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Helicopter letter not genuine

Helicopter letter not genuine

Editor: To Alpine Helicopters Ltd. and the residents of Canmore. On behalf of Grotto Mountain Village, as president of the GMVRA, I find it necessary to apologize for the letter in last week’s Outlook vilifying Alpine Helicopters Ltd.
Helo noise disturbing

Helo noise disturbing

Editor: I have been a resident of Canmore for nine years. When I am home, I spend quite a bit of time outside in my yard. This summer I did a lot of landscaping, gardening, reading and visiting with friends on our deck.
Irony in numbers

Irony in numbers

Editor: Isn’t it ironic that the RCMP are threatening to close Moraine Lake Road to the throngs of visitors entering the park to get a glimpse of a natural wonder, when Parks Canada is making the argument they need to provide alternate activities suc
No problem with helos

No problem with helos

Editor: Re: Ms. Patterson’s Letter “Upset by helicopter noise”, Outlook, Sept. 22. I too hear the sound of Alpine Helicopters’ tour flights as I’ve lived just across the highway from their landing pad for the past 17 years.
VKG plays important role

VKG plays important role

Editor: We would like to express our surprise and disappointment with the Outlook’s editorial about the Town of Canmore’s Vision Keeper’s Group (Sept.
Growth challenge ignored in Banff

Growth challenge ignored in Banff

Editor: The article on zoning issues in Banff in last week’s paper and mention of the Bow Valley Study in the Decade magazine (RMO, Sept. 22) caught my attention.
Upset by helicopter noise

Upset by helicopter noise

Editor: To Mayor Casey and council: I have lived in Canmore for many years, in the neighbourhood of South Canmore, which was a quiet peaceful place until the noise from helicopter tours has recently become problematic.
Paperwork kills job

Paperwork kills job

Editor: I am a newer resident to Canmore. I moved here in early spring with my son from Southern Alberta to take an athletic coaching position.
Unhappy with rockets

Unhappy with rockets

Editor: As I was walking my dogs along Rundleview Drive towards Spray Lakes Road on Sept. 7, I heard a sudden loud roaring sound and saw smoke as a model rocket was launched. The location is on the grasslands hill between Rundleview Dr.
Speed device the answer

Speed device the answer

Editor: Derwyn Hughes of Calgary (July 28 RMO) and perhaps whoever tries to protect the wildlife along the Trans-Canada Highway, could consider looking at what Kelly Grant Ash, in an Msc thesis for Brigham Young University, has found works on drivers
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