Opinion

Thank you very much to all those 38 people who took the time to tell us what we are doing well, what we need to work on, and who gave us a grade for our first year in our council chairs.

Although I have never before written a letter to the Olds Albertan regarding any concerns with the paper, I felt compelled to now when I saw the appalling photo that adorned the front of last week's paper.

Editorial Only weeks into his new job, Premier Jim Prentice seems bound and determined to convince one and all that he is a man of action who isn't afraid to make big changes in the way government operates in this province.

After finding out last week that bears are being euthanized because of irresponsible actions by area residents, I was horrified and disappointed.

It has been said by some of the most revered humanists of our recent times that the moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handic

Looking to the skies has never been so interesting with UFO sightings and video footage from both the east and the west.

The Battle of Alberta is officially on. With the longstanding north-south provincial rivalry between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers ignited for the 2014-15 NHL season, the battle lines have been drawn. The Sept.

The 34th Annual Terry Fox Run at Water Valley proved to be our best year ever! We had 70 participants and volunteers come on Sept. 14 to raise an amazing $10,024 in pledges, personal donations and merchandise sold.

The world waited with bated breath while Scotland toyed with their historic referendum on independence.

When I was asked to speak at Call to Action's second annual Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope event last week, I was honoured. It was held on Sept. 10, World Suicide Prevention Day, which is an important day to recognize.