Opinion

When Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw declared a provincial syphilis outbreak last week following a huge spike in cases of the infectious disease over the past year, it signalled a need for prompt government action.

A man in Philadelphia was recently brutally and mercilessly beaten to death by an angry mob seeking revenge after he attempted to steal a vehicle with children inside. The kids were not harmed.

The Mountainview Marksmen’s Association held its annual meeting on June 26. A whopping 12 people attended but 11 executive attended as well.

As a result of Hollywood fiction, many people erroneously assume that someone who is drowning will scream loudly for help, frantically flailing limbs as he or she attempts to keep their head above water. However, the reality is much different.

It was with surprise and disappointment that I read your biased approach in the article, "Skatepark construction finally set to begin," in the July 9, 2019 issue of the Innisfail Province.

I withheld judgment on this new automated waste pickup system until I could see it operating for a few weeks. Now that I’ve seen it I’m not impressed.

I continue to be amazed by the ignorance of Albertans to their historic position in Canada. Sheila Gunn Reid of Rebel Media has done a video on this. See https://www.youtube.

The Kenney UCP government has announced it will be seeking public input into its new greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan.

With the fresh Alberta government turning the province towards viability, and the Canadian election looming in the fall, much is happening. Many things of consequence are being spoken about and much is being written.

Didsbury suffers repeated pet and vehicle thefts. They are devastating to the families and individuals who suffer these losses. I know some of these people. Theft as a habit in Didsbury starts much smaller and with thieves who are younger.