Letters to the Editor

Given recent floods and the ever-present prospect of drought, should logging even take place in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes? The scope and scale of current clear-cut logging on public lands is supported by an outdated forestry model, primarily designed

Many Cochrane residents have been asking about the status of the Safe Couch Program and YESS (Youth Emergency Support Services).

Helping to create awareness for our Christmas programs and social services is critical during the Christmas season.

The consultation framework for farm and ranch safety legislation has been announced.

The advantages of a finance committee should go without saying - the cost is minuscule and the amount of work required by administration or council to establish such a committee is infinitely close to zero.

As our dance studio closes for the Christmas holidays, I wanted to take the time to give a huge “hurray” and thank you to the organizing committee of the Cochrane Santa Claus Parade.

After reading the article about the heated discussion between Town of Cochrane councillors over The Quarry site in the Dec. 17 edition of the Cochrane Eagle, I felt I had to respond.

Wow, Cochrane, you did well.

Dear Rocky View residents: On Dec. 8, Rocky View Council confirmed the budget for the upcoming year with its single largest expense being $42 million to build a new administration centre in Balzac.

Dear town council, You were voted in to represent the men and women of Cochrane – people who live in the real world of uncertainty, of job loss and of constant stress to do more with less. These are the people you ignore with this 2016 budget.