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LETTER: UCP gov’t stalling on addressing EMS crisis

LETTER: UCP gov’t stalling on addressing EMS crisis

Call this EMS “study” what it really is: a government “stall” tactic to get us past the election. 
LETTER: Aldersyde site should be home to more than solar panels

LETTER: Aldersyde site should be home to more than solar panels

Raise solar panels another six feet to allow access for livestock to graze or to plant crops.
COLUMN: Surely we can do better than chain-link

COLUMN: Surely we can do better than chain-link

Need to define a school yard, zoo enclosure or minimum-security prison? Chain-link is most definitely your fencing of choice.
LETTER: Okotoks high school parking lot is a garbage dump

LETTER: Okotoks high school parking lot is a garbage dump

Neighbour is embarrassed and angered with the condition of the parking lot at Okotoks high school.
LETTER: Respectful interactions are fundamental to a civil society

LETTER: Respectful interactions are fundamental to a civil society

Until I learn otherwise, most people have qualities I can learn from, experiences that can be helpful, wisdom I can draw from and talents that can motivate.
LETTER: RCMP’s 150th anniversary is worth acknowledging

LETTER: RCMP’s 150th anniversary is worth acknowledging

Milestone should be recognized given the significant part the RCMP plays in our well being. 
COLUMN: It’s hard to know when to get outraged

COLUMN: It’s hard to know when to get outraged

Should I be incensed when I encounter snow-packed roads or simply accept them as a fact of life in an Alberta winter?
LETTER: Oil companies should pay for well clean up

LETTER: Oil companies should pay for well clean up

It is fiscally irresponsible to pay oil companies to do the work they are legally obligated to do on their own dime.
COLUMN: Creatique provides place for Okotoks entrepreneurs

COLUMN: Creatique provides place for Okotoks entrepreneurs

A multivendor marketplace that opened last October on Crystal Ridge Drive, Creatique is an outlet for more than 60 local small and home-based businesses.
EDITORIAL: Savings not enough to sell Foothills County on solar

EDITORIAL: Savings not enough to sell Foothills County on solar

Feds willing to pay 80% of $1.3-million solar panel project, but Foothills County council members still have reservations.