Opinion

On Jan. 25 the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs hosted over 200 military personnel and family members from 4 Wing Cold Lake for their annual tribute game.

It had been a full eight days since we heard the familiar noises of the iPad and iPhone notifications in our house, and last Thursday, when those sounds came back suddenly one evening, the silliest little smile spread across my three-year-old’s face.

What is the wake-up call that will push drivers to be safer on our area highways? It seems like each week there is another serious motor vehicle collision, many times involving a fatality and serious injuries, yet nothing seems to change.

Syndicated Canmore-area cartoonist Patrick LaMontagne has been gracing our editorial pages for several year. Here, the talented digi-cartoonist shows readers the high-speed process of one of his latest cartoons.

I’m not much of a vacationer.

The threat of an invasion of Alberta is very real. Zebra and quagga mussels have already invaded much of the eastern United States and over the past decade have spread into lakes and reservoirs in Canada, including Lake Winnipeg last year.

Brace yourselves. I am about to open your eyes to one of the biggest myths plaguing western Canada – idling your car.

Dear Editor, On Jan. 10, our family experienced an event that no one expected. A fire severely damaged our home near Moose Lake, ripping through our upstairs bedrooms and causing extensive heat and smoke damage throughout the home.

The federal government's approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline is not a foregone conclusion, as many might have expected, according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Hello once again Bonnyville, after spending a week in what seemed like exotic temperatures back in Ontario over Christmas, I'm back in Bonnyville ready to excite (or bore) you all with all the earth-shattering, breaking news northeastern Alberta has