Opinion

This guy is walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out. A doctor passes by and our guy shouts up, “Hey you! Can you help me out?” The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down the hole and moves on.

Recognizing that the past year was not exactly a period of unprecedented booming economic prosperity for the province, including Sundre, there nevertheless remains plenty of room to celebrate with optimism for the future.

The closure of the Sundre Recycle Centre is a done deal. Last week, the local council stood firm in its decision to cease operating the facility as of Dec.

Canadian motorists who still believe that driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs is no big deal should probably think again in light of tough new legislation that has come into effect this month.

“We’re not planning to lose the election,” Rachel Notley said last week. “But as long as I am re-elected in Edmonton Strathcona, I’ll be in the legislature.

Recently I read a letter to the editor from a Bragg Creek resident ("Bighorn Country an opportunity," p. 23, Dec. 11 Gazette) about why a park in our backyard will be good for us.

Statistics Canada data indicates 25 per cent of Didsbury households live below the poverty line, with housing costs exceeding 30 per cent of household income.

I would like to believe that climate change is not happening and is not caused by human activity, which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

I have noticed the huge influx of chocolates and decorative cookies on store shelves as the festive season rushes past. The residents at the seniors’ lodge where I work are prone to offer boxes of chocolates, thin wafers and tiny puff pastries.