Opinion

I was impressed with the coverage of the Max Solbrekken Tent Revival in the Advocate . And kudos to members of the Athabasca LGBT Support Group having the courage to investigate and ensure that hate speech was not occurring during the event.

There can be no shortage of praise for the incredible journey taken by the family of Billy Loutit and Athabasca community members running from Edmonton to Athabasca.

After years of saying “I’m a horrible swimmer,” I’ve been working for the past month to change that. The Athabasca Landing Pool is the vehicle for my journey. Here’s my diary from the past week. Monday, July 23. I scoot out of work at 4:45 p.m.

For all the social-media venom being directed Westlock County council’s way following its unanimous decision July 24 to shutter the Tawatinaw Ski Hill, there’s just as many nodding in silent approval while surveying the sorry state of the roads runni

No doubt you will have already heard of Greyhound Canada’s decision earlier this month to cancel virtually all of its routes in western Canada effective Oct. 31. The announcement doesn’t come as a great shock.

When a new reporter comes to town, it’s customary (at least within our small chain) for that reporter to introduce him or herself with a column explaining who they are.

In this week’s print edition there are two stories about upcoming public hearings to discuss changes to bylaws related to some big topics, particularly involving the forthcoming legalization of cannabis and the planned Westgate Business Park and Gree

“Barrhead’s community garden looks much different than it did a few months ago when it first opened to the public. “It has transformed from a piece of untilled land ...