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Message to the future

Message to the future

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.
Protecting the interests of rural Albertans

Protecting the interests of rural Albertans

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
Too much trash along highways

Too much trash along highways

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.
Avoid the hypocrisy, fund education properly

Avoid the hypocrisy, fund education properly

There is a lot of talk about the Task Force for Teaching Excellence and the recommendations to change and improve education in the province.
Manchester City - the best team in the land once more

Manchester City - the best team in the land once more

Well Bonnyville, it's been a while since I updated you all on the comings and goings involved with my beloved Manchester City Football Club, but with the team securing its second Premier League trophy in three years to go along with a Capital One Cup
Industry could do more to prevent and clean up oil spills

Industry could do more to prevent and clean up oil spills

Over the past 37 years, there have been 28,666 crude oil spills reported in Alberta, according to a report by Global News (with information from the Energy Resources Conservation Board).
In an instant

In an instant

It was the last thing in the world I could have imagined myself experiencing. On Friday, just before 6 p.m., I was walking out of a store on main street, holding my son's hand, when we heard what sounded like a horrible collision of vehicles.
Providing access to housing in tough times

Providing access to housing in tough times

The housing issues in the Bonnyville/Cold Lake region are well documented and don't appear to be letting up any time soon. Apartment complexes coming down the line in both communities should help alleviate some pressure.
Shutting down foreign workers program is a mistake

Shutting down foreign workers program is a mistake

Two weeks on from the controversial news that the federal government would be suspending all applications for its temporary foreign workers program in the restaurant and fast-food industry and I think it's safe to say that many of us here in Bonnyvil
Former mayor comments on Ken Hughes leadership run

Former mayor comments on Ken Hughes leadership run

On page 7 of the April 12 issue of the Edmonton Journal Ken Hughes is quoted “I've never been part of any sense of entitlement.
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