Vox Populi

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.

Editor: The Legacy Trail has indeed been controversial as noted in the editorial “Housecleaning in the Valley” RMO Sept 20.

Editor: After reading your article carefully Re: the selling of Banff mansion, I failed to see where the new owner has the need to reside. Opening a B&B does not qualify as the need to reside.

Editor: As reported in the Sept. 6 edition of the Outlook, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Board met in Canmore the first week of September.

Editor: How many elk does it take to endanger people’s lives and die on Highway 1 between Elk Run Boulevard (hmmm, curious the name of that street), and the Three Sisters exit before an over- or underpass is built? I felt compelled to write after an

Editor: While the review of the Spray Lakes Road enabled some upgrades to take place with respect to signage and barriers, the larger issue currently is the lack of consistent grading being done on the road.

Editor: Should it really be such a surprise that we are above the average annual mortality rate for human-caused black bear deaths? And is it any wonder that our mountain rescue service is seeing a spike in incidents? Consider the millions of dollars

Editor: As I pack up my things and go out to experience a few things in the world, I wanted to take a moment to appreciate how fortunate I feel to have such a sturdy foundation beneath my feet; 17 years of support from this extraordinary community I

Editor: I was the first person to arrive at that heart wrenching scene on Aug. 8 where two tiny black bear cubs were struck by a hit-and-run driver on Highway 40 in Kananaskis.

Editor: On Aug. 14, an important member of the Bighorn First Nation Reserve passed away. Helen Wesley was 68 years of age, and will be remembered as the Mother of Bighorn.