Vox Populi

Editor: Doug Hamel, a long-time resident of Banff now making his home on Cortes Island British Columbia, had a stroke on March 2. He was helicoptered to the nearest hospital for treatment. Doug is now back home, but the damage from the stroke has left

Editor: Bart Robinson’s letter in the March 16 Outlook, “Work Remains for Carbon Capture and Storage Viability,” requires clarification. While Robinson expresses valid concerns about carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) being used by the fossil fuel

Editor: I’m glad that the short talk that Paul McKendrick and I gave at the Canmore Public Library in late February is generating public debate on solutions to climate change. In his letter in the March 16 edition of the Outlook “Work remains for

Editor: I am a long-time homeowner in Canmore. Over the years, I have seen my corner of this town I call home change in ways that are making day-to-day life challenging for me and my family and other long-time homeowners in our community.

Editor: I love dogs. Although we personally don’t have one, our daughter and son both have these wonderful canines. However, I ask if you do have a dog then you pick up after it and that includes on all our trails. I believe the vast amount of dog

Editor: I noticed the advertisement in the March 2 Outlook regarding the so-called affordability payments and then received a flyer in the mail showing all of the things the UCP government is supposedly doing to help out struggling Albertans. What

Editor: In his letter in the March 9 edition of the Outlook titled “Threat of global climate change real”, Bob Sandford suggests reducing energy consumption and using cleantech solutions like carbon removal is an either/or proposition. Rather, it’s

Editor: It was good to read Bob Sandford’s letter in the March 2 Outlook “Threat of global climate change real” expressing his concerns about carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a method of addressing the climate crisis. CCS means using machines to

Editor: The issue with accommodating traffic in Banff National Park is an immediate one that can not simply await the potential construction of a Calgary Airport to Banff Harry Potteresque train. This dream is years from realization, if ever, requires

Editor: After discussing Canmore property assessments with several friends, it appears to me everyone received a whopping increase in their assessment this year. When I adjust my 2022 assessment to the value that it would have been if the increase from