Kananaskis Country

EDITORIAL: We owe it to homeless populations – and society – to help.

If we don’t act now to bolster the ability of our young people to access post-secondary education, we risk negative economic and societal effects that will continue well into the future. While individual students enjoy the private returns of scholarship, society as a whole reaps the public rewards of wise investment in education.

“The Town believes we should apply for intervenor status and be involved to make sure to represent the community in that project,”

EDITORIAL: Public engagement can be excruciating, painful and frustrating. But at the same time, it’s absolutely necessary for major community projects to move forward.

“We got to a point in the summer, July and August, where all staff accommodation was spoken for. That makes it harder to process or to attract or recruit entry level workers. The housing market outside the staff accommodation was super tight and super expensive.”

In a Nov. 22 council meeting, councillors agreed the proposed project should not fall on KID to fund, and instead they will continue advocating for the installation of satellite phones with Alberta Parks.

EDITORIAL: A triple whammy of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RVC) has slammed schools, hospitals and communities in Alberta.

“It became quite apparent early on in our analysis and exploration into this that a recommendation was going to include a feasibility study,” said CAO Kieran Dowling in a Nov. 22 KID council meeting.

Highway 40, from Peter Lougheed Provincial Park to Highwood House Junction – a section better known as the Highwood Pass – closed today (Dec. 1) and will reopen to vehicles June 14.

“It is pretty amazing. It has been a long time coming. A lot of working partnering with AHS and making sure that the project moved ahead at the right time, with the right people involved."