Opinion

In 1975, my father – an adventurous French teacher – decided we should move from rural Nova Scotia to rural Saskatchewan, for a change of pace.

“Some men see things as they are and say, Why? I dream things that never were and say, Why not?” The late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s words echoed through my imagination on two recent mid-winter occasions.

The late Jimmy Kaquitts, of Morley, Stoney Nakoda rodeo rider and humorist, loved to tell the story of his first day in school.

My mother, Tina Fox, had the privilege of presenting to Cochrane Ideas last fall and I write this column with her permission. Those in attendance learned directly from a residential school survivor in Elder Tina Fox.

Our coffee companions are no longer surprised by my celebrations of beauty encountered in unexpected places. An intriguing knot in a trampled-on wooden floor? You’ve read about it here.

It’s official, I want Cochrane to be a Smart City (Town). There has been much talk about my attendance at the recent conference on the topic and our pursuit of a federal grant to secure funding to help us on our way.