Opinion

EDITORIAL: For people who live or visit the mountains in the winter, the threat of avalanches is a real issue for those travelling into certain areas across the Rocky Mountains.

EDITORIAL: With an election mere months away, it was the biggest selling point for the UCP’s who are neck-and-neck in the polls with the NDP.

EDITORIAL: How much is too much tourism? It’s a question being grappled by area municipalities, the province and Parks Canada. All three levels of government face the question each day, but also look to solve how best to manage it.

COMMENTARY: Canadians are mounting pressure on politicians for change, and in the aftermath of the pandemic, every level of government wants to be seen acting to improve the health of its voters. We have the knowledge, the tools, and the collective will to make it happen. Now is the time for meaningful healthcare reform.

EDITORIAL: The newly proposed redistribution of federal ridings could be a late Christmas gift to communities in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains.

EDITORIAL: The news of Canmore General Hospital having to shutter its operating room on weekends because of a staffing shortage is the latest wrench tossed at the region’s and province’s beleaguered healthcare system.

EDITORIAL: Discussing the lack of housing – specifically the affordable kind – in the Bow Valley can quickly sound like a broken record.

COMMENTARY: Vehicle congestion is a problem, but you can’t simply remove cars from the roads and expect the people in them to disappear. They still need to commute, run errands, and recreate.

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?