Opinion

The distribution of public power in Western parliamentary systems separates into the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.

After a long winter’s wait, spring was finally sprouting all around Cochrane last week.

This weekend at the Cochrane Trade Show residents will get their first glimpse at our town’s new transit system.

I’m writing this week’s column on April 22, Earth Day.

Two recent developments celebrate the importance of integrity in the life of our community.The one involves a role model for me as a columnist. The other involves you, our coffee companions.

Cochrane’s MacKay family have long been famous for their many flavours of ice cream that have attracted the whole world to their doorstep. Well, their globe-cycling ambassador, Robyn MacKay , is at it again, but this time with an intriguing twist.

To what can I compare the purpose of Lent? It is like the breath of God on a frosty morning anticipating the springtime joy of life revived. Lent, in Christianity, is the 40-day period of fasting and contemplation preceding Easter.

What an honour it is to serve as one of your elected representatives on Cochrane’s Town Council and to have the privilege of helping shape Cochrane’s future by setting priorities.

The foundation of Western democratic governance is the participation of the people in the political process through representative democracy.