Opinion

Dear Editor, I‘m sorry Anne Stiles, but I disagree with your statement (Town and Country April 2, 2019) about “Notley has been working hard for four years to get our oil to tidewater and diversify our economy so that we can get back on our feet.

No doubt you have seen the ads put out by Elections Alberta in the past couple weeks to encourage participation in the upcoming election. In trying to bring up voter numbers, Elections Alberta is taking a comedic tact.

“It feels like we blew up the Death Star!” This was my Facebook status just after the 2015 election. I am proud to support the inspired, nerdy upstarts who inexpertly took over care of the neglected province we were.

Every election, the guilt and shame police come out and tell everyone “Vote — or no complaining about your government.” We don’t believe in this kind of reproachful approach. We’re not going to just push people to the ballot boxes.

Mayor Ralph Leriger calls them “community champions.

Dear Editor, There are many who think that Alberta conservative politicans can do no wrong. Well this corporate tax giveaway that Jason Kenney is proposing has me in doubt. We know banks are extremely profitable.

Dear Editor, With April being Cancer Awareness Month, I was asked to share my story, my Journey as a Cancer Survivor. I am no writer, but then again, how many of us are? So here goes – I will give it my best shot.

I was going to tackle something related to the election this week, but I honestly can’t think of anything I want to bring up.

Just what services should a resident expect from a municipality? That is the question we find ourselves asking after Woodlands County approved a $1,000 donation to help the Sabre Cheer Spirit All-Star Cheerleading Club’s Wildcats cheer team attend th