Opinion

Remembrance Day is a time to put aside political stripes and to honour and pay respect to those who not only fought for our country, but for anyone around the world who made sacrifices to contribute the freedoms we enjoy today.

There is a famous saying that when God wants our attention, He throws a pebble. If we don’t notice, He throws a rock. If we still don’t notice, then we just might get hit with the brick.

As I approach my third month here in Bonnyville, I think enough time has passed to officially consider myself a bona fide Pontiacs fan.

Growing up, I remember the ceremonies surrounding Nov. 11, Remembrance Day, more so for our little community because we had a Royal Canadian Legion branch in our town.

This past month I visited my brother's grave in the catholic cemetery in Bonnyville. As I walked through, I noticed the beautiful fence that was behind my brother's grave. The sun was shining that day. The cemetery was now a peaceful resting place.

This week’s St. Paul Journal includes a salute to Canada’s veterans, in advance of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. This year’s Remembrance Day section also highlights the service of a soldier in the Korean War, sometimes called Canada’s Forgotten War.

There is a famous saying that when God wants our attention, He throws a pebble. If we don’t notice, He throws a rock. If we still don’t notice, then we just might get hit with the brick.

There aren ’t many people reading this who can even imagine the terror, the absolute fear taking over your body as someone tries to kill you.

Last Thursday, Sustainable Resource Development and Parks officials got an earful from local trappers, and rightly so.

The story was basically writing itself. Pontiacs give poor performance Friday, suffer loss, and say they will come out stronger next game.