Opinion

At the Dec. 6 council meeting Red Deer County council passed the 2017 budget that will see expenses exceed income by $5.7 million.

Once again the “little people” of Innisfail have rallied for an important cause and have been heard. Coincidence or not, the CAO is resigning.

I would like to comment on Deputy Mayor Mark Kemball's letter in the Dec. 6 issue of the Innisfail Province. In regards to the comment on reserve funds for the town, credit should be given to prior councils and the previous administration.

Last Saturday, Dec. 3, I went to see the high school musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. I try to go when I can, as the school always puts on an amazing show. This year was no exception.

With general reference to the contents of the Dec. 6 Innisfail Province, Helen Dietz appears entirely focused on the morale of her chosen subordinates in the town office.

I was surprised when I read the following quote in a recent edition of the Innisfail Province: “'I will truly say and honestly from my heart that what is happening in this town is what we have hired her to do,' said Coun.

Any residents who plan for and include in their budgets an annual tax increase won't be surprised by council's decision to approve Sundre's operating budget, which calls for a modest tax hike.

Fidel Castro's divisive legacy that provided an impoverished nation with free health care and education for all, which even the US cannot boast, did not erase his past sins. But perhaps it can arguably at least offset the wrongs committed.

Only weeks after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election following a campaign that included calls to jail his rival Hillary Clinton, homegrown Trump-style politics are now being seen in Alberta.