Opinion

So April is Cancer awareness month. “The more we know, the healthier we’ll be,” and if that is the case, the future is bleak indeed because the level of ignorance is off the scale.

What are the criteria used to determine which organizations or groups will benefit from the charity of municipalities? It is a question we have been asking ourselves more and more often, as we fill our pages with stories of volunteer organizations lo

When I was in Grade 10 a friend of mine, who was a junior member of our town’s fire department, said he hoped that one of the town’s bigger structures would catch on fire.

Generally speaking, the community of Westlock seems relatively insulated from major disaster. We’ve never been threatened by a calamity that caused thousands of deaths or forced the whole town to evacuate.

Despite almost-perfect records, one bad experience can really stand out. It's that one order a restaurant got wrong that meant you didn't return. The cranky person you met from another country that soured your perception of it.

What are the criteria used to determine which organizations or groups will benefit from the charity of municipalities? It is a question we have been asking ourselves more and more often, as we fill our pages with stories of volunteer organizations lo

When I was in Grade 10 a friend of mine, who was a junior member of our town’s fire department, said he hoped that one of the town’s bigger structures would catch on fire.

Dear Editor, So April is Cancer awareness month. “The more we know, the healthier we’ll be,” and if that is the case, the future is bleak indeed because the level of ignorance is off the scale.