Opinion

Mayor Brian Spiller is in the unenviable position of wanting to help local sports organizations but has the dark spectre of recessionary forces hanging over his head.

The planned grain terminal near Bowden may very well be a welcome development for many in Red Deer County and especially the farming community nearby. It is a glimmer of light for Albertans as ways are sought to diversify a struggling economy.

The planned grain terminal near Bowden may very well be a welcome development for many in Red Deer County and especially the farming community nearby. It is a glimmer of light for Albertans as ways are sought to diversify a struggling economy.

I recently attended a long-awaited meeting on March 7 at the Sundre Hospital and Care Centre regarding the future of our long-term care wing and if and when the residents will be moving to the new Mountain View Seniors' Housing facility.

I'd like to take this opportunity to provide an update on continuing care services in Sundre and a new care option that we are bringing to the community.

The medical community in Sundre has a long history of working together and overcoming the challenges to provide first-rate services across the West Country.

As I, and no doubt many others, struggled to adapt to the spring forward daylight time adjustment, something I recently read online came to mind.

Sundre and area residents have every reason to express concerns following Alberta Health Services' recent announcement that it plans to decommission 15 long-term care beds at the local hospital. Hospitals are major foundations for municipalities.

Teachers in Alberta might on average be the highest paid in Canada, but that does not mean they're overpaid. If anything, it merely means that teachers throughout the rest of the country are underpaid.

March 20 marks Palm Sunday and the beginning of the Passion Week of Christ.