Vox Populi

Editor: I am writing in response to the letters written in the previous weeks.

Editor: Strange, I initially thought there was not a single item in last week's letter from Mr. Balkenstein and Ms. Teske with which I could agree.

"Pandemic economics is different from normal economics. The best thing for the economy during a pandemic, is to combat the root cause of the recession and flatten-the-curve."

Editor: Re: Last week’s open letter to Jason Kenney It’s been a long time since a letter has so incensed me as this did. I am a strong fiscal conservative and support the current administration and their handling of the current situation.

Editor: I cannot begin to explain the depth of my outrage I experienced upon reading Dean Balkenstein and Tiffany Teske’s letter to the editor (Government Response to COVID-19 goes to far) in the RMO issue of April 16.

Editor: Over the past week or so I have been in communication with Banff's mayor and council regarding the $9.5 million dollars that will be spent on the Bear Street Refresh Project.

Editor: It doesn't feel like it is working. As I walked downtown for some groceries I couldn't help but notice how busy the streets were with the feeling of a normal spring Saturday afternoon.

Editor: Banff residents, struggling with the complete shut-down of the tourism industry, are wondering why gas prices at the local Shell, Petro-Canada, and Husky stations are almost $0.38 (cents) more than in Calgary.

Editor: Thank you to “someone who is thinking of you” for the delivery of four wonderful meals from Mountain Fire Foods. Please consider yourselves hugged. And a huge shout out to the volunteers who delivered these meals.

Editor: Most people have adjusted to the "new reality" and the health-related instructions resulting from the scourge of COVID-19. But there are always people who consider that “those instructions do not apply to me.