Last month, the Conservative government fired an opening salvo regarding the long-gun registry, and is preparing a second volley later this month when legislation that would scrap the program will be put to a vote in Parliament.
Controversy is mounting over the Tory private-member’s bill, as proponents and opponents of the long-gun registry have been weighing in with widely varying facts, figures and opinions.

There is a new face at Taber and District Adult Learning.
Cindy Lauwen started last week as the association’s administrative assistant, and will be tasked with playing a huge role in the creation of the next Take a Class learning calendar, which will come out in January.
Her new job is a departure from her work of the past decade.

It was a project five years in the making. Finally, after a whole lot of planning and fundraising, a new playground structure at St. Patrick’s school came to fruition last week.
Volunteer crews worked last Thursday, Friday and on the weekend to erect the structures, and the result is something the school, and the community at large, will be very happy with, according to one of the parent council members who was in on the planning from the ground up.

Creating a great edible garden this season has been a daunting task for most Western Canadians, even those willing to put in the time and effort required for vegetables to flourish.
That hasn’t been the case this year for Tony Merkle, whose garden took Best Edible Garden honours during the annual Communities in Bloom competition.
Merkle’s edible garden, located at 4906-60th Ave., has bucked the trends.