Opinion

The hazy and clinging smoke is acrid; everyone is complaining of burning eyes, coughs and headaches, but we are grateful that our homes and properties are not in danger.

(The following open letter was written by Rob Zazaluk, one of Kathleen’s brothers). In 1968 Didsbury for me was a great place. Like any teenager, school, friends, music and summer weekends were what I remember most.

In a letter to Catholics worldwide, Aug. 20, Pope Francis condemned the “atrocities” of sexual abuse by church clergy in a “culture of death.

I find that recently I have become an avid pickleball player. That's a sentence I didn't think I would write even two years ago.

As the province’s top revenue producer, the oil and gas industry is absolutely vital to the well-being of communities of all sizes.

A surge of cyclists that was expected to ride into Sundre this weekend in support of a good cause had to be cancelled due to health concerns.

A Sundre councillor recently expressed the opinion that the municipality should do more to support groups and organizations that offer a variety of recreational opportunities, especially for youth.

Cannabis becomes legal in October and it continues to be a contentious issue. Presently municipalities are amending their bylaws to comply with the legislation.

Many taxpayers may squirm and even be angry town council is moving towards an expenditure of more than $1 million to make the long anticipated new skatepark a reality.