Opinion

Just after 8:00 AM last Thursday, Nov. 23, Cochrane readers Gary and Sandy Kooistra were sipping their morning coffee at their Vistas of Gleneagles home.

Ever since I can remember, I wondered about the world around me. I wanted to know everything, and I mean everything. I wanted to find out what made people get up in the morning and what they thought about when they went to sleep at night.

This past week Cochrane welcomed Christmas to town at the annual Cochrane Light Up celebration, and what a sight it was.

The idea for this week’s column began with a truly awesome encounter with heavenly beauty one of our Cochrane coffee companions experienced on her way to Calgary last Wednesday morning.

Members of the Stoney Nakoda Nation have been holding public meetings to discuss being one Stoney Nakoda Nation instead of three Nakoda bands.

A sunset PS to the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas? What possible connection could there be between such beauty and ugliness? Author/retreat presenter Fr. Max Oliva, a frequent visitor to Cochrane, shares his firsthand reflection this week.

Hello Cochrane, This kicks off my first mayor’s column and council’s third week in office since the election. I am very pleased with the group of individuals you have chosen to represent our community.