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Richard Froese Recreational facilities and opportunities are major attractions to communities and tourism destinations. Visitors to Winagami Lake Provincial Park are happier now that the wading pool has re-opened, thanks to a collaborative and persistent effort by many local municipal…
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Chris Clegg No matter what nationality you are, it is a safe bet you believe the customs of others to be rather ridiculous. Some scoff at the mere customs other cultures practice. Usually, this is from an abundance of ignorance…
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Joe McWilliams The other day a fellow was telling me about his recent road trip up to Alaska and back. Spectacular scenery and all that. I’ve never been, but I sure would like to. It might not be accurate to…
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Jeff Burgar Several years ago, one of the world’s most successful investors, Warren Buffet, sold billions of dollars worth, almost half of his ownership position, in a company called ConocoPhillips (COP). At that time, COP was the largest exclusive exploration…
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Chris Clegg It was a move made by your nickel and diming United Conservative-led Government of Alberta that will leave us all paying a little bit more. And it occurred with so little fanfare even the New Democrats didn’t jump…
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Chris Clegg I was reading through some responses to classical music last week when someone made an interesting point. To paraphrase, the writer reminded us when the great composer, Johann Pachelbel, composed Canon in D Major in the late 1600s…
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Richard Froese Many people own cats or dogs as pets they cherish as special companions. Some have dogs to provide safety and to protect people and property. However, for more than a year, they’ve become more of a concern than…
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Jeff Burgar I wrote the first draft of this column Wednesday, last week. At that time, our regional forecast was for 60 per cent chance of showers on this Monday and Tuesday. That’s for the whole area from Peace River…
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Pearl Lorentzen The last two weeks Joe McWilliams and Chris Clegg talked about reading. Reading these articles brought to mind a movement within academia to move away from the idea of the ‘cannon’ or must-read books to be part of…
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Jeff Burgar Some days, it seems our dear leaders are mostly interested in promoting facts and ideas that only agree with their own political ideas. Maybe that is actually just human nature. One might say a mother loves her child…
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This is my second attempt at trying to facilitate a response from (Big Lakes County) council to address a safety concern in hamlets, before there is an accident or someone is seriously injured. I would like to address concerns with…
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Chris Clegg Last week in this space Slave Lake Lakeside Leader Joe McWilliams wrote about reading books. He cites, using his words, “In some circles, you have to be well-read to be taken seriously” and adds, “My personal social orbit…
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Chris Clegg This newspaper sympathizes with the M.D. of Smoky River council as they deal with the proposed wind project north of Falher. We could not agree more with Reeve Robert Brochu when he says he is disappointed that neighbours…
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I would like to address concerns with speeding in hamlets in Big Lakes County. I have brought this issue up before with council and all that was done was speeds lowered from 50 to 40 km/hr. This has done absolutely…
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Joe McWilliams In some circles, you have to be well-read to be taken seriously. Or so I hear. My personal social orbit so far hasn’t intersected with the literary elite, but I plan on being ready if it ever does.…
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