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LETTER: Sincere thank you for assistance

LETTER: Sincere thank you for assistance

Editor: On May 30 I was biking with our club on the way back to Canmore on the Legacy Trail. On a steep decent, I fell on the paved trail and skidded to the bottom. As I laid there with our group helping me, a white car stopped on the Trans-Canada
LETTER: If you don't like it, you can get out

LETTER: If you don't like it, you can get out

Editor: I got quite a chuckle at the last paragraph in the June 1 editorial in the Outlook “provincial election mercifully over, governance future still uncertain” about hoping for an invasion from British Columbia. Why wait for an invasion when you
LETTER: Railway Avenue construction should be on 'backburner'

LETTER: Railway Avenue construction should be on 'backburner'

Editor: If I understand correctly, the recent updated design phase of Railway Avenue states that when the design is approved and finished there could be 1,000 vehicles per day over the current peak of 17,000. While the aim of this initiative is to
LETTER: Council needs to provide guidance on housing

LETTER: Council needs to provide guidance on housing

Editor: The board of directors of the Bow Valley Builders and Developers Association (BOWDA) is concerned that the Town of Canmore council has not prioritized providing guidance to Town of Canmore administration to address the pressing lack of housing
LETTER: Pathway budget continuing to increase

LETTER: Pathway budget continuing to increase

Editor: I read with alarm in the May 18 edition of the Outlook the Bow River West pathway project budget will more than double after an internal transfer was approved by the CAO and council approved additional funds. Phase one started out with a budget
LETTER: Casted vote elsewhere

LETTER: Casted vote elsewhere

Editor: I was one of the appellants as was Elder Wa Na Than Wiya (grizzly sow) of the glamping development in Kananaskis Country that was approved by the Land and Property Rights Tribunal. I have on many occasions tried to get Banff-Kananaskis MLA
LETTER: Cats and birds don’t mix

LETTER: Cats and birds don’t mix

Editor: As most people know, spring is nesting season for our feathered friends. Thousands of birds in the Bow Valley are currently keeping their fragile clutches warm. During nesting season, birds become a lot more secretive in their attempt to keep
LETTER: Helping people with addictions important, but strict standards required

LETTER: Helping people with addictions important, but strict standards required

Editor: In regards to the article “NDP proposing family health teams clinic for Bow Valley” in the May 18 Outlook, it’s a good idea to help folks with addiction. But people will take advantage of us unless we maintain very strict standards for public
LETTER: Important to fact check political advertising

LETTER: Important to fact check political advertising

Editor: It's not just the forest fires blowing smoke in our faces. There is the blurring and blinding effect of the current political smoke screen that is causing some severely induced mental irritation. To clear our eyes and minds, it might be useful
LETTER: More public phones needed in Kananaskis Country for safety reasons

LETTER: More public phones needed in Kananaskis Country for safety reasons

Editor: This is a letter that I had intended to write last fall, but procrastinated. However, recent events have made it very topical. Last fall, a group of friends and I were driving toward the Black Prince Trailhead when we saw smoke above us on Kent
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