Opinion

It’s been a while since I wrote a column, and with it being that time of year when the news slows around Cochrane, I figured now was a good time to write about our beautiful country, that is Canada, and pose the question: when will this great nation

With summer well underway, Cochrane is busier than ever. Over the last several years, council has worked hard to be proactive and plan for growth.

Preparing for an equine competition can be a pleasure or a nightmare – good planning is the key. I am currently preparing for a driving pleasure show after over a year off from competing and it is a bit of a challenge.

The great thing about adolescent fiction is that the subject matter and plots are unbounded. Teen books are more magical, impossible and imaginative. The stories can and do go anywhere the author can imagine.

With all the great coffee shops I visit around Cochrane week after week, I sometimes think our friendly foothills town should be proclaimed the Coffee Cup Capital of Canada. But then summer comes.

I met a photographer recently who delights in making beautiful sense out of a topsy-turvy world.

It has felt to me that over the last couple of months the books I’ve reviewed have been a mixed bag of what not to read and some you might want to read.