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Congratulations to Padnoma on its 30th anniversary

Congratulations to Padnoma on its 30th anniversary

Congratulations to Padnoma Support Services. The local group which supports people with mental and physical disabilities, celebrated its 30th anniversary on Sept.
Budgeting leaves vulnerable at risk

Budgeting leaves vulnerable at risk

When governments pit the interests of the privileged few ahead of the most vulnerable we all lose out on a future based on mutual success and prosperity. But perhaps that’s the point.
B.C.’s forestry crisis looms over Alberta

B.C.’s forestry crisis looms over Alberta

If you haven’t heard, B.C. is reeling from the shock of forestry mill closures. According to the B.C.
Mental health awareness a must

Mental health awareness a must

With the fall harvest season now well underway across the district, farm families are keeping very busy with the many, many tasks that necessarily go into making the region’s agriculture industry a success.
Kudos to Fish and Wildlife officers

Kudos to Fish and Wildlife officers

When my husband Murray was a Fish and Wildlife officer in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, he would occasionally go after problem bears and cougars alone.
Businesses continue to excel despite economy

Businesses continue to excel despite economy

It's been another brutal year for most businesses in Olds and area, but you wouldn't have known that if you wandered into Our Flames Lounge the evening of Thursday, Sept. 19.
Blackface furor is wrong media focus

Blackface furor is wrong media focus

When I was a kid I used to play cowboys and Indians and sometimes I played the Indian and sometimes I played the cowboy. Does that make me a racist? When I was in school I had the opportunity to sing a song as if I was an Indian.
Chamber coordinates to host election forum

Chamber coordinates to host election forum

People who have been hoping to hear for themselves what the Red Deer-Mountain View federal riding’s candidates have to offer will have a chance to do just that tomorrow evening.
Vaping hysteria blown out of proportion

Vaping hysteria blown out of proportion

Canada last week experienced its first known reported respiratory illness likely connected to vaping. Media reported on Wednesday, Sept. 18 that, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU), a London, Ont.
Dodging debates speaks loudly

Dodging debates speaks loudly

Justin Trudeau’s absence from the Maclean’s-Citytv and Munk debates speaks loudly, the former being recently held on Sept. 12 and the latter scheduled for Oct. 1.
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