Opinion

What a weekend. If you were anywhere in the Athabasca region from Thursday through Sunday, you’ll know there were just a ton of events in which to participate.

Progress is good, but sometimes it gets lost in frivolity.

Attention cat and dog owners, please get your dogs and cats licensed. For the last week (as of the time I’m writing this) the Barrhead Leader has had an unwelcome guest — a young cat. Well not exactly unwelcomed.

It’s about time that Westlock County councillors began making some good decisions and their call for a review by Alberta Municipal Affairs is as good a place to start as any.

Voting is your right. We are lucky that in Canada we can trust that our vote means something.

A culmination of over 100 years worth of trial and tribulations, milestones and achievements; Westlock’s centenary celebration is finally here.

How much is a recycling program worth? In strict terms, the answer is $176,735.

Oh, gravel truck driver, gravel truck driver, where is thine tarp, oh gravel truck driver? You know the line I’m referencing, and the spirit of emotion behind it — I hope.

The fight against cancer has been raging for more than 2000 years, since before the time of Hippocrates, and humanity has seen quite a few advancements in medicine beyond the purgatives recommended by Galen in the second century.

What constitutes a good neighbour? For a number of years I have semi-jokingly said it is someone that doesn’t exist.