Opinion

On the heels of yet another serious motor vehicle collision in the region last week, local RCMP issued this subtle but telling statement, “Bonnyville RCMP have noticed an increase in the number of motor vehicle collisions in the detachment area and a

For the best part of a year now, a storm has been brewing in the Middle East and over the course of the last week the Canadian government has taken the difficult, but in my opinion necessary steps to help quell that storm.

Canada is again at war, as last week, MPs opted in favour for the country’s third combat mission in less than a decade – this time, targeting the crimes and atrocities of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (known as ISIL).

The topic of self-esteem came up at a recent junior high school event in Ashmont, and although it’s surprising to read the negative words on a page, describing how young girls often describe themselves, it’s a topic that woman of all ages can relate

The POST has been covering and promoting the need for permanent dialysis treatment in Lac La Biche for years. There's a bus that serves the region, but we need more.

Politicians in the Bonnyville area have been calling for provincial support to help fund and improve infrastructure and services in the region for years, and perhaps now they are finally being listened to – or at least heard.

In recent years Provincial voter turnout has been reduced to record lows. In an effort to understand this voter apathy I took a look at how our Government functions. This is where I discovered a probable root of the problem.

I am proud to have been part of the Shoreline Cleanup effort that took place in September. We had 257 people take part this year, which is by far the largest turnout on record.

When I told my husband I was writing a column about the dirty ‘f’ word, he groaned. We’ve been through this one before, but yet the word “feminism” keeps popping up in our household.

It is an act that is simple in its execution, but tremendous in its potential. Giving blood, as donors will do next week in a St. Paul clinic, typically takes an hour – an hour to give something that someone in Canada needs every minute of every day.