Opinion

Sunday was a day that I was not particularly looking forward too knowing that I, like everybody else in the province, will be losing one hour of sleep because of good old fashion daylight savings.

A few weeks ago, in our Jan. 31 editorial and our poll question, we asked whether it was time for the Town of Barrhead to consider a two-tiered payment fee schedule for the use of its major recreation facilities, i.e.

Hockey is a rough sport. From the youngest players to the oldest, the coaches, the referees and everyone else involved, we all know this to be true. In-game hits are common and they carry penalties.

So depending on your political stripe, Alberta Minister of Education David Eggen’s March 2 announcement to eliminate 25 per cent of school fees and examine the possible elimination of fees for technology, school lunch supervision and field trips, can

The new pool project is forging ahead, and quickly. During last week’s Town of Athabasca council meeting, council moved to go ahead with reviewing the Requests For Quotations that were received from potential bidders.

Right off the top, let me apologize for the provocative title of this column. It is, to use a recently coined term, clickbait.

Last Friday, the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission hosted a public hearing in Westlock to hear input on possible changes to the province’s 87 ridings.

Should Alberta doctors be required to report unfit drivers? That is one of the questions Judge Karl Wilberg posed during his fatal death inquiry of an 11-year-old girl in St.

Virtual Reality. Those are two words I have read about in science fiction but I never thought I would live to see it, let alone get a chance to test out the equipment, but, as you will read on Page 4A, the hardware is available and it is in our town.

The Barrhead Leader would like to thank the Barrhead Agrena Society and all of the financial contributors to the Town’s new aquatic centre. Agrena Society president Shannon Carlson says the future looks bright for Barrhead and we agree.