Alberta’s resources to be used by Albertans. What a nice thought!
On page 26 of this week’s paper, there is a story on Alberta Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen traveling the Germany and the USA to promote hunting, among other things.
In the interest of complete disclosure, The Page is not a hunter. But he does have many friends who enjoy the sport. Those friends are frequently part of draws which will allow them to hunt certain animals. Sometimes, their name is not drawn and they are left high and dry.
So, why is Loewen going to Germany to promote hunting? Should the hunting privileges be reserved for Albertans first? Not some foreigner from Dortmund or Munich?
OK, The Page was not born yesterday. Hunting is big business. It brings tourism dollars into Alberta. There is an economic benefit.
But still, The Page figures Alberta’s resources should be open to Albertans first.
Wow! That was close!
Did you know that Alberta’s towns, villages, cities, etc., had the option of holding this fall’s municipal election on Saturday, Oct. 18 instead of Monday, Oct. 20?
The Page admits to being in the dark on this one after hearing the news at High Prairie town council’s meeting Jan. 28.
Alberta has had its elections on the third Monday in October for – well – as long as The Page can remember, which is almost forever! Everyone is accustomed to voting on the third Monday so any change will cause some confusion no matter who well the election is advertised. Council did well to stay with the Oct. 20 day.
Ah, election day! Better known as guessing time!
The Thumbs Down is this week’s newspaper is given to the driver who ran into the lampposts by the Post Office.
The Page remembers when the lampposts were first installed. Too lazy to look up the year, however. But The Page remembers the first person to run into them. It was. . .ta da! . . . Town of High Prairie Councillor Mike Poulter, who has since left us!
The Page spoke to Poulter about the accident.
“It was early in the morning and I was looking directly into the sun.” said Poulter. “I didn’t see them and . . .” crunch!
Accidents do happen to each of us. As long as no one was hunt or injured, that’s the main thing!
The Page wishes good luck to the High Prairie Regals and Falher Pirates in this year’s NPHL playoffs.
The Regals placed last in the standings and will play the Valleyview Jets in a best-of-three series. Check the Sports Section for the schedule. The Regals have diced and sliced the Jets in eight consecutive playoff series in their history and have never lost a playoff series to their southern opponents. Overall, the Regals have won 29 games and lost only nine.
But the Jets swept all three games from the Regals this season.
Meanwhile, the Pirates placed second and will play the expansion Fox Creek Knights. The Knights are an interesting team. If they get their full lineup, they can be a threat to the favoured Pirates. The Knights did sweep the defending champion Spirit River Rangers this season but lost all three games to the Pirates.
The Page predicts a rematch of last year’s seven-game final: Spirit River and Falher. Sorry, Pirates, the Rangers will win and tie High Prairie and Grimshaw for most titles in league history with 13. Sorry, Regals and Huskies! It is getting crowded at the top!
As for the Regals and Jets, take the latter. The Jets win their first playoff series in 31 years.
Big Lakes County has formed an animal care society to raise money for the facility.
It is good to know there are many people who love animals and will go to great lengths to care for them.
The new society must be a good thing because it gets a ‘Paws’itive stamp of approval from Slink Panther, one of South Peace News’ office cats. Slink Panther was an orphan cat himself before South Peace News’ owner Mary Burgar provided him with a good home. He knows what it is like to go hungry, but that was a long time and many pounds ago!
Good luck to the new society!
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Did you hear about the husband who made a big mistake? He takes his wife on a holiday and goes to a hotel. He books a room for three days.
“Wow!” says the hotel clerk to the woman. “You must be very special. He usually books the room for an hour!
The trial is over and the jury announces a verdict of not guilty on a charge of car theft.
The defendant looks at the judge and asks, “Does that mean I get to keep the car?”
A wife got so mad at her husband one day she went to the bedroom, packed all his belongings in a suitcase and told him to get out.
“And I want you to die a slow, painful death,” she added.
“Make up your mind, woman,” he replied. “Do you want me to stay or not?”
Have a great week!