MD of Bighorn

“When we see decreases in budgets, it’s really contrary to what Albertans are telling the government, which is that they want more protected areas, and more places they can be outside and recreate – all of these things require funding.”

“The intention to apply for a development permit does not create a crystallized right on which to base a refusal of a current proposal. The board must look at the current context of the application, not at what might happen in the future.”

“Last year we didn’t have the traffic from those places. We didn’t have French Canadians, eastern Canada. The Australians didn’t come back last year. Now we are seeing them, and we are getting a lot of inquiries from those groups for the spring and summer.”

“This is what administration has brought to us in terms of the message they received from the public. How it can be brought forward into the municipal development plan.”

“It recognizes there’s a baseline for what we need to know and then there’s specialties. We’re trying to give each region, each team that has their own specialty areas to have that base level knowledge."

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“She is focused during her spare time on professional development, training, and is expected to complete her municipal government program later this year, which will grant her the certified local government manager designation.”

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“The purpose of it is to have a physically and mentally challenging exercise for the soldiers, also working on their teamwork and communication skills. They’ll be in a small group working on their backcountry skiing, which does have military applications as well.”

“I’m seeking a good neighbour response, just as I would expect the Town of Canmore would provide if the circumstances were reversed,”