all the promises made by certain candidates for various, expensive programs like the CBC, Planned Parenthood, government daycare, and t

Dear Editor: Having just experienced another election, we were again confronted by political candidates making all kinds of promises to get our votes. Better social laws toward economic prosperity seem to carry the most weight in the past campaign.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank firefighters everywhere. In addition to their “regular” job of putting out fires, they perform many tasks for which they go unnamed and underappreciated.

Support for a highway bypass around the Town of Athabasca is growing, with Athabasca town council recently going on record as backing the idea in principle.

You couldn’t be blamed for being a little tired of federal elections. After all, on May 2 many of us will head to the polls for the fourth time in seven years.

Does a ‘name’ deserve your vote? With four candidates running to represent the people of Fort McMurray-Athabasca in the 2011 federal election, it’s interesting that only three of them are actually trying to earn your vote.

It is without a doubt that the word volunteer has appeared in this space time and time again. That’s because the work that volunteers do in this and every other community is of great value and deserving of recognition.

Barrhead Elementary School has set a lofty goal – students and staff have just started a fundraising campaign to generate $32,000 to purchase modern vibration vests for two students who suffer from cystic fibrosis.

Dear Editor, April marks the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong – one of the most significant battles fought by the Canadians in the Korean War.