Opinion

With spring flowers in bloom and the Cochrane hill greening up, there is optimism in the air and it is Seniors Week! Our seniors are a vital part of our community. They are parents, grandparents, mentors, friends, employees and employers.

The discovery of the remains of 215 children in a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the former Residential School in Kamloops, B.C. has left many Canadians reeling.

Headlines lately have left no doubt that two culprits have been having an especially disturbing impact on life among the Stoney Nakoda First Nation at Morley: the recent discovery of the previously undocumented remains of 215 students at the former K

According to your recent (May 20) editorial, “The province has left Cochrane between a rock and a hard place with CMRB." The idiom "between a rock and a hard place" means to have to choose between two equally undesirable choices.

Senior’s Week takes place from June 7 to 13 and is the perfect opportunity to take a moment and recognize how challenging the past year has been on some of the most vulnerable among us.

What an awesome ten days we’ve just experienced in our backyard.

Recently, an announcement was made about the closure of a medical clinic in Cochrane. This has raised concerns for many people in our community, including Council. We all recognize that a thriving, healthy community requires local medical care.

Ten years ago May 25 th , I ran a column that remains as timely today as ever. It dealt with the problem of unwanted email, but it applies just as much to shared items in all the social media.

This whole thing with bikes and dog walkers and pedestrians is kind of a joke. Why can’t people just show respect for one another. I’ve been going to the off-leash dog park down by the river for three years now and seen allot.

April and May are generally filled with some of my favourite events as a Town Councillor.