It seems everyone likes a little bit of flag waving patriotism, even on the Canadian side of the border.

Traditionally the focus on impaired driving ramps up during the Christmas and New Year holiday seasons when most people would assume there are more impaired drivers on the road.

Residents of Picture Butte who did their part last week to help reduce overall water consumption while the town’s water plant recovered from a drastic drop in water supply should give themselves a pat on the back.

There may be many people unaware of the plight of Cody LeCompte. He is a 19 year old Ontario resident and citizen of Canada who is basically being held hostage in Cuba. He has been there for over a dozen weeks without being charged with a crime, yet. His mistake was to be driving a rental car that was broadsided by a dump truck. The accident was not his fault and the only injuries were to those in his vehicle.