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Richard Froese Businesses and fire protection are vital in any community. October is the month of the year when firefighters and personnel are thanked for their service. Fire services also promote safety in the community. Meanwhile, small businesses are promoted…
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Julia Magsombol Getting my paycheque last week felt good! It’s been months since I earned a decent salary on doing what I love: writing stories. But within a few days, my entire month’s salary—my hard-earned money—was gone! My salary might…
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Jeff Burgar Chances are, if you have talked with any candidate for upcoming office, or any of the many already elected without there being an election, they can’t name the Five Pillars of a Community. The reason we say that…
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Chris Clegg On an episode of All in the Family in the 1970s, Archie Bunker proposed an idea to stop all hijackers. “Give everyone on the plane a gun!” he said. One supposes it just might work but an airplane…
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Chris Clegg The major issue facing each new council whether elected by acclamation or the wish of the voters is pretty obvious: high taxes combined with economic survival. This newspaper has documented the financial struggles of the M.D. of Smoky…
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Richard Froese Local government elections are just around the corner and citizens have a great opportunity to get involved in the democratic process. Many municipalities and school divisions face a variety of local issues such as high taxes, uncollectable taxes…
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Jeff Burgar Just over a year ago, this newspaper carried an opinion piece. It was about an Ontario judge saying “Enough is enough.” The judge said he was tired of defence lawyers appearing in his courtroom with the same old…
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Jeff Burgar I like reading Alberta Outdoors magazine. Enough so in fact, I have a subscription going back many, many years. I don’t agree with all the opinions. And really don’t care reading about fly fishing or hunting in the…
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Chris Clegg The long-term future of the High Prairie Museum is now in town council’s hands. Whether it will stay open on a limited basis, and for how many days each week moving forward, is to be decided. A few…
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Julia Magsombol In deciding what to write for this commentary, there were many topics I could have addressed. I kept returning to the impact of moving—mainly because I am new to Slave Lake and have moved frequently since I was…
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Richard Froese Canada is a great country to live in – with all its freedoms, opportunities and places to see and visit. Canadians are proud to call this nation their home. Probably the greatest Canadian icon is the RCMP Musical…
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Richard Froese Summer holidays are almost over and it’s back to school in the next three weeks! Students and parents are sure to be excited when classes open Sept. 2 in local schools. With almost two months away from classes,…
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Richard Froese Many people who live in small rural and remote communities in northern Alberta often say their region doesn’t have the number of social, support and community services needed to serve its people. Heart River Housing, based in High…
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