Opinion

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

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.

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.