Opinion

For those in our valley who believe offering structured input and embracing the opportunity to have their voice heard publicly is important, this has been a good week.

I t’s certainly been a week of political change in these parts; both positive and negative. Political decisions have been made, discarded, changed, altered.

Editor: To Mayor Ron Casey and council.

Bears, everywhere, beware, look out, look out. Bears, they don’t care who they scare, you better beware. The above lyrics from The Fastest Group Alive’s “The Bears” in 1966 could be a theme song for our valley at the moment.

We here at RMO share the concern of some on Canmore council with respect to the municipality’s Vision Keepers Group (see story on page 32).

This past week was a good one as far as education in our valley goes. Not so much education as in our schools, but education in regard to both saving bears and the workings of municipal government.

Congratulations to the local Alberta Winter Games bid committee on its hard work in showcasing our Bow Valley communities and landing the 2014 event.

With new distracted driving legislation taking effect today (Sept. 1), there is again a dispute over why government needs to step in and encroach into people’s lives.

It’s true, there is water everywhere and in the Bow Valley we’re lucky to have it in abundance. But, as recent events have shown, water does need proper care and attention.

This week, we feel compelled to tip our hat to the provincial and federal safety specialists and pilots who put their own lives at risk to save those of others.