Opinion

Watching the Junos on Sunday evening I beamed with pride at the abundance of talent that Canada has. First and foremost Shane Yellowbird from Hobbema made all of us proud as he was part of the opening act singing Paul Brandt’s song Alberta Bound.

Thank you for printing my previous letter whereby I thanked all those who supported me.

This is that exciting time of the year when the dull brown leftovers of winter are slowly being replaced by the glorious green upstarts of a new spring. As all of us emerge from our winter cocoons to mingle amongst nature with great gusto there are also many safety and co-operation and care issues that we must always be aware of.

A very disturbing incident took place in Ponoka over the weekend. A dead cat was found hanging from a light post in downtown Ponoka. The cat had strands of wiring wrapped around its neck and it is suspected that it was done sometime early Saturday morning.

I hope that your Easter holidays are going very well. Even though I wasn’t the recipient of any Easter eggs and treats this time around, I was able to sneak a nibble of our grandchildren’s stash.

Spring has finally sprung and the weather here in Alberta is absolutely gorgeous. In the Town of Ponoka most of the snow is gone and the grass is getting greener by the second.

Ponoka knocks my socks off every week. Seeing the town’s constant support of community events and non-profit organizations blows me away every time.

I have always been somewhat of a sports fanatic, lately becoming more of a spectator than a participant as I have been forced to mellow just a little.

The signs are now down, and our March 3rd provincial election turned out to be a quick and very lively event that resulted in an extremely decisive result from a poor voter turnout.

In Ontario, where I grew up, the most exciting things that you saw in the sky at night were airplanes, smoke stacks, tall buildings and a few stars.