Opinion

Every community needs a person like Tina Fox. The type of person who lives their life so selflessly that they are not only role models to those around them but their actions also inspire enduring change.

A significant event happened this past weekend in Cochrane that highlights the importance of integrity, the topic of last week’s column.

So, what do Cochrane old-timer Stu Bradley and the Stoney Nakoda First Nation flag have to say about integrity? Let me take you back to a conversation I had with Stu, but first, a few other thoughts on integrity.

The hopes and dreams of more than 100 asylum seekers from Central America and the themes of two panel discussions have tugged on my heart with memories of one of the most inspiring songs of the 20th century.

I had the privilege of working with some of the most innovative thinkers in Cochrane on our Smart Cities submission. We put together a winning entry that will get us started on strengthening the connections in our community.

They’re back! Yup, it’s enough to make a columnist wax poetic: He looked out his window and what should he see, but a bluebird of happiness perching in his tree.

The Boushie/Stanley matter has highlighted the problem of racism in Canadian society, but in my view, the more important aspect is its demonstration of the inadequacies of the Canadian Criminal Justice system.