Opinion

To our wonderful Volunteers in Cochrane and Western Rocky View, This week we take a moment here at Helping Hands to salute our Volunteers - From our Volunteer Board of Directors to our Caring Neighbours to our Newcomer Helpers, to our Volunteer Drive

“You can’t put a ranching or cattle operation on hold for three months or four months— It has to continue.”

Everywhere we turn since COVID-19 entered the scene we are witnessing grief – grief over the loss of life, grief over the loss of lifestyle.

Thank you Cochrane! The efforts we are putting into flattening the curve are working.

Those of us who consider ourselves to be true conservatives hope these Liberal, turned Reformer Jason Kenney supporters feel really proud of themselves now that he is running doctors out of our health care system.

Don't be fooled by the language of Sarah Elmeligi on how to manage our parks.which were created for THE ENJOYMENT OF THE CANADIAN PEOPLE and not as wildlife refuges.

These large infrastructure developments change our experience and dramatically increase crowding of people in sensitive wildlife habitats.

A respirator is not a machine with an on/off switch that we can choose to use or not use, according to how we feel.

Albertans are rising to the challenge of COVID-19 by doing what are province does best—Innovation.

We can view COVID-19 as a transformative time in which, with the fruits of resilience (compassion, patience, perseverance and reverence), we can develop into a better version of ourselves.