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Jeff Burgar Too often, elected people are not really experienced, savvy or educated enough to know the ins and outs of business, politics, particular professions, cultures or enterprises. It is easily said, the best people on any particular subject are…
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Many of you have heard about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s irresponsible inflationary two-month tax trick that Liberals announced to eliminate the GST on certain products, like catered meats, wine, candy and Christmas trees – but only if you buy them…
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Joe McWilliams What a pleasure it is to live next to Lesser Slave Lake! There’s always something new to see, or at least slightly different, or unexpected. It may be how long it takes the lake to freeze over. Or,…
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Richard Froese Christmas is just around the corner and the season is already busy with activities. How many more sleeps until the big day? – 21 days – and counting! Churches are preparing to celebrate the season. Jesus is the…
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Jeff Burgar Talk of amalgamating various municipalities has hit the political talk tables.Councils across Alberta are making news by cutting back on boards and committees councillors have. There are reductions in the numbers of council meetings. Also cut is conferences…
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Jeff Burgar So-called “wokeism,” Diversity, Equity Inclusion (DEI) ideas, the “settler colonial” mentality, the perennial “victimhood” industry, and even the whole transgender, cisgender, tampons in boy’s rooms, etc., etc. is under fire. Few Canadians have bad feelings toward any minority…
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Chris Clegg Politicians in Big Lakes County, the M.D. of Smoky River, Town of Falher, Town of High Prairie, Town of Peace River, etc., etc., like to tell you about the partnerships they have with their surrounding municipalities. For the…
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Richard Froese Tourism is big business in Alberta and across Canada. Lesser Slave Lake is a hub of tourism opportunities for the High Prairie, Big Lakes County and Slave Lake region. Efforts to expand the Slave Lake Regional Tourism Society…
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Chris Clegg I would not want to turn back the clock to live the way I did decades ago. I am perfectly pleased with all my electronic gadgets, which make accessing information very easy, not to mention a plethora of…
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Jeff Burgar Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gets a 91 per cent approval rating at the PC convention in Red Deer last week. A few days later, Donald Trump wins the American presidency in what many observers are calling a “landslide…
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Canadian citizens overwhelmingly are demanding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resign and citizens be allowed to have a federal election. Citizens want to stop the destruction of Canada that is happening every day. Citizens are watching politicians, and making choices…
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Joe McWilliams Wars are complicated, and the reasons for them, their justification and so on, are open to debate. As they should be. Some wars are just and others definitely aren’t. Some could have and should have been avoided. The…
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Chris Clegg Next week, on Remembrance Day, many of us will attend a service to pay respects to our fallen Veterans, as well as the current military. The services will tell us the horrors of war. The incredible waste of…
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