Vox Populi

Editor: That a prescribed burn in Banff National Park recently got out of control during a near-record early May heatwave should give us all pause. Think of it this way. Canmore is just one busy and crowded not-so-little town situated on the

Editor: I had to smirk when I saw the Bill Peyto sign on Banff Avenue was cancelled in a fire – it’s time to stop celebrating him. Bill Peyto captained the elimination of the buffalo population that we are now paying to restore. There are many other

Editor: I would like to extend my profound congratulations, and thanks, to the members of the Banff Fire Department during the recent fire episode at our horse club. We are fortunate to have an outstanding fire brigade, without which the fire loss would

Editor: Let’s see – it took four relatively cool and calm days for Parks Canada to control a small and accessible blaze near the Banff townsite, according to the May 7 article in the Outlook. And, if I recall correctly, it took the province a few

Editor: Albertans need to be aware of how endangered our public services are to privatization by Danielle Smith as premier. Only this year, she and her government handed over 66 per cent of all Provincial Precision Laboratory (APL) testing, formerly

Editor: Well, the writ was dropped May 1 and campaigning is in full swing. Although some entities have been in full swing for months. In one circulation in Calgary, Danielle Smith has been the nom de guerre for months. She appears almost daily on page

Editor: In regards to the story “Banff wolves die in provincial traplines” in the April 20 edition of the Outlook. Thank you Cathy Ellis for your in-depth article reviewing the fate of the wolves whose only crime was to venture outside the national

Editor: How can Banff-Kananaskis MLA Miranda Rosin claim to be making life “affordable for Albertans” while at the same time asking us to renew our Kananaskis passes? We will be using money to use a park of which we as Albertans already own apart. So

Editor: The sixth annual Songs for Shelter was a magical night. Gratitude to my talented friends Pat “Sully” Sullivan, Gord March, the Banff YWCA volunteers, the Canmore Golf and Curling Club, and all others who contributed. Locals helping locals,

Editor: In regards to the letter “special tourism designation bill vital to local economy” in the April 13 edition of the Outlook, Mr. Hancock wants Canmore residents to support UCP Banff-Kananaskis MLA Miranda Rosin in the upcoming election for a piece