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Closure of hospital beds not necessarily harbinger of doom

Closure of hospital beds not necessarily harbinger of doom

Sundre and area residents have every reason to express concerns following Alberta Health Services' recent announcement that it plans to decommission 15 long-term care beds at the local hospital. Hospitals are major foundations for municipalities.
Roll back call a cheap tactic

Roll back call a cheap tactic

Teachers in Alberta might on average be the highest paid in Canada, but that does not mean they're overpaid. If anything, it merely means that teachers throughout the rest of the country are underpaid.
Raising God's standard of higher truth

Raising God's standard of higher truth

March 20 marks Palm Sunday and the beginning of the Passion Week of Christ.
Testing vision against realty

Testing vision against realty

The NDP government does not realize that neither a family nor a business can run on a deficit even though the province of Alberta can.
Be wary who you place your trust in

Be wary who you place your trust in

News that a Sundre man is facing several charges stemming from an online extortion investigation is a stark reminder about the digital age's dark side.
Huge b'ball tourney in Olds about to begin

Huge b'ball tourney in Olds about to begin

Basketball fans will be flocking to Olds High School and the Community Learning Campus this weekend, March 16-19, to take in the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA) 3A Girls and Boys Basketball Provincial Championship.
Sundre Daycare's back debt repayment plan spread out over several years

Sundre Daycare's back debt repayment plan spread out over several years

First I want to thank you for your help in raising awareness about the Sundre Daycare. Unfortunately, there's an item that needs to be corrected and another further explained. The only program that ends in June is the preschool program.
Call to roll back Alberta teachers' salaries a cheap tactic

Call to roll back Alberta teachers' salaries a cheap tactic

Teachers in Alberta might on average be the highest paid in Canada, but that does not mean they're overpaid. If anything, it merely means that teachers throughout the rest of the country are underpaid.
Need more education on what distracted driving is

Need more education on what distracted driving is

It looks like Olds and area drivers need more education on the folly of distracted driving. A distracted driving blitz by Olds RCMP on March 4 resulted in 30 charges being laid. In total, 28 traffic stops were made.
Unwise to make Levant a martyr

Unwise to make Levant a martyr

Anyone who's remotely inclined toward critical thought most likely dismisses the ramblings of a divisive, self-proclaimed pundit like Ezra Levant without a second thought.
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