Opinion

The swearing-in of United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Jason Kenney as an official member of the Alberta legislature last week marks a milestone in his long and hard-fought battle to reunite Alberta conservatives after the 2015 election.

Special interest groups often invent destructive rumours to advance their causes. Faced with a barrage of fake news, ordinary citizens have only one real defence: insisting on truth.

Regarding the Rural Crime Town Hall meeting on Jan. 27 at the Innisfail Legion, many of the facts stated by our elected officials were old information – the economy is down, drugs are rampant, and people are desperate.

Howdy, my name is Brooklyn Garrett. I am a junior member of the Rangeland 4-H Beef Club. I am in my third year of 4-H, participating in sewing and horse activities. I am one of the news reporters for my club that serves the Spruce View area.

Jan. 31, 1990 The Sundre Fire Department dispatched two trucks and eight firefighters in response to a 2 a.m. blaze at the former Sunpine Forest Products Mill on Tuesday, Jan. 30.

Jan. 31, 1990 The Sundre Fire Department dispatched two trucks and eight firefighters in response to a 2 a.m. blaze at the former Sunpine Forest Products Mill on Tuesday, Jan. 30.

A recent story has thrust Hugh Sutherland School and Carstairs into the news. The story, which appeared on both Global News and in this paper, spoke about student posters at the school displaying Nazi propaganda.

It’s been 110 years since Lucy Maud Montgomery published Anne of Green Gables, and it remains as close to the mythical Great Canadian Novel as has ever been written.

It would seem to go without saying that protecting the health and well-being of Albertans, and young people in particular, would be a top priority for the provincial government.