Opinion

With the helicopter hovering over Westlock, the road spikes in their place and the police dogs deployed, the RCMP’s province-wide Crime Reduction Unit took two alleged criminals off the streets Sept. 1 and laid 37 charges against the two individuals.

Dear Editor, I was gob smacked to read that the County of Barrhead council unanimously approved an unbudgeted expense of $400.00 to former reeve Bill Lee to drive his personal automobile in three parades this summer.

Dear Editor, As a Barrhead resident, I was horrified and disgusted with what I read in the Leader in regards to the loss of business for Leals & Teals restaurant and others on that street.

Should county councillors be able to keep their laptops, tablets or other electronic devices once their terms are over? That is the question we asked ourselves after the last County of Barrhead meeting when councillors approved a policy change that g

The week before last, I was in Saskatchewan attending my brother’s wedding not too far from Prince Albert. One of the first things I said when I drove through Barrhead on Sept.

From the federal level to the small-town council table, most Canadians pride themselves on the relative ease of access to information on how they are governed, which is necessary for informed voting.

Remember the back to school blues of your childhood? The end of summer depression and feeling of dread that came with the impending return to the classroom every fall? It's hard for a child to understand the importance of going to school every day an

Should a municipality compensate business for losses incurred during construction? That is the question that municipalities across the country face from business owners during any major construction project.

It looks like Greyhound Canada’s decision to stop passenger and freight service in Western Canada come October 31 will end up costing taxpayers whether municipal, provincial, or the federal government decides to intervene in an effort to create their