Opinion

It’s official - yet another councillor is leaving Town of St. Paul’s council chambers for a position as a Town of St. Paul employee. This time, Gary Ward will be taking up the recreation director position, left by Scott Walker.

After over six months of rodeos, town and county meetings, a provincial election, high school sports games, cups of coffee from McDonalds and Tim Hortons, one week without said drink, and a baby of the month story, I have officially moved on.

Don't like perogies? Have something against rodeo? Don't know a graduate? Have no fear, this weekend, there's a festival for those of us who need a generic festival, one that doesn't celebrate calorie-laden food, western culture, or the academic achi

Sometimes life is about celebrating the small victories and, after two hours of painful, awkward flailing on roller skates this past Thursday, I have decided roller derby is going to be one of those victories. A small one, but a victory all the same.

I've covered a lot of cultural events but this past Aboriginal Day was my first time participating in a teepee raising, pipe ceremony, prayers and feast and it was a great learning opportunity.

An oil spill south of Elk Point last week, with about 230,000 litres of heavy crude oil released from a pumping station, couldn’t have come at a worse time, at least in terms of publicity for pipelines.

A friend recently posted an article that immediately piqued my interest: Why Women Still Can’t Have It All. It was written by Anne-Marie Slaughter, who had a foreign-policy dream job in the U.S.

To the Editor: There’s really no polite way to say ‘Enough is enough,’ with the negativity from some people within this community, regarding the hard work that our St. Paul Soccer Association (SPSA) volunteers commit to doing.

Last week, my co-worker found a bright orange blown up boat with plastic ores she just had to have. Somehow, she talked my boyfriend, Chris, into purchasing one as well.

This weekend marks the 3rd annual Lakeland Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. The event is scheduled for June 22 at the Energy Centre in Cold Lake, starting off with a Survivors' Victory Lap at 7 p.m.