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County is in a financial mess

County is in a financial mess

Rocky View residents concerned about fiscal responsibility are worried that county council will consider financing options for expanding the water and wastewater infrastructure in east Rocky View at its first meeting in January.
Special tax support for grieved parents is discriminatory

Special tax support for grieved parents is discriminatory

So, Blake Richards, Banff-Airdrie Conservative MP, is proposing a financial reprieve for parents who have lost a child under 12 months of age to death.
Congratulations to Jack Tennant

Congratulations to Jack Tennant

Hearty congratulations to my old pal Jack Tennant for his charity work in and around Cochrane, great front page of the Eagle. You saluted a very special man. When a couple of us easterners launched the Calgary Sun Aug.
Consider a community chicken coop

Consider a community chicken coop

What a great letter from Glen McGaughlin regarding the story Council reviewing urban hens to be allowed in town. I kept chickens for many years in the U.K. I agree that collecting their freshly laid warm eggs every morning is an absolute delight.
Bylaw will ensure responsible hen care

Bylaw will ensure responsible hen care

Not knocking you, Glen, but there are clean farms and there are dirty farms. Probably, like the problems with other people's cats and dogs. Don't tar everyone by the attitude of others who do not clean up after their pets.
What is the real cost of the carbon tax?

What is the real cost of the carbon tax?

With the impending imposition of the new NDP Carbon Tax, how are we as consumers to know how much it is actually costing us as it will apply, either directly or indirectly, to all the goods and services that we purchase? I know that the NDP have tout
The NDP made job loss possible

The NDP made job loss possible

Cam Westhead’s claim that the “NDP made pipelines possible” is ridiculous. He would make a good fiction writer. Apparently, when Cam says something “definitively” and “let there be no doubt,” it must be true.
Ag society in Cochrane is a community treasure

Ag society in Cochrane is a community treasure

The Cochrane & District Ag Society held its annual general meeting Nov. 29. Having been there, I wanted to let everyone know that the Ag Society had a great year.
Chickens do not belong in town

Chickens do not belong in town

After reading the last issue of the Cochrane Eagle, I could not believe the lengthy article espousing before town council the great benefits of allowing urban hens in a residential neighborhood.
NDP government has moved pipelines forward

NDP government has moved pipelines forward

I’m writing in response to recent letters to the editor by proponents of the radical right wing group Alberta Can’t Wait (ACW). Directly as a result of Premier Rachel Notley and the NDP government’s actions to confront climate change, on Nov.
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