Vox Populi

With the new COVID-19 variants being airborne, cases in the Bow Valley increasing and more visitors arriving, wearing a good mask effectively is particularly important.

Editor: To be clear, I like helicopters. My son uses them in his work with for the Royal Canadian Air Force in their search and rescue service, but I think helicopters belong in the mountains for specific purposes such as emergency rescue and not for mass tourism.

Editor: The Town of Canmore released a draft of a portion of the new contract with Alpine Helicopters known as Schedule C that deals with the company’s responsibilities to the community.

Editor: Individuals, communities, and nations, create stories about who we are and who we would like to become. The story we end up living, which becomes our history, is the one that matters. As a social species, human history is broadly collective.

In Canada, most corporations have directors, officers and shareholders. The day-to-day operations and relatively small changes to the corporations are handled by the directors and officers.

Editor: The Rocky Mountain Outlook’s recent poll on public health measures confirms our MLA, Miranda Rosin, does not represent the views of the majority of her Bow Valley constituents.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a devastating mark on communities across the province.

Editor: The following is a copy of correspondence I sent to Banff-Kananaskis MLA Miranda Rosin in response to hers and 15 other UCP MLA's letter on opposing additional public health restrictions and Canmore council's letter in response.

Editor: You do not represent me, my views or my interests in this letter calling for elimination of the restrictions due to the public health emergency caused by COVID.

Editor: I agree with Naia West’s letter in the April 8 edition of the Rocky Mountain Outlook about the lack of First Nations consultation for the proposed developments by Three Sisters Mountain Village.