Letters to the Editor

Regarding your editorial of Wednesday, June 14, "Elections Must Change," this is the plaintive cry that you hear after nearly every election in our country. While proportional representation sounds attractive, in practise it would be a disaster.

I'm just wondering if the Traffic Enforcement in Cochrane has a plan for the Glenbow Drive drag strip. It's always been a problem but even more so now with the nice weather.

I am sure that Coun. Marni Fedeyco is acting with good intentions to save lives, however the solution she and concerned parents propose will not get the results intended.

Attacks on the Carbon Tax just won't go away and it's our fellow seniors who are to blame. They whine about the Carbon Tax, but ignore the fees that Ralph Klein's deregulation has added to our bills, far more than the Carbon Tax will ever cost them.

In addition to naming a highway after Jack Tennant through Alberta Transportation, I feel the Town of Cochrane should step up and honour him with a statue.

This past weekend, a boy was seriously injured jumping off a cliff into the Jumping Pound Creek. The water is very low and rocks lay concealed below the surface. Apparently the boy's knee was badly cut up and his leg was fractured.

To the young man and young woman and I use these terms loosely.

The recent letters from Mr. Lee and in particular economist Mr. Perras have left me scratching my head. These gentlemen have missed the point entirely.

I am delighted to note that James Perras has at last rested his case Cochrane Eagle letter to the editor "Distorted Carbon Tax debate," May 17.

In early 2014, shocking statistics showed that in one of the richest provinces (Alberta) and cities (Calgary) there were 33,000 Income Support program (excluding AISH) recipients of all ages. In January 2017, there were 54,374 recipients.