Opinion

I like music. A lot. I have hundreds of records, vinyl and otherwise, in a collection that takes up a fair amount of space in my office and my tastes range from classical and jazz to heavy metal and country.

The saga of the U.S. election campaign is finally, mercifully, over. Like rubberneckers at an accident, Canadians were riveted by the historic Nov. 8 vote that saw Donald Trump emerge victorious over Hillary Clinton.

The pool is quite likely to go ahead, barring some major impediment. How it will proceed is still up for debate.

In regards to the article in the Tuesday November 1st 2016 edition of the Advocate titled Late Response, I have a few comments.

This Friday, Nov. 11, all Canadians should observe a minute of silence at 11 a.m. to pay respect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

We think it’s time for Barrhead to form, or join, a primary care network (PCN). The majority of municipalities surrounding Barrhead are active participants of such networks, and our neighbours in Westlock have their own, Aspen PCN.

It is time for Canada to make Remembrance Day a statutory holiday. For the last number of years, in more than one newspaper, I have advocated that the federal government should make Remembrance Day a national statutory holiday.

The latest money grab by the County in passing the first reading of a by-law on rural payers to park R.V.’s in ones own yard is so ridiculous. It appears that there are too many employees that have to be put to work.

There were so many people present at last week’s public hearing for Athabasca County’s proposed Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw that they were lined up along the walls and into the hallway, waiting for their turn to speak.

The Media – both paper and air – have really dropped the ball on these issues as have the Councilors.