Kananaskis Country

“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.”

“It felt poignant when the Queen passed. I would have been sad in any case, but really it made it feel even more special. It made it feel really special, and an honour and humbling.”

Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for local communities Sunday afternoon (Sept. 11).

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The NDP is once again calling upon Alberta’s UCP government to scrap its $90 Kananaskis Conservation Pass following news that the province is paying a private contractor a significant amount of the program’s revenue to enforce it.  

“We had a sit-down with people at the end of the shelter program last year and we asked if the shelter program didn’t exist, where would you stay. The response was typically quite hidden, but they said they would stay in stairwells, camp outside, garbage cans, stay with family.”

“To not have to be put on an agenda, have a report submitted before a certain time and then put on an agenda. It results in potentially a delay of six weeks or two months. I think this is something handled by the subdivision authority.”

“I hope they hear meaningful stories from community members. It is important to understand who our community is what their story is. I think this exhibition shares an aspect of local culture that is really important.”

“The skateboarding community and the people I’ve met at the skate parks have offered to help. The board shops fully sponsored us for everything we could’ve asked for. The whole skateboard community just wants to get people into skateboarding.

“It was kind of stormy and either a strong wind gust or a clap of thunder – they’re not really 100 per cent sure which – caused this one guy to fall off as they were walking along the ridge."