Opinion

EDITORIAL: Don’t let road work stop you from coming downtown

Construction in Olde Towne Okotoks will impede access, but businesses still need your support.

May 14, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: Healthy society is a tolerant one

Gender is socially constructed and so is language, and therefore both are mutable and change over time. 

May 13, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: No justification for verbal bullying

Sharing of opinions should allow for reasoned discussion.

May 11, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Protecting Alberta children from measles: What families need to know

Once rare in Canada thanks to vaccines, measles is now circulating in several areas of Alberta.

May 10, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

COLUMN: Young person's hopes dashed on election night

Hit hard by affordability crisis, younger generation felt change in government might be key to a brighter future.

May 8, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: No winners election has left plenty of questions

Liberals fail to get majority and Conservatives unable to capitalize on once-promising poll numbers.

May 7, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: Town of Okotoks goes overkill on the mail-outs

Notification of downtown construction work arrives multiple times for residents in affected area.

May 5, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: Pronouns are all about ‘compelled speech’

If we start warping language to serve ideology instead of clarity, we're in dangerous territory. 

May 4, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: Riding allocation means no Conservative government

If the country's riding allocation remains status quo, Canada will never elect a Conservative government again. 

May 3, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

COLUMN: A fond farewell to the Foothills

Western Wheel reporter and photojournalist Amir Said bids farewell to Foothills County for now.

May 1, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >