Kananaskis Country

COMMENTARY: Agricultural land covers 40 per cent of the global land mass and food production accounts for up to 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now more than ever, we have to pay attention to how we eat in order to keep ourselves and our planet healthy.

“We like to have a range of work to show people that we are inclusive, we are trying to spread the word that if you are creative in any media, you can show at the gallery. We have a really good cross section right now of different pieces.”

“Most calls are for visitors recreating in the wilderness and injuring themselves. Access into the areas is primarily on secondary gravel roads and trails which results in increased apparatus costs, increased repair costs, firefighters being exposed to dangerous response conditions.”

“By no means is accepting this a diminishing of our commitment to the environment, nor is it not appreciating what has gone before. What it is, is recognizing that we have an efficiency here that we don’t need to apply tax dollars for running a committee that has become redundant over time.”

“We’re down to [a response time of] 14 minutes within the 50th percentile,” said Jabs. “It’s the lowest it’s ever been since we’ve been tracking the numbers.”

“Taking a look at the potential tools available, for CRPS to implement right across the board systems such as CCH has, it will require a level of administration that is not practical. Some sort of cooperation with CCH would be needed.”

“We can hope that it is less, and the winds won’t change, and it's not as hot, but we have had a number of years where it is increasingly hot. We are seeing changes in winds, so I would like to say maybe it won’t happen next year, but I wouldn’t bet on it.”

“The class sizes we have in this Bow Valley, they do not even compare to what is going on in other places like Cochrane, Calgary and Edmonton."

“I have heard from people that have younger children, teenagers, who would love to see it just for hockey practices and those types of recreational opportunities. Of course, it would allow for more cars to get off the road.”

“I think this is a really important part of our recovery strategy. Now is a great time to pull the pin and get this done. I fear for our workforce and I fear for the business community that the workforce supports. Hopefully there will be some important strategies that come out of this study.”