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County needs to uphold trust for Winnifred residents

Posted on October 26, 2023

Dear Editor,  The latest fiasco in the ongoing Winnifred raw water saga is that hapless Winnifred property owners are on the hook as of Oct.… Read More »

Canada failing on TB front

Posted on October 19, 2023

It was very disappointing that Canada did not attend the high level meeting on TB in New York last month. It was an opportunity to… Read More »

Local Improvement Levy concerning for Winnifred water users

Posted on October 5, 2023

This project represents the first attempt by Forty Mile County to utilize the new Local Improvement Levy taxation powers granted in the Municipal Government Act… Read More »

Creating partnerships key to building more affordable homes

Posted on September 28, 2023

Affordability and access to housing are concerns that are top of mind for Albertans province-wide. The rising cost of living, higher interest rates, and increasing… Read More »

Winnifred raw water project costly for residents

Posted on September 21, 2023

In Winnifred, with the arrival of irrigation water, our new motto is “water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink”. This is because our County… Read More »

UCP policy reversals costing taxpayers

Posted on August 31, 2023

Dear Editor: Re: U. C. P. reversal of private medical lab testing  Another U.C.P. reversal, the latest in a long line of policy reversals, is… Read More »

Re: July 25 essay by Professor Newell of Carleton University—“Why NATO must continue to support Ukraine”

Posted on August 10, 2023

Dear Editor,  Thank you for printing Professor Newell’s essay. It is highly informative and useful for anyone wanting to appraise the responses by Canada and… Read More »

TB an ever-present global threat

Posted on August 3, 2023

TB continues to be the most deadly overlooked infectious disease, killing 1.6 million people a year. Overlooked to the point that a new vaccine for… Read More »

One vaccine for a century

Posted on July 27, 2023

In the aftermath of World War One, humankind was going through a rough time of deadly diseases such as Tuberculosis and various pandemics. Good enough,… Read More »

Canadian Reflections – from Glen Motz

Posted on July 13, 2023

We are experiencing a time when the world feels unsteady.  Too often recently, even our own country seems to be in turmoil.  As governments come… Read More »

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