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COLUMN: Winter doesn’t want to let go

COLUMN: Winter doesn’t want to let go

I know, I know, it’s an Alberta winter, so suck it up, it’ll be over when it’s over.
LETTER: Foothills solar project shouldn’t be viewed with suspicion

LETTER: Foothills solar project shouldn’t be viewed with suspicion

Rooftop solar project at Scott Seaman Sports Rink would provide big saving for taxpayers.
EDITORIAL: Sites are there when schools are required

EDITORIAL: Sites are there when schools are required

Eschewing piecemeal development in favour of large-scale planning ensures Okotoks has sites when schools need to be built.
COLUMN: Dementia journey was a heck of a ride

COLUMN: Dementia journey was a heck of a ride

The dementia journey is a circuitous one that takes the individual, as well as everyone within their orbit, on a wild ride, complete with anger, frustration and ultimately acceptance.
LETTER: Spread education, not panic, when it comes to deer

LETTER: Spread education, not panic, when it comes to deer

It appears to me that no matter how people feel or what the surveys say, the Town of Okotoks intends to get rid of the deer.
LETTER: Democratic process in Canada appears to be faltering

LETTER: Democratic process in Canada appears to be faltering

It’s time a commission composed of the Canadian electorate be formed in order to re-establish the important principles of democracy for Canadians. 
COLUMN: Conservatives have achieved major wins

COLUMN: Conservatives have achieved major wins

Foothills MP John Barlow says the Conservatives have been effective in holding Trudeau and his Liberal government accountable for their damaging policies. 
EDITORIAL: Deer bring predators to our doorstep

EDITORIAL: Deer bring predators to our doorstep

Worries over fence heights or damaged landscaping pale in comparison to the threat that could be posed by predators.
LETTER: Garbage-filled parking lot is a blight on beautiful town

LETTER: Garbage-filled parking lot is a blight on beautiful town

The people making the mess should think about what they are doing before they throw their lunch bag out the window. 
EDITORIAL: Money goes to voters, not school divisions

EDITORIAL: Money goes to voters, not school divisions

Election eve cash is going to individual voters will decide whether they want to keep the UCP in power for another four years, not to organizations like school divisions.