Opinion

Over the years, these columns have often touched on core values and qualities that are shared among people of goodwill across religious and cultural boundaries.

Winter has definitely arrived and Christmas is on the horizon. Mark the following Seniors on the Bow (SOTB) Christmas events on your calendar: the Christmas bake sale Nov. 28 goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

It’s quite interesting looking at the Town of Cochrane’s second workshop presentation on its Transportation Master Plan, which was held Oct. 16.

After the Last Post is played, the wreaths laid, and the poppies removed from our lapels and soon forgotten for another year, some witnesses to the human cost of war must never be forgotten.

The Cochrane Ranche Historic site had a shaky and cruel beginning with bringing cattle to our inclement climate, yet the perseverance and determination of our forefathers holds admiration in the hearts of all of us.

Lisa enquires about the box above her grandfather’s fireplace. Grandfather says it contains military mementos from her great-grandfather’s time in World War I.

Once in a while, you meet someone who stops you in your tracks. It takes you by surprise and happens at the most unexpected of times. Recently, Canada Quest for Kids took me from Squamish, B.C. to St. John’s, Newfoundland.

There is so much more to being a hero than most of us could understand.

It’s tough to swallow the fact that Canada suffered a terrorist attack last week in Ottawa. So tough in fact, that many Canadians refuse to concede to the ‘terrorist attack’ contention put forth by authorities such as the RCMP and federal government.

The beauty of our planet as seen from orbit merged with the beauty of humanity at an event my wife and I attended this past Sunday in Calgary. Retired Canadian astronaut Col.