Opinion

There are many professions where the hard work of employees often goes unrecognized. Firefighters, police officers and EMT practitioners perform their duties every day, and often they are thankless jobs.

Dear Editor, On behalf of Klondike Trail Search and Rescue, I would like to thank all the volunteers who helped out in the search at Shaol Lake on April 30 and May 1, 2011.

Dear Editor: I write this letter on behalf of the Council of the County of Barrhead in response to the May 3, 2011 article entitled “Town’s Residential Mill Rate Rises 1%”.

Dear Editor, In light of the recent tragedies, I am writing this letter in regards to my concerns with people’s thoughtless comments and statements.

Dear Editor: I would like to congratulate both Steven Harper and Jack Layton on their decisive wins in the federal election.

Often at the Westlock News, we’re put in a position where we have to report on a story that is by all measures a tragedy.

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign … and not the kind meant to keep the long-haired hippies away.

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.

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