Opinion

There are many people in Canada who complain about the fact the government isn’t making the right decisions. These people talk about what politicians are doing wrong, and eagerly discuss what would be done if their party of choice was in power.

I had the chance to take in two very entertaining plays last week. First, Barrhead Community Theatre staged its rendition of Cinderella. I attended opening night with my family, and there were plenty of laughs throughout the course of the production.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank the staff of both the Barrhead Leader and the Westlock News for bringing this matter of secrecy and subversion into the open.

Dear Editor: On March 9, 2011, a majority in the House of Commons passed Bill C393 to allow generic drug companies to send affordable medicines to those who need them in developing countries.

Dear Editor, In light of the current discussion in your community regarding municipal water fluoridation, Alberta Health Services would like to highlight information based on good research about fluoridation, and clarify a statement reported in the M

Dear Editor, I am amazed and appalled that current Supt. Egbert Stang cites “that there was not sufficient evidence that this was an issue of public interest” and further he reasons that the Westlock News is the only one to request such information.

It may have been completely by accident, but Athabasca town councillor George Hawryluk performed a great service for residents of all three area municipalities last Tuesday.

Barrhead is a small town, and its residents enjoy a different type of lifestyle than their counterparts in larger, urban centres like Edmonton. Fortunately, that style includes many different ways to get out and enjoy life.

I walked up the polished wooden staircase to the main floor. Unraveling in front of me was a sprawling living room. A large window took up the majority of the wall in front of me.

The exclusion of Green Party leader Elizabeth May from the two national leaders’ debates is something the major broadcasters’ consortium should be ashamed of, and something we as Canadians should be outraged about.