Vox Populi

Editor: To Mr. Earl and Mayor Sorensen This morning (Monday) I learned that town officials scheduled a meeting on Dec. 16 to discuss pay parking. I am surprised that Alanna Pettigrew was not invited to this meeting.

Editor: Yes, I am a dog owner. Yes, I pick up my dog’s feces, pooh, poop ... whatever you want to call it. I feel it is my responsibility.

Editor: I refer to the article on ESRD comments on Peaks of Grassi development on Nov. 20. The Government of Alberta in its ESRD letter of Oct.

Editor: On a beautiful summer day, 35 to 40 years ago, my husband and myself were cruising around Canmore in our motorhome. We lived in Alberta, so we really enjoyed the mountains for holidays.

Editor: Re: Old daycare site options presented I’m going to preface this whole letter by declaring that I am not originally from Canmore, and with that, apparently face confusion on a daily basis in regard to some opinions that others may have.

Editor: A belated thank you to all the good Samaritans that helped me out last Dec. 2. I was almost home from my trip into Calgary when I found my car had slid into the snow at the bottom of the exit ramp.

Editor: It was with great dismay that I read the headline last week announcing the cancellation of the Ski Track on Main Street event for this coming winter, although I was somewhat heartened by your editorial on the same topic.

Editor: A recent editorial by Dave Whitfield suggested that we have all had enough on the Banff parking issue, and I’m sure we all agree.

Editor: Innovative ideas are a good thing. Before spending too much money on them, though, healthy debate looking at pros and cons usually either pays off or saves money.

Editor: Recently, Blake Richards, Member of Parliament for Banff Airdrie, rose in the House and made some defamatory remarks about Liberal candidate Marlo Raynolds.