Opinion

The town opted not to officially declare itself a no kill pet community last month but that is "essentially" what it did when new animal control rules were accepted by council as information on Aug. 27.

A marked decrease in overall crime levels in rural Alberta over the past 12 months is goods news for communities across the region.

A marked decrease in overall crime levels in rural Alberta over the past 12 months is goods news for communities across the region.

In 2010, Canada's ministers of health stated in a Declaration on Prevention and Promotion that "the promotion of health and the prevention of disease, disability and injury are a priority and necessary to the sustainability of the health system.

Just before the long weekend, Canadians received news that the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the existing government approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project.

Re: “Miracle on the Plains,” page 9, Sept. 4 Gazette Mr. Johnnie Bachusky (the article’s author), I received this morning another copy of your story now printed in the Mountain View Gazette. Good Heavens, your article seems to appear everywhere.

It was time to revisit one of our favourite spots. As three sisters we often plan day trips and an occasional holiday. We have strong rural roots and like to examine the past.

The past three years have each set a new global heat record, with 2018 set to take fourth place behind only 2015, 2016 and 2017.

With the 2018-19 school year getting underway across the region, many students are probably looking forward to spending good times with their friends and colleagues over the coming months.