Opinion

Happy birthday Barrhead. 90 years. I can’t believe it. It seems like only yesterday you were a brand new town, nestled on a hill, looking over a valley.

Dear Editor, Seeing an animal in need and not being able to help it is one of the hardest things for me as a veterinarian. From talking with colleagues I think this is a common struggle.

Dear Editor, The past few days I have been watching the news, everyone seems to want donations for something. The one that drew my attention mostly was the one that wanted donations to save the life of birds and animals.

In the past weeks we’ve published editorials asking Westlock to get into the Christmas spirit. Of course, there’s the fun stuff like the Christmas Light Up festival or skating with Santa.

The decision regarding the county’s contribution towards recreation has been made. And it was a long time coming. Arbitrator Deborah M. Howes’ verdict, according to County CAO Debbie Oyarzun, was made on Oct.

Build it and he will come. That might be true in attracting a long since passed baseball player, as seen in one of my favourite movies, Field of Dreams, but when it comes to attracting skaters on an outdoor rink, not so much.

We at the Advocate like sound fiscal policy. We don’t like governments wasting cash on frivolous endeavours, or politicians pocketing money from shady sources.

I grew up calling homeless and low-income people my friends, having volunteered from a young age at a soup kitchen and resource centre in Edmonton's inner city with my mom.

Let’s talk health care and specifically the wait times it tales to get a joint replacement such as a hip or knee. According to the Alberta Health Annual Report 2016-2017, 6,003 hips have been done and 6,690 knees.

During an Athabasca County council meeting last week, Cpl. Dale Bereza spoke about the difference it can make in the crime level of a community when certain criminals are behind bars.