Opinion

You’d have to be blind not to see the division on Westlock County council — it’s a gap that continues to grow weekly. And for ratepayers who are funding this seven-ring circus, it’s time to call the question on the effectiveness of the entire bunch.

In the 1950s movie Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond, played by Gloria Swanson, utters the now infamous words, ‘All right Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.

For an organization that has been around since 1917, 4-H has sure become a staple of the community — club members routinely host events or are featured in the paper and everything they do is for a good cause or purpose.

Life, and ‘the Beast’ wildfire that ravaged northern Alberta has moved on, and while it still continues to threaten the livelihoods and wellbeing of countless Albertans in its march across the province, the wildfire is no longer a monster creating it

For months Barrhead town councillors have been wondering what their County of Barrhead counterparts thought was fair contribution towards the recreational facilities and services residents of both municipalities use.

Village of Clyde residents told their elected officials they wanted the community to remain incorporated.

The Climate Leadership Implementation Act is set to bring some very intriguing plans to the table.

It is said there is only one taxpayer and that’s true. Whether it is federal, provincial income taxes or the property taxes charged to homeowners there is only one source for governments of all levels to get the funds they need — you.

Despite the rain, more than 100 people turned out to run, or walk, around the baseball diamonds in support of ALS on May 21 and once again, it was great to see the depths of enthusiasm this community has for the various causes that it champions.

The final chapter of an epic story has come to a close in Busby with the completion of the community’s new fire hall.