MD of Bighorn

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We live in a time of multiple environmental crises: global warming, natural resource depletion, pollution and biodiversity loss. Far from being unrelated, these environmental disasters share the same root cause.

“It’s been a real concerted effort on the part of forestry and other ministries to battle with the pine beetle but getting help from Mother Nature with a few good cold snaps has helped, too.”

Snow will be heavy at times, with total amounts of 15 cm to 25 cm expected, according to Environment Canada

Council directed administration to draft another bylaw to discuss uses around short- and long-term suites and B&Bs and was advised another bylaw would go through the same process as the omnibus bylaw with intent for three readings and a public hearing.

“Temperatures will drop between minus 30 and minus 37 C tonight with wind chills as low as minus 48,” stated the warning. “Over the weekend, morning temperatures will reach minus 40 C in many areas. Wind chills will approach minus 50.”

“I feel as though that is what was expressed at the public hearing and that is how the visitors as well as the landowners and the area would be best served.”

LETTER: Minister Todd Loewen, you have denied Sarah Elmelgi, the MLA for Banff-Kananaskis and an expert on human-wildlife conflict, a seat on the Bow Valley Human-Wildlife committee.

“Avalanches are a big risk and they can kill you, but there’s also lots of other things out there that can kill you in the wintertime.”

“There’s a lot of work that involves visiting sites, working with the interviewees and providing the primary information – the research information that we need to complete this document.”