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Maximum length is 750 words
Articles must interview others — both sides
Articles must have verifiable sources
Articles must not be written in first person
Articles must not be op-ed or opinion of the writer but fine to capture opinion and fact from interviewees
Articles must quote at least one source
Articles must be local…not provincial, national, international

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Carol Thibault: I am thrilled that there is such an interest in learning another language BUT I am dismayed and disgusted with myself for not becoming fluent in French or any...
MacGreen: “Canada can supply all of North America and eliminate the need to fight wars in the middle-east over oil.” I have to disagree here. in 2011 Canada...
Karla Sofen: Who doesn’t like thinking about trees and greenery and happy animals? Who doesn’t want to see steps taken to protect those things, all else being...
biodiversity: You pay for the clean-up. Put your money where your mouth is and buy shares in the insurance companies that are prepared to back this endeavour. Bitumen is not...
Karla Sofen: If you want to verify the numbers, just multiply the price of a barrel of oil by the amount of oil available in Alberta. When Saskatchewan decides to go, they have...
Louise Parsons: Thank you for the article about Deep Cove Folk Music Club. I believe community involvement in making and listening to live music is one of the very BEST things...
biodiversity: So what are you really going to do when the bitumen gets to the coast? This is not a water-line. This is not a company with an enviable reputation. Got a pipeline...