Opinion

I recently saw a vaguely official-looking story circulating on Facebook about NASA confirming there will be six days of darkness in December, due to a solar storm.

Last week, the Lakeland region was thrust into the national spotlight, but it was done so for all the wrong reasons. Well, at least initially.

Although this is a few weeks late, I feel as though I have to take the time to applaud Bonnyville for a great showing at the local blood donor clinic earlier this month.

Terror struck home last week, as we watched a gunman attack the very symbol of Canada’s democracy in Parliament Hill last Wednesday. And while tragedy struck for Cpl.

I first heard the news over the radio. The fragmented words crackled as I waited at a red light on the eastern side of main street – the same spot the CBC kicks out on me each day. I heard the words one at a time, separately – gunman . . .

This past weekend, a collection of the region's best business minds packed into the Centennial Centre's field house for an evening of celebration and appreciation as the Bonnyville and District Chamber of Commerce and the Cold Lake Regional Chamber o

This isn't going to be easy for either of us, Bonnyville. But I'm just going to come out and say it. I'm leaving you. The past four-plus years have been amazing – I've learned so much about you. I've got to know your friends.

If there's one issue that always seems to rile people and which everyone has a horror story to one-up the other, it's in the field of health care. This is not surprising, as good health is of paramount importance to all of us.

As October rolls around each year, I find myself looking at pink hearts. I see the heart in houses and vehicles across the town and my own, and I remember. Time marches on and some memories fade, but others last forever.

I am writing in response to the story Event to promote solar panels over oil and gas; "Panels Not Pipelines" speaking tour urges shift to renewable energy (Oct. 14, Lac La Biche Post).