Opinion

This week a new gold medal champion will be crowned at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in Edmonton and Calgary.

In reading the letter from Dennis Combs thanking all those who helped bring the MVMA gun club back to life (Gun club back in local hands, Dec. 13) there is one name not mentioned that deserves a special thank you. That name is Dennis Combs.

Arnie Shea died on Dec. 11 in the Sundre hospital at the age of 73, succumbing to multiple myeloma ñ the most common type of bone cancer ñ after a three-year battle.

The Christmas season is a time to show our friends and families just how much we value and cherish them.

When Christmas morning arrives this Sunday there are a few things many Innisfailians may want to ponder before the children excitedly scamper to find out what Santa Claus has lovingly placed for them under the tree.

At the Mountain View Marksman Association Shooting Club meeting in Carstairs on Dec. 7 the gun club was turned back to the executive, which is now completely made up of people from the county.

Small businesses have always been one of the cornerstones of successful rural communities, including those across West Central Alberta.

Small businesses have always been one of the cornerstones of successful rural communities, including those across West Central Alberta.

Innisfail, I have a confession to make – I’ve never been good at goodbyes.

Last week's tragic overdose death of a Calgary high school student who took the illegal drug ecstasy at a house party highlights the need for students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders everywhere to recognize the real and present danger that