Kananaskis Country

“The Town believes we should apply for intervenor status and be involved to make sure to represent the community in that project,”

EDITORIAL: Public engagement can be excruciating, painful and frustrating. But at the same time, it’s absolutely necessary for major community projects to move forward.

“We got to a point in the summer, July and August, where all staff accommodation was spoken for. That makes it harder to process or to attract or recruit entry level workers. The housing market outside the staff accommodation was super tight and super expensive.”

In a Nov. 22 council meeting, councillors agreed the proposed project should not fall on KID to fund, and instead they will continue advocating for the installation of satellite phones with Alberta Parks.

EDITORIAL: A triple whammy of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RVC) has slammed schools, hospitals and communities in Alberta.

“It became quite apparent early on in our analysis and exploration into this that a recommendation was going to include a feasibility study,” said CAO Kieran Dowling in a Nov. 22 KID council meeting.

Highway 40, from Peter Lougheed Provincial Park to Highwood House Junction – a section better known as the Highwood Pass – closed today (Dec. 1) and will reopen to vehicles June 14.

“It is pretty amazing. It has been a long time coming. A lot of working partnering with AHS and making sure that the project moved ahead at the right time, with the right people involved."

EDITORIAL: The soaring inflationary costs are the latest signs of division between the haves and the have-nots. And while it’s not something new to the Bow Valley, the recent year has only seen the divergence continue to grow.

KANANASKIS COUNTRY – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been leader of the UCP for about six weeks, long enough to act on past comments she made about the Kananaskis Conservation Pass, according to the NDP. In a Nov.