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So a petition has been submitted seeking a plebiscite on the town’s bylaw to borrow $2.8 million. Now it is in the hands of the town’s chief administrative officer to determine if the petition is valid. There are many ways that names, or petitioners as they are referred to in the Municipal Government Act, can be excluded. If there is … Read more…
…a comment from the Claresholm Local Press There are different ways of doing things, and last week had two very instructive examples of positive, effective ways of communicating and helping the community. The first was at last Monday’s town council meeting when a resident of Mountain View Estates appeared as a delegation to talk about the need for more road … Read more…
We live in a world where certain things are acceptable and certain things are not. The strength of our community, our province and our nation is its diversity of opinions. We are strong because we do not all agree with each other all the time, and the free and positive exchange of ideas makes us strong. It is the very … Read more…
When the Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras take on the Cold Lake Royals in the provincial football final this Saturday, it will have special interest for me. My ties to Cold Lake are deep. When I was in university, my house league football team was loaded with Royals – the entire right side of my offensive line, and two wide … Read more…