Opinion

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.

My father and I have a strange father/daughter relationship.

You don’t have to jump on a plane to experience another culture, or another way of life. There are several events in our community that showcase cultural diversity, and the Saddle Lake powwow is certainly one great example of such an event.

The 2012 Euro Cup soccer tournament, which is being held in Poland and Ukraine, has just about finished a week and a half of play and though it is a European country exclusive event, the major sporting spectacle has relevance to Canadians in more way