Opinion

The Filipino community is thriving in Central Alberta. Filipinos are now, more than ever, present in community-building locally, as well as maintaining deep connections from the motherland.

I would like to take the time to comment on the article that was written regarding the conference that took place in Olds, Alta. at First Baptist Church on Oct 14-15.

Innisfail will be fortunate if it has any volunteer firefighters following this (Nov.

I attended some, but not all, of the Unveiling the Truth conference held in Olds in October. My comments are based on the sessions that I attended. Of the three sessions that were referred to in the Oct.

Fifteen to 20 years ago the Town of Innisfail was managed and staffed by competent hard-working team players, all striving toward a common goal, to make the town a great community to live and work in, a town that was prosperous by spending tax money

Although the province's new carbon tax doesn't come into effect for another two months, the battle lines are already being drawn and the fight is already underway.

At the end of October, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named 21 non-partisan senators to the upper chamber in a merit-based process. None were from Alberta, which does not have a Senate vacancy at present.

Considering the extent of ideological differences between the right-wing Wildrose official Opposition and the governing left-wing NDP, the chances of either party striking some kind of common ground are slim to nil.

In this day and age when satisfactory customer service is hard to come by, it is time to recognize those people or businesses who really step up to the plate, and who will even go way beyond to help people who come through their doors frustrated and

The Oct. 25 Olds Albertan published stories about a church conference held in Olds denouncing the LGBTQ community and evolution. It was well attended. Some in our community share that view. The message was controversial to say the least.