Vox Populi

Editor: I am a registered Îyårhe Nakoda First Nation member writing in support of Chief Darcy Dixon's rebuking Ric McIver’s statement in the June 15, 2023 edition of the Outlook on constructing a dam on our land to help mitigate future flooding

Editor: When you come to Alberta and travel to the mountains, you often see the name Brewster tacked to the side of many buses. In fact, the name is synonymous with tourism in the Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper areas. On the Pursuit website, you can book

Editor: Yellowknife, Kelowna, Maui? Yellowknife and Kelowna were different. They had time to evacuate. Maui didn’t, nor might Banff in an orderly fashion. Shadowed by mountains, Banff sits at the bottom of a vertical cone. Responsible leaders hope for

Editor: All parties seem to agree that there almost always has been, and for the foreseeable future, will be a housing crisis in Banff. As far as bed and breakfasts in Banff are concerned, I think the word pause is better than moratorium because it

Editor: My wife and I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Banff and surrounding areas, a favourite destination of ours. While walking around the town, we came across Moose Street. Being of a certain age chronologically, and the inverse age of

Editor: Many moons ago we were sitting in the saloon of the Carmacks Hotel in Yukon Territory, enjoying a beer and talking about Jean Chrétien’s visit as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development as he had officially opened the Anvil mine when

Editor: A friend with a Canmore Main Street shop lamented that Thursday was the quietest day, and wondered how a market at Elevation Place, supported by free parking, could benefit local businesses, where parking is expensive and cumbersome. An

Editor: If I understand this correctly, a policy has been passed by Canmore council that will force businesses to close their doors the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day weekend and the final Friday of April.

Editor: I am one of 16 seniors residing at Cascade House located at 227 Beaver St. in Banff. With the closure of Banff Avenue, traffic has been diverted to come along Beaver Street right in front of our home. The steady stream of traffic causes fumes

Editor: The other day as I waited at the A&W and counted 8 dead trees in the area, I wondered if Canmore’s Railway Avenue and Bow Valley Trail will be anything more than two of the shabbiest streetscapes I have ever seen in a tourist town. Drive into