Opinion

In August, we published an editorial asking council to reconsider a request from the Blue Heron Support Services Association (BHSSA) to waive the normal aquatics centre fee for support workers when accompanying their clients.

Let me start this column off with a warning: I’ll be discussing a story I did for this week’s Town & Country, where I reported on the controversy surrounding the new Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) requirements that the province wishes to i

Last week, the Municipal District of Opportunity held a community meeting in Calling Lake. They brought in representatives from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry to speak about the forests in that area.

There’s nothing like a feel good Christmas story. People can be so generous sometimes, especially during the holidays. We want to tell you about all of them, but people can be just as modest as they are generous. More so.

On Nov. 29, the Barrhead Public Library came hat in hand to both municipal councils requesting a per capita budget increase of 90 cents, which would bring their per capita funding up to $18.44.

Dear Editor, Thank God, there is still the odd driver who stops and helps those who truly need help! Sunday, amidst the storm and everything, I went to Co-op foods and got a few items.

I have always said, in terms of municipal government spending, recreation is not an essential service and should not be put on the same level as adequate water and sewer services, hospitals and schools.

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