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Natural drainage is essential

Natural drainage is essential

Dear editor: Why has the Prentice government forgotten about common sense when it comes to flood mitigation? I went to a presentation March 16 in Cochrane, where former superintendent of Banff National Park Kevin Van Tighem laid out a realistic headw
Alberta needs proper management

Alberta needs proper management

Dear editor: I am writing as a concerned Alberta citizen regarding the management of wild horses in Alberta. Current population estimate of wild horses in Alberta is 880, in which they roam in over 1,000,000 hectares.
Similar experience

Similar experience

Dear editor: I would like to comment on the letter written by Marge Ruggles. I was living in Cochrane back in 2004 and experienced a similar problem with this man. Oddly enough, it was Marge and I having lunch in Guy’s Café.
Kudos to Guy and to the Cochrane Eagle

Kudos to Guy and to the Cochrane Eagle

Dear editor: In response to Marge Ruggles’ letter published in the Cochrane Eagle March 5: First off, kudos to the Eagle staff for checking and publishing both sides of the story.
Respect private property

Respect private property

Dear editor: It is difficult to understand why anyone would feel they have the right to trespass on my property on Ross Avenue to put their dog feces in my garbage bin.
There are always two sides to every story

There are always two sides to every story

Dear editor: On Wednesday a few weeks ago, I asked a friend to meet me for lunch at Guy’s Café and Bakery in Cochrane, a place I often frequent by myself, with my husband or meeting friends.
Ghost rhetoric needs to stop if our environment is to survive

Ghost rhetoric needs to stop if our environment is to survive

Dear editor: I’m tired of the Alberta Environmental and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) and Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) and all the babbling words and vested interests.
Setting the record straight

Setting the record straight

Dear editor: Re: ‘Inappropriate use of funding’, Rocky View Weekly (online Feb. 13) I would suggest your editorial comment illustrates a total lack of understanding regarding the origin of the Cochrane Lake issue.
Elston hits nail on the head

Elston hits nail on the head

Dear editor: Thank you for your editorial cartoon from the Eagle’s Feb. 5 edition. It very clearly shows how many of us in Bragg Creek and Redwood Meadows feel about our government’s plan for the Springbank dam. Gloria Perrin
Wonderful little shop in downtown Cochrane

Wonderful little shop in downtown Cochrane

Dear editor: I am writing in regards to a little shop in downtown Cochrane. To be more specific, I would like to acknowledge the wonderful lady who owns this store, Peggy Kroll. I have lived in Cochrane for approximately 25 years, and although Mrs.
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