Opinion

Last week, my husband and I grabbed our beagle Copper and hit the trails at the Cold Lake Provincial Park. This is something we do often, weekly in fact. But unlike every other visit to the trails, we had some unexpected company.

It’s a nice thing being the ‘paper-person’ in a small community. Most people are friendly and ready to offer advice and story ideas, and most, as time goes by, know you quite well. Some even know where you live.

Is it starting to sink in yet? From September 2-7, at the Lakeland Archers' Herb Erickson shooting range, the community will host global athletes competing in the World 3D Outdoor Archery Championships.

Last week, the windshield in my wife’s SUV was pinged by a rock kicked up from a kid cutting a lawn in our neighbourhood. My wife didn’t stop.

When I heard the news that the province was weighing whether or not to provide the remaining half of funding for libraries across the province, just like the money coming into these vital services, I froze.

As a college and university student, one of the biggest headaches I ever faced was applying for financial aid.

-EDITORIAL Look out your window; do you see that? It’s the sun. It’s time to stop complaining it’s too hot outside and embrace the warmer weather. Go to the local splash park or head to the nearest lake. Even a sprinkler on your front lawn would do.

The possibility of a documentary about Canadian serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo hit social media by storm a few weeks ago, and the backlash was almost immediate, demanding it not happen.

What if it rains through the whole week of competition for the World 3D Archery Championships? If the last two months have been an indication of weather trends and Mother Nature's attempts to dampen the community's spirit, organizers will be planning

Last week in Ontario, an Amber Alert was issued in the middle of the night for a missing two-year-old girl. Phones across the province sounded off at 3 a.m.