Opinion

DIDSBURY - As summer winds down to its inevitable conclusion and fall and winter approach it is often a time for reflection. September means back to school, colder mornings and hockey season.

Before reading further I would ask the reader to imagine, or draw on a piece of paper, their design of an outdoor skating rink. More on this later.

The summer movie season has come to a close and there’s no better time to look back on the best and worst that each month had to offer.

Re: "Statues are symbols, not history" on page 4 of the Aug. 28 Sundre Round Up Claiming that removing statues of historically controversial figures is not removing reminders of our history is frankly, highly disingenuous.

Life can often deal you a crappy hand. Loss of a job or a loved one can certainly be a setback. So too can living with a disability without supports or as a lonely senior.

Politicians are addicted to failures. Our political leaders, MPs and MLAs like bad news because they can wag fingers of blame at other leaders, MPs and MLAs.

With recreational cannabis set to become legal in Canada in less than a month’s time, supporters and opponents of the change remain widely divided.

When I had young children, we moved across the province to northern Alberta, an eight-hour drive from our nearest and dearest. The two grandmothers were bitterly disappointed, having had great plans to assist in rearing and spoiling our small boys.

Premier Notley and the NDP government have once again failed Albertans. They have failed our environment. They are failing future generations. They are failing First Nations and Indigenous Albertans.