Canmore

The first hearing with the the Land and Property Rights Tribunal was held over the defeated Smith Creek area structure plan.

Blake Richards has been re-elected for a fifth term by voters in the Banff-Airdrie federal riding.

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“Right now, every single day that this doesn’t change, people are getting hurt, people are suffering, people are dying,” said Don Sharpe, a registered paramedic in Alberta.

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“The Green Party has always been a vessel advocating to change the political arena to be healthier and to be more democratic and not be afraid to work across party lines. When faced with disaster, when faced with crises or hardships as a riding, province or a country, I think being able to collaborate and cooperate is what drives economics and solutions.”

With federal election voting day just a few weeks away, Sarah Zagoda has announced she is looking to secure the Banff-Airdrie riding for the New Democratic Party (NDP).

“The system is broken, there is certainly corruption in all major parties. The basic ability of an MP to represent his constituents is gone. Everybody kind of knows that if you don’t do the bidding of the leader of your party, your career is going to be a short one. The people who have been a long time are there because they’ve learned how to be quiet, how to keep their heads low and how to kind of play the Ottawa game. I think people are sick of it."

Voters in the Bow Valley had their chance to hear from local candidates in the lead-up to the Sept. 20 federal election.