Letters to the Editor

Dear editor: Enough is enough! As a young person born and raised in the Cochrane area, I must express my anger regarding mismanagement of the public forests surrounding our community. Bragg Creek and Kananaskis have been clear-cut beyond recognition.

Dear editor: The editorial in last week’s Eagle got me thinking. These are the things that would be on my wish list for Cochrane in 2015: 1.

Dear editor: To fully understand why former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith did what she did we need to review what has happened in Alberta politics over the last number of years.

Dear editor: On behalf of the participants, volunteers, sponsors and the Santa Claus Committee, I would like to thank the community for supporting the first ever Cochrane Santa Claus Parade and Santa’s visits to the community over the last week.

Dear editor: Clear-cut forestry in the eastern slopes is risky and shortsighted. In this mostly sub-alpine zone, trees take a long time to mature. Clear-cutting trees of all ages at one time decimates the forest and the benefits it provides.

Spray Lake Sawmill Family Sports Centre (SLSFSC) is taking over Lifestyles Fitness and Wellness Centre as of Dec. 15. After 10 years serving the Cochrane fitness community, SLSFSC refused to renew Lifestyles' lease and have assumed control of the equipment, membership and relationships Lifestyles has worked so hard to maintain over the years.

When the Bow River flooded in June 2013, costing billions and disrupting lives, most people didn't have time to connect this disaster with land uses upstream. An ever-growing network of clear-cut forests, access roads and undesignated off-road trails is what is upstream.

Dear editor: Logging in the Ghost Valley concerns me for so many reasons: · damage to county roads never designed for industrial traffic; · safety concerns for the residents who will be forced to share these narrow roads with logging trucks; · the de

Dear editor: The Stoney chiefs earn a base salary of $125,000 each year or $500,000 over a four-year term and $375,000 over a three-year term. Add to that expenses that include month-end travel and undefined expenses which average $100,000 per year and you will find that Chief Ernest Wesley has earned $900,000 in wages and expenses as chief of the Wesley Band since his election in 2010.

Dear editor: I wanted to comment on the Rocky View Handibus article from last week asking for more money for supporting its services. First off, I want to say what a great job they do, as I’ve never had a problem getting an appointment.