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Learning to identify signs of impairment

Learning to identify signs of impairment

Following the successful completion of an intensive drug impairment recognition course, one of Sundre’s constables is confident about his ability to accurately identify drivers who are under the influence. Const.
Newspaperman will be sadly missed

Newspaperman will be sadly missed

Weekly newspaperman, Sun columnist, and good friend Jack Tennant died Sunday, May 20. He was 82. Jack hired me at the Airdrie Echo in February 1992. We first met at the Home Quarter restaurant in Cochrane in December 1991.
Enter the Trans Mountain quagmire

Enter the Trans Mountain quagmire

It’s too early to celebrate. The $7.4 billion oil pipeline expansion from Edmonton to Burnaby B.C. isn’t built yet. It’s true Kinder Morgan Canada is a willing seller, for $4.
Growth on the horizon for Sundre

Growth on the horizon for Sundre

Sundre is arguably among the fortunate communities in Alberta that is possibly poised for growth as the provincial economy continues to build momentum during the slow but steady recovery.
Jack walked a humble, beautiful path

Jack walked a humble, beautiful path

Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path….. That line, co-authored eight decades ago by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, a pair of down-and-out drunks, is one of the planet’s most iconic recovery statements.
Jack Tennant

Jack Tennant

Weekly newspaperman, Sun columnist, and good friend Jack Tennant died Sunday, May 20. He was 82. Jack hired me at the Airdrie Echo in February 1992. We first met at the Home Quarter restaurant in Cochrane in December 1991.
Council makes right move on lot sales

Council makes right move on lot sales

I understand that the council of the day has made a decision to discontinue direct marketing activities on the lots that they have developed in the Town of Innisfail.
Jack Tennant walked a humble path

Jack Tennant walked a humble path

Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path….. That line, co-authored eight decades ago by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, a pair of down-and-out drunks, is one of the planet’s most iconic recovery statements.
Reduce the poverty-to-prison pipeline

Reduce the poverty-to-prison pipeline

Over the last decade, the number of women in Canada's jails has spiked by 30 per cent. Even more troubling, Indigenous female prisoners now account for 37 per cent of all incarcerated women, and 50 per cent of women in maximum security.
Fire safety a must

Fire safety a must

With spring comes extremely dry conditions, and most of us should know what that means. Fire season is here, and it’s vital that everyone keep in mind the importance of taking extra steps to prevent fires from spreading.
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