Opinion

Dear editor The federal Conservative government will forgo a surplus this year and instead borrow money to pay for income splitting and other new tax measures, according to its own fall economic update.

They go by many different names, Sasquatch, Yeti, Timber Giants, Wild Man of the woods, Yowies, and as many as 100 others, yet their very existence (or not) has split scientific opinion on exactly what they are.

Mark down Nov. 10, 2014 on your calendar. It was a momentous day for elected officials in both Innisfail and Penhold.

As two of the key drivers of the provincial economy, the agriculture and energy industries are equally important to the well-being of communities across the province, including in West Central Alberta.

With just over 40 days until Christmas, the Innisfail and District Christmas Bureau is getting ready for a challenging year. With skyrocketing food prices, many families will not be able to provide gifts or a special meal for their children.

The Arlington Hotel in Red Deer was haunted. That fact was driven home to me when I was fighting the City of Red Deer to save the city's oldest building from the wrecking ball, a fight that was ultimately unsuccessful.

With dozens of walkers dying in vehicle-pedestrian collisions on Alberta roads and streets every year, the province has launched a new awareness campaign aimed at making things safer.

MPs in Ottawa are finally getting something right. They're moving to make Remembrance Day a statutory holiday all across Canada. You didn't know it isn't yet? It's true. Currently, Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday (paid holiday) in all provinces and territories except Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

Dear Editor, On behalf of all legion members, we would like to thank you for helping us with a vigil we held on Oct. 25 at the cenotaph in Olds' Centennial Park.

Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to the article written about drivers disobeying road rules regarding local school buses in the Oct. 14 issue. I find it frustrating as a parent that our town council would vote to have our school buses stop using their light system within town limits.