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Disappointed by council's decision

Disappointed by council's decision

Editor: I sat both stunned and amazed last Tuesday evening when six of seven members of our Town council voted in favour of re-opening a huge can of worms. Here’s my understanding of the situation in a nutshell.
No more fireworks

No more fireworks

Editor: An open letter to the superintendent of Banff National Park and the mayor of Banff. The trumpeter swan is a threatened species under the Alberta Wildlife Act. On the evening of Oct.
Support the picket fence

Support the picket fence

Editor: Further to the article “Fence issue continues in Banff,” published in the Nov.
Government unenlightened on wild horses

Government unenlightened on wild horses

Editor: Iconic Sable Island off the coast of Nova Scotia, with its world famous population of wild horses is in the process of becoming Canada’s newest national park.
Let's cut cellphone use

Let's cut cellphone use

Editor: Thank you very much to the RMO for following up on the story about the unfortunate placement of a Telus cellphone tower near Lawrence Grassi Middle School. The Telus spokesperson, Mr.
Remember those who fell

Remember those who fell

Editor: “We will remember them.” This is the promise our nation’s servicemen and women make to their fallen comrades. It is a promise they keep every day, and a pledge Canadians fulfill annually on Nov. 11.
A solution to highway mortality

A solution to highway mortality

Editor: Why do we need to have grass in the highway ditches right up to the pavement edge? For numerous years we’ve lived with unseeded roadside while they twinned the highway to Lake Louise.
Ending AIDS

Ending AIDS

Editor: A clear consensus emerged from the 2012 international AIDS conference in Washington this summer. We can end AIDS. It is within our current scientific knowledge to do so. All that can stop us now is indecision and lack of courage.
Muskrat fence a beauty

Muskrat fence a beauty

Editor: We drove the length of Muskrat Street and concluded that the shining house at 230 would be on anyone’s list of the nicest places, and that the new white fence was the icing on the cake.
Say no to China

Say no to China

Editor: I would like to pass along a few recent thoughts from my spiritual teacher concerning politics and business deals with China. China is building up its power towards another almighty empire.
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