Opinion

Wildrose candidate David Hanson is the new Lac La Biche MLA. But NDP 'parachute' candidate almost sent him into freefall

Seeing a firetruck go flying past you as you're pulled over in your vehicle on the side of the road, for most of us it sparks our curiosity.

The dissection of last Thursday night’s leader’s debate seemed to hold some consensus on one point – Alberta’s NDP leader Rachel Notley won handily.

A couple weeks back I had an opportunity to cover a parade to commemorate the legacy of Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge during the First World War. The battle, which took place from April 9 to 12, 1917, certainly deserves to be honoured.

The Alberta election is a question of trust. If life hands you a lemon … make lemonade! At a time when many Albertans are facing life altering challenges, the result of a significant collapse of an economy dependent on revenues generated by a non-renewable resource, the PC party has deemed it prudent to call a totally unnecessary election.

To the Editor, According to Mr. Prentice’s 10-year financial plan, the seniors of Alberta have been budgeted for $560 million to maintain and upgrade facilities, and continued assistance.

The editorial in the April 18th edition of the LLB Post on the topic of split mill rate was quite interesting. Again it clarifies my position in past letters of how the loss of the air weapons range was a bad deal.

With Portage College this week announcing it would not be renewing its lease at the Centennial Centre, Bonnyville faces the very real possibility of starting the next school year without post-secondary programming in the community for the first time

An election has been set for May 5. Yes, it's that period of time every four years where, you, a normal everyday citizen, gets the chance to exercise your right to choose who you want leading your region.

The Town of St. Paul and the St. Paul and District Chamber of Commerce are asking if more names deserve to be on the two welcome signs on the east and west end of town.