Opinion

In just a few days Innisfailians will finally see shovels in the ground to build the long anticipated skatepark. The day literally comes at a heavy cost. A million bucks.

It was deep snows and long, cold winters east of Coronation years ago when I first tasted life in the oilpatch. We were putting together well site shacks on location and staying in town. Wind chills and bitter cold temperatures were 70 below.

Every dollar spent on a public library generates an important return on that investment. Libraries and their staff help to lift barriers and assist patrons on the path to a better life.

It's admittedly a rather small thing, compared to some of the other developments in the world these days, but I welcome the new traffic lights at 51st Avenue and 46th Street (Highway 27).

Actions, as the saying goes, speak louder than words. Before becoming Alberta’s premier, Jason Kenney sang a lovely tune espousing the need to “raise the bar of civility and decorum in the legislature.

The recent passage of two controversial bills in the House of Commons sets the stage for a critical and likely bitter fight between the Justin Trudeau Liberals and the Jason Kenney UCP during the upcoming federal election campaign.

As the dense orange apocalyptic haze recently lay heavy on northern Alberta, someone on Premier Jason Kenney’s team must have realized the photo opportunity scheduled for him to celebrate the repeal of the carbon tax at a local gas station would conv

With an apparently insatiable consumer demand for convenient, disposable and over-packaged goods, handling ever-growing piles of garbage will only continue to become increasingly problematic.

Actions, as the saying goes, speak louder than words. Before becoming Alberta’s premier, Jason Kenney sang a lovely tune espousing the need to “raise the bar of civility and decorum in the legislature.