Opinion

In last week’s editions of the Westlock News and the Town & Country, you might have seen advertisements from the NDP government entitled “Protecting Albertans against unfair power bills.

Bud Massey’s reign as Westlock County reeve is over.

The scammers are up to no good, and they’re trying new ways to fool you.

There is an old idiom that says, ‘Cheaters never prosper.’ Although I wish that were the case, the truth of the matter is that in real-life cheaters often prosper. Take sports for example.

The bad news is we’re halfway through the summer. The good news? We’re smack dab in the middle of festival season. Whether it’s concerts, car shows, community celebrations, fairs or fundraisers, there’s a lot going on in all corners of the county.

Woodlands County has an alarming problem — false alarms. Over the last four years, the Whitecourt RCMP have noticed an increase in the number of false alarms, from electronic alarms and alarm companies.

Augmented reality games are sweeping the globe, transforming ordinary couch potatoes into intrepid explorers and injecting much needed exercise into the lives of many individuals, yet there seems to be some considerable divide between gamers and non-

Baseball has a long tradition in Barrhead and the North Central Alberta Baseball League (NCABL), whether hardball or softball, and the Orioles’ star might well be on the rise once more.

Sometimes I wonder if public engagement in the political reason is a good thing.

Bud Massey says he’s willing to step aside as Westlock County reeve, but only if his Div. 4 constituents tell him to.