Vox Populi

Editor: It must be the warm weather that is bringing out the inexperienced people to try their luck floating down the Bow. I see the article in last week’s Outlook, “Dangerous Bow River logjam claims…” A couple more wrecks on the Bow.

Editor: In response to a letter on speeding… I’m responding to a chippy rebuttal by Andrew which appeared in the June 21 issue of the Rocky Mountain Outlook.

Editor: Finally, it seems, the summer weather is upon us. And as we all know, with warmer weather comes the onslaught of traffic that zooms along our crowded highways, parkways, and residential streets.

Editor: The following is a copy of a letter that was sent to the chief administrative officer at the Town of Canmore. Sunday morning, July 1, I finished work at 11 a.m. and headed home.

Editor: Only one comment to make about the proposed new brand for Canmore. How is it that the very thing that brings so many to this area is absolutely absent from the list of different sectors illustrated in the town’s Go Beyond? (p.

Editor: On a recent visit to Radium in search of sunshine, we met a very nice British couple and, assuming we were also tourists they asked where we were from. We told them Canmore; “Lovely Canmore” as we always refer to our hometown.

Editor: I apologize for not being present during this recent byelection. I am not one to remain on the bench and keep from entering conversation or debate.

Editor: I applaud Maggie Nelson for outlining some of the proposed amendments laid out in the federal budget and read it with interest.

Editor: There seems to be an awful lot of people in favour of changing our existing stoplights to roundabouts. Roundabouts are an excellent idea when built properly and before any existing structures have been erected.

Editor: Re: Climbing Cash Approved. I wonder if all options to resolve this have really been explored. There is another gym right here in the Bow Valley, at The Banff Centre, that wouldn’t have required any taxpayer money to use.