Opinion

I have a solution to the housing crisis unfolding at Sun Country Trailer Park. It’s so simple; I have no idea why I didn’t think of it before. Many of us have old tents and camping gear laying round in our basements.

To the editor, I would like to express my dismay at what the Sun Country residents are going through, after reading the article on May 3 about the court order to evict them. My husband and I were looking for a home to buy a year and a half ago.

Volunteers make a community worth living in, and this past weekend St. Paul and area’s volunteers were out in force making this a better place to live.

This past week a healthy sized crowd came to the St. Paul Rec Centre to hear from three federal election candidates, Brian Storseth, Lisa Grant, and Rob Fox.

Rev up your democratic engines, people of Bonnyville (and surrounding area), it's nearly time to vote.

May 2 could be the most important federal election in recent times. In the one corner are three parties that have been in opposition to the government for the past several years.

May 2 is the big day, election day, after which the business of government will finally resume. It will be the fourth election in seven years and I can't wait till it's over.

At the risk of becoming unpopular, I have a confession – I like gophers. I spent a few years of my childhood living on a military base outside of Medicine Hat where they have more gophers than tumbleweeds (and they've got a lot of tumbleweeds).

This week, the Journal includes a special section devoted to agriculture stories from this region’s most important sector.

The CBC is getting old. I hate to admit it, but admitting it is the first step to recovery. At least with Alcoholics Anonymous.