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COCHRANE— The Government of Alberta announced an annual $90 conservation fee would be implemented in Kananaskis Country beginning on June 1, and the announcement has sparked debate among users and user groups since that time.

“I want to build on the relationships and maintain those strong relationships that we have with our community partners. There are a lot of demands on policing right now, and I think that we have to remain engaged with our partners, and not just our partners, but the general public, to let them have a voice. We have to be agile and have the ability to change focus and direction as these things come up.”

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“There’s been good support over the number of years we have been doing this— We want this to be something that continues year-to-year so the virtual hike is really important to us,” Sawicki said. “It’s just a shame that we can’t get together in person.”

“There’s a lot of great things happening. We’re trying to get a handle on domestic violence in our community,” McFadden said. “It’s only possible because of great supporters like Canlin Energy and all of the individual supporters and businesses, foundations and all the donations that have come in.”

“When you look at the availability of landscape, it's not really this notion that we can build resorts in every corner of the province. It's about the idea that each area is geographically unique, the biodiversity within that region is worth conserving and celebrating and sharing. You enhance people's attitudes towards conservation when you experience these things.”

A group of volunteers will be patrolling Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park this spring and summer to aid visitors and monitor the health of the trails, as part of a program led by the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (GRPF).

“I’m running with a passion, vision and certain plan to serve and improve amenities and public service in Cochrane,” Singh said. “If elected to Town council I’ll use the opportunity to make sure everyone’s voice is heard.”

“This was very different. It was nothing like any [food drive] we’ve done before,"