Opinion

Our daily lives are filled with choices. Choices that seem mundane and simple – even trivial – and it would be easy to think these kinds of decisions we make have very little influence or effect in the world around us.

The upcoming Banff National Park management plan should define an approach to manage growing visitation through an overarching strategy that creates a variety of authentic visitor experiences that encourage people to enjoy our park without negatively impacting its ecological functionality. 

This week's editorial cartoon by Patrick LaMontagne

Editor: Last week the Rocky Mountain Outlook ran a story about the carbon cost of tourism and travel.

Editor: On Monday (April 13) at approximately 12:30 p.m., my wife and I were skiing on the proposed golf course lands that lie west of Three Sisters Creek.

Editor: The following is a letter sent to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Dear Mr. Kenny: Thank you for taking the time to read my correspondence. My wife and I feel compelled to communicate our concerns.

In times of crisis, we reap the benefits of the society we have built around us. This is why knowing that I live in Canada lets me sleep better at night.

It is interesting to see how people have different definitions of what should be considered an essential service during the global COVID-19 public health crisis.

As we start to get an idea of the drastic job losses in various industries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic response, there is something we would like to tell Premier Jason Kenney.