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More is needed for physician recruitment and retention, says a rural Alberta doctor

LETTER: It’s been almost five years since Canmore as implemented the Vanlife – also known as the Safe Park program – and we are still dealing with a shortage of (underpaid) employees in the community. How is that possible?

“I’m really excited about new opportunities and new direction that we are going to explore. … I’m excited for people to come to the public hearing and express their concerns and help us as best we can deal with those concerns,”

Some communities across Alberta had no power due to lower than expected wind generation and a natural gas generator going offline

Council has passed first reading of a land use bylaw amendment to increase residential density, with a fundamental shift in philosophy centred around the number of dwellings on a site rather than what form they take.

“The impact is really about being able to have more and more people able to participate in our programs and provide that opportunity to everybody to enjoy mountain sport and recreation because it’s just such a joyful thing and adds so much value to people’s lives.”

Grid alerts are issued when the electrical system is under stress, and users are asked to reduce power consumption.

“Atmospheric, sea surface and land temperatures are presently off the charts in both hemispheres. What we are seeing is beyond the worst-case projections of all climate model scenarios."

LETTER: I was quite surprised, shocked and then upset to read articles the Outlook posted regarding a sexual assault that may or may not be true.

The province plans to boost the number of dedicated watercraft inspectors from 35 to 50 this year, and increase the number of fixed watercraft inspection stations from five to seven this year, with four more next year.