MD of Bighorn

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

While school boards are often overlooked at municipal elections, the Canmore ward – also known as Mount Rundle – for the Canadian Rockies Public Schools has four candidates aiming for two spots.

Voters in the MD Of Bighorn will head to the polls in two wards to elect three candidates in the Oct. 18 municipal election.

“This is a huge contributor, a huge generator of employment and economic activity. As we look as a province, it’s the kind of activity we want to encourage and sustainable, outdoor recreation seems to check a lot of those boxes."

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

“We owe it to the community to see if we can actually find a solution and we don’t have enough information right now to know if one is even possible. I think this is a good due diligence piece of work and hopefully it will give us a solution or it will tell us one is not possible. At least we tried.”

PHOTOS: A look at the past week in photography in the Bow Valley as it appeared in the pages of the Rocky Mountain Outlook.

“CRPS will stand beside our neighbouring Stoney Nation in aligning with our educational partners as well as the national day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour survivors and families and communities."

“I've always saw myself as a voice for the people of the riding, whether I've been in government or opposition. I always feel there's a way you can be effective and getting called out for those viewpoints. You just take a different approach, and I'll continue to take the approach I have. I believe we can still get results for our area. I believe that I can still be an effective voice for our constituents and always continue to work to do that.”

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