That was the year that was
That’s just about a wrap for 2025. With the end in sight, it’s time to look back and reflect on the good and bad of the last 12 months.
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December 18, 2025
Amanda Jefferey, Reporter
Opinion: Please let’s drop the double standards
One of the Crown-given rights of Canadians is the right to complain ad nauseam about anything that mildly irritates them. All Canadians exercise this right at some point or another to varying degrees.
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December 11, 2025
Countdown to Christmas
That ringing noise you hear isn’t sleigh bells, it’s cash registers across the land gearing up for the busiest couple of weeks of the year.
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December 8, 2025
Brandy’s Blurb – How to train an aging athlete
Brandy's Blurb is a column in the Drayton Valley and District Free Press - this column talks about participating in sports at middle age.
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October 6, 2025
Here we go again – Back to School
Graham Long onward winning columnist on back to school.
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September 9, 2025
Thoughts on Alberta Day
Graham Long an award wining columnist talks about moving other Alberta, and becoming a Canadian.
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August 28, 2025
Get those pencils ready…
Award winning columnist Graham Long discusses municipal politics in Drayton Valley and Brazeau County.
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August 14, 2025
What you see is what you get
Award winning columnist Graham Long on the Canadian ownership of the Drayton Valley Free Press newspaper.
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March 14, 2025
Five creative ways to use print advertising to supercharge your business
Print advertising with your local newspaper gets you off the hamster wheel and connects you with a copywriter, graphic designer, and an ad planner who are actually interested in learning the ins and outs of your business.
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November 8, 2024
The world on our doorstep
People of Drayton Valley beware! It’s not just rural crime that’s the problem. Sometimes it seems like there’s a whole world of bad guys lining up to try to take our hard earned cash.
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October 9, 2022