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Affordability becoming less of a bad word?

Affordability becoming less of a bad word?

Maybe, just maybe, things are incrementally improving, affordability-wise, in our otherwise expensive valley.
Bike rules are in place for a reason

Bike rules are in place for a reason

We’re all for the Town of Canmore making changes to its traffic and road use bylaw – but it would be nice if there was some followup as far as enforcement goes.
Corridors and more development linked

Corridors and more development linked

Interesting, isn’t it, that as the valley’s focus seems to be experiencing something of a shift from affordable housing to wildlife corridors, the importance of those corridors is being impressed upon us – by the users.
Mother Nature in dangerous mood

Mother Nature in dangerous mood

With Environment Canada predicting warm, springlike weather of about 10 C over the upcoming weekend, we’d like to add our voice in urging backcountry users to exercise extreme caution in pursuing their favourite pursuits.
Corridors identified for good reasons

Corridors identified for good reasons

We’re going to give people the benefit of the doubt here, but we’re also going to repeat a statement we made in this space back in October – that “wildlife corridor” is becoming something of a term of convenience.
Hopefully not foreshadowing

Hopefully not foreshadowing

While foreshadowing can be a very useful device when it comes to laying out a novel plot or movie script, we hope the court case related on page 1 is not a harbinger of things to come for the 2017 free pass season within our national parks.
Chamber presents opportunity in valley

Chamber presents opportunity in valley

Typically, although prior to adoption of the metric system in Canada, a popular measurement used to gauge performance was that of the 0-60 m.p.h equation.
Get on board with the YWCA

Get on board with the YWCA

Housing … Are you tired of seeing and/or hearing the word? Well, we at the Outlook are wearying of it as well, but, being that it’s a subject that won’t go away any time soon, we feel continuing comment is needed.
Transit the answer again?

Transit the answer again?

Interesting, isn’t it, how public transit continues to be the answer to traffic and parking problems in our valley? And with free Parks passes for all this year, a move that has caused consternation in this valley as to just how many visitors may tak
Bear study wraps up, but what next?

Bear study wraps up, but what next?

Now that the five-year, $1 million CP/Parks Canada study into grizzly bear mortality on mountain park rails is complete, are you feeling a tad underwhelmed by the result? Join the club.
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