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LETTER: Out of control prescribed burn, heatwave a warning for region

LETTER: Out of control prescribed burn, heatwave a warning for region

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
LETTER: Peyto sign long overdue for removal

LETTER: Peyto sign long overdue for removal

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
LETTER: Thank you, Banff Fire Department

LETTER: Thank you, Banff Fire Department

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
LETTER: Wildfires a cautious warning for Bow Valley

LETTER: Wildfires a cautious warning for Bow Valley

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
LETTER: What other public services and goods will Smith privatize?

LETTER: What other public services and goods will Smith privatize?

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
LETTER: Smith getting more focus than Notley in campaigns

LETTER: Smith getting more focus than Notley in campaigns

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
LETTER: Animal welfare vitally important to residents, tourists

LETTER: Animal welfare vitally important to residents, tourists

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
LETTER: Repeal of Kananaskis Conservation Pass would help affordability

LETTER: Repeal of Kananaskis Conservation Pass would help affordability

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
LETTER: Songs for Shelter another success

LETTER: Songs for Shelter another success

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,
LETTER: Last minute attempt at tourism bill too little, too late

LETTER: Last minute attempt at tourism bill too little, too late

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