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LETTERS: Flag must return to its proper use, says veteran
Dear Editor: Now I have had it. The Canadian flag is nothing more than a red and white chunk of cloth. When I was a kid the flag went to half mast every evening and was raised again in the morning.
Jul 1, 2025 5:35 PM
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LETTERS: Is the our new PM a Trudeau rein-Carney-ation?
Am I wrong, or doesn’t it seem like our PM, Mark Carney is following in the steps of Justin Trudeau in many ways, taking many of the same privileges he did, without considering costs or what Canadians may think.
Jun 29, 2025 12:57 PM
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EDITORIAL: Rural postal service must remain government priority
As Canada Post grapples with financial challenges, the potential closure of rural post offices has emerged as a contentious issue, highlighting the vital role these institutions play in rural communities.
Jun 26, 2025 11:31 AM
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MPs should be Albertan, not Ontarian
Editor: An Alberta MP needs to be dedicated to the interests of Alberta, not on an ego trip. Alberta doesn't need to provide a "soap box" for a foreigner, a rejected Ontario actor. Charlotte Eliuk Cherhill
May 29, 2025 9:35 AM
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LETTERS: Are public debates for elections a thing of the past? asks Barrhead Library director
Apr 28, 2025 7:39 AM
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LETTERS: Clarifying the history of the Barrhead and District Centennial Museum
Apr 19, 2025 7:39 AM
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LETTERS: A senior in solitude's lament
Editor, Retirement for me at age 59 was not planned or welcomes. Life happens. Now at age 73 I am living alone on an isolated acreage in a 450-square-foot converted garage wiith no running water.
Apr 18, 2025 7:02 AM
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LETTER: Hurray For Obama! Letter from 2008 applies today
Dear Editor, Please find attached a letter to the editor I wrote to the Athabasca Advocate in 2008 talking about developing new customers because the US is not a good trading partner.
Feb 19, 2025 10:42 AM
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LETTERS: Only you can save the Athabasca Chamber
Dear Chamber Members, and I direct this to chamber members as you are the only ones that have a say in the future of the Athabasca & District Chamber of Commerce: To give you a brief history of my involvement in the chamber, I was a home-based bo
Feb 19, 2025 6:41 AM
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LETTERS: More on homeschooling story
Dear Editor, Thank you for the fair and balanced article titled “Two schools of thought: homeschoolers and public school leaders weigh in on growing divide, published in the recent Town and Country (Feb. 4).
Feb 18, 2025 10:40 AM
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