Jessica Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

“It’s a big thing that our languages are going to be seen by the world here. To know who the first people are that have been here since time immemorial.”

“By focusing on those things and that mission, we get away from being pulled in a bunch of different directions, which I think is what was happening with the board, as has been very well documented. There was just a lot of different ideas as to where to centre should go.”

“There’s a lot of people struggling so there is absolutely a need for having more space here.”

“As always, it’s really great to understand what STARS is doing in the MD of Bighorn and for our residents here. It’s very clear that it’s a necessary and vital service that it provides.”

The program offers financial support to MD residents facing financial barriers to partake in leisure and learning opportunities offered within the MD of Bighorn and neighbouring jurisdictions.

“This map gives you another tool in your tool bag to help you be able to identify terrain that’s capable of producing avalanches on that five-step model – from no avalanche terrain all the way up to extreme avalanche terrain.”

“Fortunately, we were successful in that application and we’re going to be purchasing two new trucks, fitted out with equipment, toppers and the Stoney Nakoda Telecom logo design, which we’ll use to help us maintain our network in Mînî Thnî and Eden Valley, and a new fibre network we’re working on up north in Big Horn.”

“The report doesn’t necessarily make me feel like we’re making a better decision for the environment.”

“It will be interesting to see how we can get some of these things implemented and just to have that awareness of what could happen.”

“Once you have more economic development opportunities and you’re making money from business perspectives, it helps you then return revenues back to address social needs or determinants in the community.”