Opinion

I don’t write a lot of bylined columns, but this week I was compelled to comment on something this community laments about on a regular basis – traffic.

Politics in First Nations communities is a funny thing. It is not about platforms but the strongest clans. In 2014, I expressed my dismay over the amount of band funds allocated to leadership.

Hello Cochrane, It is an honour to serve you as one of your new councillors. Thank you to those who voted for me and made it happen. Two months in, I have learned a great deal on many topics and I am enjoying the challenge.

The other day, Cochranite Werner Kesel and I were reflecting on an event that speaks so movingly of love, hope and merriment at a time of mortal conflict.

Lawyers aren’t usually short on words, but for one Cochrane lawyer, there are encounters with beauty along life’s highways that have actually left him speechless.

In a world darkened by assaults on religious identity, values and freedom of expression, it’s refreshing to pause for a lighthearted time of food, family, friends, songs, games, gifts and all-around goodwill.