Opinion

Change can be both hard and difficult.

COMMENTARY: It is a new year and a time of renewal. Many of us have made personal resolutions to eat healthier, produce less waste, and spend more time with family and friends.  But what about as a country – what can we, as Canadians, resolve to do better in 2023 and into the future?

EDITORIAL: For more than 30 years, the idea of intercept parking has been pitched by the Town of Banff and for more than 30 years Parks Canada has said no.

EDITORIAL: The decision to ban private vehicles on Moraine Lake Road should come as a surprise to no one.

Even Banff National Park, one of the most pristine and gorgeous locations on Earth, isn’t immune to pollution.

As the waning torch flickers its last light on another year, the Outlook staff have taken a look back through years past to share the stories of the people and communities one final time.

YEAR IN REVIEW: The best cartoons of 2022 as selected by Canmore resident and cartoonist Patrick LaMontagne.

EDITORIAL: It does take all groups at the table willing to discuss the issues felt by a community and coming up with solutions to help.

EDITORIAL: We owe it to homeless populations – and society – to help.

If we don’t act now to bolster the ability of our young people to access post-secondary education, we risk negative economic and societal effects that will continue well into the future. While individual students enjoy the private returns of scholarship, society as a whole reaps the public rewards of wise investment in education.