Opinion

The Alberta Land Use Framework, developed in this decade through broad public consultation, is an example of a provincial policy document that reflects the principles of sustainability.

We spent a very enjoyable Friday evening last weekend at a food tasting event. It was great and that’s the good news. The bad news is that it was in Bragg Creek. The good news is Bragg Creek is only 20 minutes away.

Two of our past columns figured prominently in an interchurch gathering in Cochrane last week.

In early February the M.D. of Bighorn presented “Living in the Natural Environment” at the Cochrane RancheHouse.

Having played ball, mostly fastball, all of my life it is still a basic part of my life. And while too old, or too lazy, to continue playing, I do manage to stay with the game thanks to television and the Toronto Blue Jays.

Imagination and reality joined hands across the space frontier recently to affirm the point of Robert Kelly’s book, Educating for Creativity, the topic of last week’s column. In an inspiring 10-minute conversation on Jan.

Interesting times with the provincial budget set for release on March 7. The main issue everyone has been talking about is the overspending by the province the past few years.

I recently returned from a short visit to Arizona where, despite the cold, I participated in an assortment of fun equine activities.

When a youngster shows an early talent for almost any sport, the early thought is playing that sport at the highest level. In the eyes of the parents, well most of them, the hopes go even further than that.

You may recall a recent column wondering why a couple of events were not listed on the town’s website. It was SummerFest and WinterFest that didn’t make the list and now we know why.