Opinion

Whether you’re watching your kid lug the puck up the ice at a hockey practice, or attending one of the many local festivals, you need to thank a volunteer.

At its meeting April 18, county councillors voted to financially assist Misty Ridge Ski Hill due to the fact that the resort’s staff and managers haven’t been paid since January.

Can’t we just get along? That is a question municipalities are being asked by the provincial government. Well it really isn’t so much of a question, but an order.

Dear Editor, My name is Berenda Helmus. I am 14-years-old. I live in rural Alberta on a dairy farm. I go to school in Neerlandia. I am a sheep farmer, that is interested in politics, and education.

Dear Editor, Last week Alberta’s Honourable Education Minister David Eggen was outspoken in calling for Albertan schools to be protected from the “infiltration of hateful and inaccurate propaganda.

Town council tried something new this year in attempting public consultation during the 2017 budget process – doing absolutely nothing in actively seeking feedback. On Feb.

When I introduce myself to people, I usually tell them that I grew up in Ontario, but the truth is that I was born in London, England and lived there until I was 11 years old. It was during that time when I was first introduced to the trombone.

In recent weeks, the Barrhead Leader has run editorials on a number of issues we feel are important to share with our readers or ideas that merit further discussion. That is a large part of our job.

Art and culture are two things I believe to be as important to the social fabric of any town as recreation, industry and political discourse.

So we finally (sort of) know what’s happening with former Pembina Hills Supt. Colleen Symyrozum-Watt.