Opinion

We were encouraged by reports last week of the UCP government’s intention to go through funding applications filed with the Energy Efficiency Alberta agency on a case-by-case basis to determine the merit of each project.

The relatives in my family, the generations of the early 1900s, were often lacking in education. The schoolhouses of the time were built only after enough settlers arrived in the region, with sufficient children to warrant finding a teacher.

Congratulations to the class of 2019 high school grads in Olds and Bowden. As speakers said, this achievement represents years of hard work and sacrifice, not only by grads themselves but also by their families; parents, grandparents and others.

A newly-released Statistics Canada report into sexual misconduct in Canada’s military paints a very unflattering picture of a key institution that every Canadian depends on for his or her safety. The report found that 900 members (1.

Further to your May 21 article entitled “Utility Bylaw gets ‘fair and equitable’ changes,” the "fair and equitable" is not applied in all cases by the Town of Innisfail. On Aug.

Brian Sutter's heart is forever singing the Blues. But the coach of the Innisfail Eagles is not blue by any stretch. In fact, you just might catch him today whistling When the Saints Go Marching In, the original hockey battle song of the St.

After reading editor Johnnie Bachusky’s commentary -- We must salute our beautiful dreamers -- in last week's (May 21) paper, I felt compelled to respond.

This year is the 60 th anniversary of the Olds Municipal Library. When I stopped by the library to pay my membership fee, I was informed that all 2019 membership fees are waived to help celebrate the anniversary. What a pleasant surprise.

Last week, roughly 40 first responders from across Alberta were in the Olds Fire Hall for a couple of days, practising how to handle emergency situations.