Opinion

The recent announcement the provincial government will be conducting public consultation on safety initiatives for commercial trucking is welcome news, but it comes a little late.

School’s out for the summer and the province’s education minister has definitely been feeling the heat, but it has nothing to do with the rising thermometer.

A little foresight goes a long way towards ensuring an enjoyable, stress-free experience in the bush.

The past few weeks were fairly active for members of the Sundre Search and Rescue Society.

Greyhound Canada officials announced recently they were cutting all bus routes from northern Ontario to the Pacific Ocean as of Oct. 31 citing financial issues.

The launch of a new bus route in parts of the region is good news for thousands of residents and for the community at large.

I am very upset to hear five volunteer firefighters resigned due to safety issues. Apparently they went to town council to complain about these issues and were told there were no issues. In other words, the town dismissed their concerns.

These hot and muggy summer days too often end with a display of wild skies, rolling thunder and waves of torrential rain. It calls to mind the long, hot summers we spent on the farm between Sundre and Westward Ho.

In June at the annual ideacity conference in Toronto, Cardus Religious Freedom Institute co-founder Ray Pennings said that “for religious people, religion is at the core of their identity.

Much has been made lately of the arrival of a new Canadian superhero. Amka Aliyak, alias Snowguard, a shape-shifting Inuit from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, will soon be appearing on the pages of a Marvel comic book.