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Canada’s slow vaccine rollout continues to frustrate
Posted on April 21, 2021It’s hard to argue the vaccine rollout in Canada has been anything but smooth since they first started shipping out to countries. While Canada had… Read More »
Horse riding group disappointed with Trout Pond council decision
Posted on April 14, 2021Dear Editor: I am unsure if the people of Taber are aware Taber town council voted against allowing horseback riding in the river bottom area… Read More »
Do it, to it! Stop the insanity — keep COVID at bay
Posted on April 14, 2021One doesn’t necessarily want to beat a dead horse, but the message doesn’t seem to be getting across Alberta, Canada and throughout the globe. Nobody… Read More »
Live life to the fullest every day you have
Posted on April 7, 2021Guess what? Time keeps on ticking and ticking, while our lives crawl towards an inevitable end. So, isn't it best to live life to its… Read More »
Concerns still high around coal mining in Alberta
Posted on March 31, 2021Dear Editor: Jason Kenney’s intent is to go full bore on mining this coal. If this were to be downstream, users will be subject to… Read More »
Far too many active COVID-19 cases in the south — ‘we are all in this together’
Posted on March 31, 2021As of Sunday, it was reported by Alberta Health Services, there were 47 active cases of COVID-19 in the M.D. of Taber. This number has… Read More »
Zombie hordes MIA in real-life pandemic
Posted on March 24, 2021Watching zombie movies and TV shows growing up didn’t actually prepare us for the current COVID-19 pandemic. The living dead have been said to devour… Read More »
Indigenous still face TB threat
Posted on March 17, 2021Dear Editor: March 24 is World TB Day. While all Canadians are likely to have access to COVID vaccines by fall, TB will continue to… Read More »
Disrespectful words can hurt
Posted on March 17, 2021Dear Editor: My name is Rodney. I’m a long-haul trucker and I frequently load at Taber. Recently, I was parked at the Wal-Mart. I went… Read More »
‘The truth can set you free’ — unless social media distorts it?
Posted on March 17, 2021Browse any social media platform these days and there’s almost another national crisis inflicting many with misinformation. This other epidemic is being spread across Canada… Read More »