Opinion

While 2018 saw an overall decline in property crime in rural Alberta compared with 2017, the effort to keep farms and other rural properties safe from criminals must continue in 2019.

Myron Thompson. How do you sum up a local legend in 450 words? Thompson was more than just a famous politician, adored school teacher and principal. He deeply cared for his community.

It's disappointing to see that the Alberta government's proposal to create new protected areas in West Central Alberta has led to a partisan political brawl.

The following column, by former local columnist Alice Cundiff, is reprinted by popular request from the July 5, 1995 edition of the Olds Albertan. Cundiff passed away Dec. 11, 2018 at age 83.

Taunts and insults from fellow students were not enough to deter a preteen in the U.K. from pursuing her passion to tidy up her community’s streets.

By about noon on Jan. 2, the country’s top-paid executives had already accumulated as much wealth as the average working Canadian’s entire average annual salary.

We all lost a lot when we lost Myron Thompson this past weekend. Thompson passed away from cancer on Sunday. He was 82.

When the Olds & District Evergreen Centre asked me to do a photography show for a date in November about country grain elevators, I was immediately hesitant. Yes, I had literally thousands of good shots.

While 2018 saw an overall decline in property crime in rural Alberta compared with 2017, the effort to keep farms and other rural properties safe from criminals must continue in 2019.