Editorial

EDITORIAL: Fireguards, prescribed burns necessary priority for Bow Valley, Canada

EDITORIAL: The geographical landscape in and around the Bow Valley will be gradually changing in the coming years.

Oct 21, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: Alberta government, municipalities contentious relationship likely to continue

EDITORIAL: The frosty relationship between the provincial government and municipalities was on full display during the annual Alberta Municipalities conference.

Oct 7, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: New provincial statistics question problematic return of grizzly bear hunt

EDITORIAL: The statistics used by the province to argue the need for the return of the grizzly bear hunt were always suspicious.

Sep 16, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: Reintroducing grizzly bear hunt a failure by provincial government

EDITORIAL: The return of a measure of grizzly bear hunt 鈥� particularly without public consultation 鈥� is the latest failing of the provincial government when it comes to managing wildlife.

Jul 12, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

Notice of Office Closure

The 51暗网 will be closing its office starting in the New Year. Our staff will be moving to a work-from-home model. The paper will continue to be printed on a weekly basis.

Dec 19, 2022 1:22 PM Read more >

Editorial: Don鈥檛 forget what just happened

With so much chaos in the world, it鈥檚 rather easy to forget about the trucker protests and the government鈥檚 response to them.

Mar 5, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Editorial: The role of experts

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Contrary to what many commenters say on social media, browsing WebMD and listening to podcasts doesn鈥檛 make you a medical expert.

Dec 18, 2021 2:00 PM Read more >

Editorial: Celebrating our 18th anniversary

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] On Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, the 51暗网 published its first issue.

Nov 21, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

Editorial: A healthy election

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Jasper is preparing to have an election that is looking to be healthy in more ways than one. First, the sheer number of candidates running this election is pleasing to see.

Oct 16, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

Editorial: A worse-than-useless election

Justin Trudeau and Andrew Weaver speak with media in Richmond. September 14, 2021. | Adam Scotti / Liberal Party of Canada The polls have closed, and what has changed? In terms of pure results, little if anything.

Sep 25, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >