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Jeff Burgar A High Prairie town councillor says, “I don’t read the paper you read.” Usually, a few less intelligent elected officials around the country think not keeping up with the news, no matter what the news might be, is…
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Jeff Burgar Some of us had a very bad week last week. As they say, “No kidding, Sherlock.” Stock markets crashing. Shares down almost 30 per cent. Old white guy Bernie Sanders getting beat up by another old white guy,…
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Jeff Burgar It’s often said, Alberta doesn’t have an income problem. It has a spending problem. Too much money spent on schools. Too much money spent on health. Too much money spent on civil servants and all the departments they…
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Pearl Lorentzen I grew up in a small town northwest of Drumheller called Three Hills. I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about events in the area. However, this week, I interviewed someone in Slave Lake on a different topic and…
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Jeff Burgar Naturally, the “hair on fire” folks are running around, going wild. Again! Several weeks ago, as has been said by many observers, media was wrapped up in President Donald Trump’s impeachment. So, even though it was a few…
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Chris Clegg Regular readers of this space know that Slave Lake Lakeside Leader editor Joe McWilliams likes to write about history. Last week was another example when he examined a long-lost time capsule containing records. I am a bit of…
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Subject: Stop foreign influence, foreign money, foreign agendas which are manipulating all Canadians. Enough! The Coastal Gaslink Pipline has been approved by 20 First Nations Bands which will provide 10,000 jobs which will provide $6.6 billion of prosperity for British…
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Jeff Burgar This blockade might be over. It might still be on. It might have expanded to other locations. It might have lost some original supporters. It might have gained new ones. No matter! Given the state of indigenous affairs…
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Joe McWilliams Question: Who is constantly slipping on and off pairs of comfy white cotton gloves to handle brittle old pieces of paper, and gets paid to do it? Answer: Lyndsey Carmichael, the archivist at the Rotary Club of Slave…
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Due to ongoing confusion amongst the general public regarding Hospice Palliative Care [HPC] and Medical Assistance in Dying [MAiD], the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association [CHPCA] and the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians [CSPCP] would like to clarify the…
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RE: Opinion – Albertans should brace for impact [South Peace News, Feb. 19, 2020] Alberta’s three million drivers deserve an auto insurance system that works for them. In that much, I hope MLA Jon Carson and I can agree. But…
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Jeff Burgar Who is holding our country together after bombs, disease or gas attacks? Naturally, the offices of the leadership will not be down the street from Slave Lake Town Hall. Or McLennan. Or Nampa. The way we do things…
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Richard Froese Many people enjoyed times to celebrate family and love last weekend. Families and communities gathered at special events to celebrate Family Day on Feb. 17. Many couples and special friends got together around Feb. 14 to mark Valentine’s…
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Opinion – Canadian oil – A global solution

Alberta is hurting. Investors have fled south to the United States and the uncertainty surrounding the natural resource sector continues to hold back our economy. According to reports, the Liberal government is preparing an aid package for Alberta if the…
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Opinion – Albertans should brace for impact

Thirty per cent! That’s how much auto insurance rates skyrocketed for some Albertans at the end of this year, after Premier Jason Kenney removed the five per cent cap on rate increases that our NDP government brought in, taking a…
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