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EDITORIAL: CAO side gig

EDITORIAL: CAO side gig

It was right of Derricott to step down from his role with Isokarhu Strategies – regardless of how limited that role was. 
Coffee with Warren: Our 60th anniversary

Coffee with Warren: Our 60th anniversary

Thank you, Marisa and Tracy, for adding to our 60th wedding anniversary celebrations. And thank you, Mary Anna, for being my wonderful wife.
LETTER: Facts don't matter, politics reigns supreme

LETTER: Facts don't matter, politics reigns supreme

Dear editor, Studies have shown that clear-cutting leads to more wildfires than either leaving the forest intact or selectively logging an area.
LETTER: Clear-cutting in Bragg Creek isn't altruistic

LETTER: Clear-cutting in Bragg Creek isn't altruistic

Dear editor, I take issue with Mr. Barlett’s statement about Spray Lake Sawmills having altruistic motivations. They are not logging this area because they are concerned about public safety in the form of a fireguard. They are logging this area because of profit. Nothing more, nothing less.
Coffee with Warren: Embraced by green: beauty along the way

Coffee with Warren: Embraced by green: beauty along the way

When my heart was heavy, I took this drive and found comfort and encouragement. Thank you, God, for the gift of green.
LETTER: In rebuttal to the rebuttal to my letter

LETTER: In rebuttal to the rebuttal to my letter

Dear editor, Families and married households, when they retire early, often do not fully pay for the benefits received because they haven’t fulfilled their contribution obligations, but they get full indexation. Who is forced to support these benefits even though they can’t use them?  Singles are.
EDITORIAL: 'Cost of doing business'

EDITORIAL: 'Cost of doing business'

Derricott was within his rights to use his relocation allowance, but it won't sit well with locals to know their tax dollars were used to support rent payments for an already-highly-paid municipal servant. 
Coffee with Warren: Trent Fox and Elders

Coffee with Warren: Trent Fox and Elders

The son of esteemed Stoney Nakoda Elder Tina Fox, and a longtime inspiration to me, Trent Fox passed away of a heart attack in his sleep June 8. He was 47.
LETTER: Clear-cut logging will help mitigate fire risk in West Bragg Creek

LETTER: Clear-cut logging will help mitigate fire risk in West Bragg Creek

Dear editor, As more than 450 wildfires rage across the province, the air is thick with smoke, and thousands of Albertans have been evacuated from their homes, I am appalled to read there is even a small protest against the fire break extension being
EDITORIAL: Neighbours helping neighbours

EDITORIAL: Neighbours helping neighbours

It felt fitting to learn that Cochrane's Great Neighbours Week initiative will coincide with the 10-year anniversary of the southern Alberta floods next week.
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