Opinion

LETTER: Situation called for a little traffic control

I counted no less than 12 firefighters and police officers literally standing around in a circle, talking. 

May 18, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Times are good when traffic is tops

Okotokians feel safe in their town, but would like to see increased traffic enforcement.

May 16, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Trudeau shouldn’t be surprised we have a housing crisis

Was this million-plus swath of humanity that’s just arrived on our soil supposed to sleep under some nearby bridge? 

May 15, 2024 11:15 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: Okotoks byelection exemption makes sense

Minister made right call in allowing Town of Okotoks not to hold byelection to fill vacant council seat.

May 15, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: Not all Okotoks homes need radon equipment

Radon levels fluctuate greatly from one property to the next so a blanket requirement would simply be adding an extra mandated expense.

May 11, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Familiarity only comes with time

Arrive anywhere and everything seems foreign, but little by little you start to get your bearings.

May 9, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Stay out of the bump zone

We need to evaluate if expectations were misplaced or if we perhaps contributed to our own hurt somehow. 

May 8, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

LETTER: Foothills politicians silent on on-farm slaughtering

Alberta's On Farm Slaughtering Act is riddled with loopholes that have led to a domino of bad events. 

May 8, 2024 10:15 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: Legislation to increase provincial-municipal tensions

The provincial government wants there to be no confusion on questions of governance jurisdiction in Alberta. 

May 8, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: Everyone’s happy, except the complainer

People like artist Gordon Mackey make the world a better place.

May 7, 2024 10:15 AM Read more >