Opinion

Editorial The provincial government's decision to cut funding for the resource road and the local road bridge programs in 2013 and again in 2014 has created serious concerns across rural Alberta.

Right from the start Kerry Towle was an enigma in politics. She began her political career as an MLA for a provincial political party that had its base with policies that were so right wing it made traditional conservatism look positively Grit.

When you're growing up on a military base, heroes are mostly the guys wearing combat fatigues. The base I grew up on was CFB Greenwood, N.S.

With obesity among residents of all ages continuing to be a health concern in Alberta and across Canada, the Canadian Medical Association has put out a call for government action.

As two of the key drivers of the provincial economy, the agriculture and energy industries are equally important to the well-being of communities across the province, including in West Central Alberta.

Dear Editor The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #105 would like to take this opportunity to thank the community of Olds for the wonderful support of the poppy campaign. This has been our best campaign. To date, we have collected in excess of $21,000.

Dear editor The federal Conservative government will forgo a surplus this year and instead borrow money to pay for income splitting and other new tax measures, according to its own fall economic update.

They go by many different names, Sasquatch, Yeti, Timber Giants, Wild Man of the woods, Yowies, and as many as 100 others, yet their very existence (or not) has split scientific opinion on exactly what they are.

Mark down Nov. 10, 2014 on your calendar. It was a momentous day for elected officials in both Innisfail and Penhold.

As two of the key drivers of the provincial economy, the agriculture and energy industries are equally important to the well-being of communities across the province, including in West Central Alberta.