Opinion

Dear Editor, On June 6, 1944, I arrived by boat on Juno Beach in Normandy, France, with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. My role was in the mortar platoon. On June 17, I was based in a barn, anticipating an attack that never came.

Only in Westlock would most bet on the Westlock Community Enhancement Society being able to come up $550,000 for its spray park before the Town of Westlock and Westlock County could come to an agreement on what’ll truly determine whether it becomes a

Albertans elected the United Conservative Party (UCP) to rejuvenate the energy sector and bring back the thousands of jobs lost in recent years due to the downturn in oil and gas prices.

It seems the Town of Barrhead councillors may have hit a nerve when they decided to replace the traffic lights at the intersection of 51 Avenue and 50 Street with a four-way stop. At least if our Facebook page is any indication.

Dear Editor, Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease. It is hereditary; people with first-degree relatives who have celiac disease are genetically predisposed to developing the disease.

There’s something to be said for shock value in this day and age.

You’re going to have to bear with me this week, readers, as I’m going to be talking about a story that didn’t actually run in this week’s paper because we didn’t have the room.

The Town of Barrhead is going to the dogs. Or at least a small portion of it will be. On May 14, councillors decided to use an unused portion of the Barrhead Sportsgrounds to create a temporary off-leash dog park.