Opinion

I wish to contest the statement in a recent article about the high water at Baptiste Lake claimed that in 20 years, the water had not been this high. I can forward photos of higher water levels at least three times during that period.

In the April 26, 2016 edition of the Athabasca Advocate, we advocated for Municipal Affairs to come to the Town of Athabasca and inspect council issues. One of the reasons we provided was a “fiasco” with town employee complaints.

For the last number of months, on and off, councillors from both Barrhead municipalities have been debating how to minimize the number of unnecessary callouts of our local fire department by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Some of the roads around here aren’t in the greatest shape.

Dear Editor: Re: Mental Health Week over but issue remains.

Have you ever counted how many hours and kilometres you spend driving in your car? Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken knows first hand what it’s like to be on the road all the time.

For the approximately 500 people local people employed by Athabasca University, the next month or so involves a lot of anticipation.

I never realized how great it can be being a teacher. Now, when I say teacher I don’t just mean someone who teaches you math and English.

So it’s become tentatively official that the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservatives are merging under one banner in a unity agreement, the United Conservative Party (UCP).

It is a catch-22. Having a fire department is an incredible life-saving benefit to the community and having volunteers qualified to act as medical first responders is equally important.