Opinion

As we enter into 2024 in a world being torn apart by military, ethnic and political hostilities, a snow-covered statue in our backyard garden gives me hope – and my New Year’s resolution.

Wishing everyone all the best 2024, and whatever adventures come your way.

I began this past year with a column expressing the hope that we would find quietness and confidence in our journey through 2023.

Under a worst-case scenario, small island nations could literally see their countries flooded out of existence if sea levels rise.

Nothing like a white Christmas to inspire the imagination – and to motivate a serious hiker/photographer.

The other day I was feeling quite downhearted from all the negative news headlines about our troubled world.

This is the season when our traditions remind us that God has brought light into our world and lives.

I agree there are challenges in the sea: jellyfish, seaweed, hypothermia, sharks. But there are also challenges in the pool: too many swimmers in a lane, getting pulled out for a swim-a-cise class, and leg cramps.

This Christmas season instead of going out of your way to hit the major box stores in Calgary, Airdrie or Cochrane for Christmas shopping, try instead to include some local content in your gift-giving.

In view of the current importance of innovation in our always-creative foothills community, I’d like to revisit this topic first addressed by my older son Reg Harbeck , an Information Technology professional, in my July 18, 2019 column.