Opinion

Outlook readers who may wonder how it is that the issue of affordability in our valley is raised over, and over, and over again, need look no further than page 25 for an answer.

Voters in the Outlook’s annual Best of the Bow awards recently dubbed the summer saga surrounding grizzly 148 as Best News Story of the Year. That story has now dismally ended with her death in northern B.C.

Well, it’s on now. We now know who hopes to represent our municipalities in the upcoming October election.

While the official municipal election nomination day is still a few days off (Sept. 18), we’d like to thank those who have thrown their hats into the ring.

It never seems to end. We wonder what it is, exactly, that has so many locals and visitors alike feeling they can ignore whatever bylaws, fire bans, speed limits, wildlife recommendations, etc.

This weekend promises to be another busy, hectic statutory holiday event in the Bow Valley, as the unofficial end to summer, and we can only hope everyone keeps in mind it is still bear season.

While it’s all well and good that Canmore council is looking to take the bull by the horns in an effort to possibly put some teeth into a stance on living with wildlife in the valley, one wonders about future progress.

With a municipal election in the offing, if nothing else, Derek Fildebrandt’s recent woes as the Strathmore-Brooks United Conservative Party MLA have highlighted the attention paid to our elected politicians.

If, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, then the above speaks volumes about an issue which simply won’t go away in our valley.

In many jurisdictions in North America where bears are part of everyday life, it’s quite likely that residents are shaking their heads in wonder at the goings-on in our Bow Valley.