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EDITORIAL: Businesses should be on-board with single-use production reduction

EDITORIAL: Businesses should be on-board with single-use production reduction

Even Banff National Park, one of the most pristine and gorgeous locations on Earth, isn’t immune to pollution.
EDITORIAL: Welcome to 2023

EDITORIAL: Welcome to 2023

As the waning torch flickers its last light on another year, the Outlook staff have taken a look back through years past to share the stories of the people and communities one final time.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Top cartoons of 2022

YEAR IN REVIEW: Top cartoons of 2022

YEAR IN REVIEW: The best cartoons of 2022 as selected by Canmore resident and cartoonist Patrick LaMontagne.
EDITORIAL: Society, community issues need all groups at the table

EDITORIAL: Society, community issues need all groups at the table

EDITORIAL: It does take all groups at the table willing to discuss the issues felt by a community and coming up with solutions to help.
EDITORIAL: Homelessness should no longer be hidden issue

EDITORIAL: Homelessness should no longer be hidden issue

EDITORIAL: We owe it to homeless populations – and society – to help.
COMMENTARY: Higher education is worth investment

COMMENTARY: Higher education is worth investment

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.
LETTER: Idea for Canmore seasonal free parking

LETTER: Idea for Canmore seasonal free parking

Editor: A policy change to allow free parking in Canmore from Monday to Thursday would have benefits far surpassing the foregone revenue. It could run from Oct. 15 to Dec. 20 and from Jan. 6 to May 30. Locals could plan their shopping without the
EDITORIAL: Public engagement, feedback crucial in decision-making

EDITORIAL: Public engagement, feedback crucial in decision-making

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.
EDITORIAL: Rising flu rates problematic for hospitals, organizations

EDITORIAL: Rising flu rates problematic for hospitals, organizations

EDITORIAL: A triple whammy of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RVC) has slammed schools, hospitals and communities in Alberta.
EDITORIAL: Vital for employees to earn living wage

EDITORIAL: Vital for employees to earn living wage

EDITORIAL: The soaring inflationary costs are the latest signs of division between the haves and the have-nots. And while it’s not something new to the Bow Valley, the recent year has only seen the divergence continue to grow.