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The recent snow the Lesser Slave Lake region received Nov. 27 has sure made nature look more appealing to look at! The other day, we had some cold, crisp air in Slave Lake and it resulted with trees being covered…
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Richard Froese Businesses are a vital part of any community. They create employment and economic stability and can attract new people to the community. For decades, many communities have had a chamber of commerce. Some call it a board of…
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Public hearings for proposed changes to the provincial electoral boundaries will no doubt spark overwhelming responses from people and communities in northwestern Alberta. Since the interim report from the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission was released Oct. 27, the proposed changes…
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Driving home from a trip to town last week, I came behind what looked like a ¾-ton pickup with a bunch of gear in the bed. That vehicle was doing about 110-112 km/hr per hour, compared to my maybe 115…
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Gee, that’s so nice somebody in Edmonton or Calgary is really, really worried their vote is only worth maybe half, or (horrors, even less!) than somebody in Westlock! Or High Prairie! Or Peace River! Or Fairview! Oh, the hardship! To…
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Sometime in the early fall of 2007, I was speaking with NPHL president Jack McAvoy. At the time, as I still do today, I was assigned the task of drawing the NPHL schedule. “What the heck are we doing playing…
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Rashid Husain Syed,Energy Analyst,Courtesy of Troy Media Alberta’s push for a new pipeline to the British Columbia coast has reignited one of Canada’s most divisive battles. It pits provincial ambitions for oil exports against fierce opposition from British Columbia, First…
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Commentary byChris Clegg On June 28, 1838 Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey before 10,000 guests. Her first act after returning to Buckingham Palace was to have a bath. Not her but the dog! You would think someone of…
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Richard Froese The Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission sure took a cookie cutter to the three electoral divisions in the High Prairie, Falher-McLennan and Peace River regions. Presenting its interim report to the Legislative Assembly on Oct. 27, the commission has…
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Richard Froese Local government elections are over and elected candidates on municipal councils and school division boards will be taking public office in the coming days. Thanks to all the candidates who filed nominations in the recent election to offer…
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Chris Clegg Let’s see! The cost of living for Albertans is out of control. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are wreaking havoc on Canada’s and Alberta’s industries and economy. Teachers are on strike. Nurses may be the next to go! But…
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Jeff Burgar “People, or nations, get the government they deserve!” An old quote. Variously attributed to Aristotle, American founding father Alexander Hamilton, and mostly, to a philosopher and politician in Italy’s island of Sardinia, Joseph de Maistre. de Maistre did…
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