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Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair is back in the United Conservative Party caucus in the provincial government! He returned to caucus May 7 after being expelled March 8, 2025. Welcome back. Mr. Sinclair! First elected in the last provincial…
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Months ago, I watched Perfect Days by Wim Wenders. The movie follows Hirayama, as a public toilet cleaner in Japan. His ‘perfect’ day is simple: he wakes up before sunrise, waters his plants, goes to his job, eats during his…
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We might acknowledge the importance of a particular person in our corner of the world. Every region has their own famous people. No matter how important locally, that name will probably pale compared to other names around the world. Julius…
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In the Peanuts cartoon, Snoopy wishes he could be the Head Beagle. It is a position made up similar to a judge, prime minister or president. Snoopy wished at being in a position of authority and being a boss. Respect…
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As different as they were philosophically, former Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and former Alberta premier Ralph Klein were the masters. Master of manipulating the media, that is! It seems each time the heat was on, they created a…
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Volunteers serve an important role in every community across Canada. National Volunteer Week in Canada was celebrated from April 19-15. Every year, organizations and communities honour their volunteers at special gatherings. In many areas in Alberta, the events are hosted…
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While some Canadians turn up their noses at socialist governments like Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, we are lumped in with them by those few Americans who think much beyond their borders. Even if we think free enterprise, capitalism, and doing…
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Out my front window last week, I saw sitting on a huge expanse of snow and ice, a gaggle of geese! Maybe 40 or so birds. I could almost read their minds: “What in heaven’s sake are we doing here?”…
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I visited Slave Lake Christian Academy a few months ago to take pictures of students watching a webinar featuring Canadian astronaut Jeremy R. Hansen. He spoke to academy students and other schools about Artemis II and his trip to the…
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This letter is in response to the headline in the South Peace News March 11: “Alberta independence best option.” It is not! Alberta is boom and bust. Its economy is based on oil, but is not big or powerful enough…
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The pleasure was all mine last week when I watched the 1978 movie Midnight Express. It is about Billy Hayes, who is sent to a Turkish prison after getting caught with drugs before boarding a plane in Istanbul. Hayes has…
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Northern and rural community leaders and residents have spoken loud and clear about a government issue. To much surprise, their concerns have been supported. The Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission consented to maintain the Lesser Slave Lake, Central Peace – Notley…
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The weekend of March 20 saw the Edmonton Boat and Sportsman Show. Attendance has increased ever since the show was cancelled just a few hours before opening, due to COVID, in 2020. It’s a big show, the biggest expo in…
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