Opinion

The lack of housing and the increasing need for affordable accommodations in Bonnyville and Cold Lake are not new stories – both have been building since the boom started a few years back.

Ladies and gentlemen, after months and months and months of tortuous anticipation, the time is finally upon us.

It’s no secret that I’m not the most graceful or coordinated athlete there is. Actually, even though I played some sports growing up, I wouldn’t ever consider myself an athlete on any level.

The federal government is attempting to enhance “Canada's world-class pipeline safety system” and re-assure Canadians that companies will be held accountable for spills and ruptures along their pipelines.

By now, you have probably read some of the stories written about the two shootings in St. Paul earlier this month, many of them reported and written by the staff at the St. Paul Journal.

Re: Wolf Lake Road As a concerned resident along the Wolf Lake recreational campground road, I feel the proposed phase 2 will endanger lives.

To my three lovely children: It’s not hard to see why some people choose not to have kids. You may think that this is an odd way for your mother to start a letter to her kids, but it’s simply the truth.

It is certainly a positive to see pathology services, though decreased, remain in Bonnyville, considering a year ago the entire lab was on the brink of being closed down by Alberta Health Services (AHS), keeping in line with AHS plans to centralize h

With the snow having finally disappeared we are now presented with some of the worst garbage I have ever seen along our local roads and especially the highways.

There is a lot of talk about the Task Force for Teaching Excellence and the recommendations to change and improve education in the province.