Opinion

Leo Peters was a very creative graphic artist, songwriter and professional Santa Claus – and a longtime participant in these columns.

A recent letter to the Editor of The Cochrane Eagle asserted private health care would increase waiting times and only benefit the rich. I can assure everyone, in my opinion, that this ludicrous claim is patently false.

I'm mad, and it's beyond politics at this point. Albertans all over the province gave up much of their lives this past year, and cancelled many traditions they normally would have at Christmas, when stricter COVID measures were put in place.

In November 2016 Filmmaker Kate McKenzie and I participated in the Marathon of Afghanistan in support of Afghan Women and Girls running for freedom and equality. Now The Secret Marathon film will be available to you.

I consider Mr. Kenney’s actions in dealing with the Covid Pandemic thus far inept and ineffective. And now his MLA’s decided to take vacations while they ordered us not to see our friends/families over Christmas. Mr.

Sure, Cochrane is not Tuscany. Tuscany has glamour and well-trodden culinary traditions. But we have more. Way more. We have jaw-dropping world-class landscapes, exquisite food sources, diversity and exceptional culinary experiences.

I am a senior living at Bethany Care Centre.

For the past week community message boards for the Banff-Kananaskis constituency have been asking a simple question— Where was MLA Miranda Rosin over the holidays? It is a simple question that could easily be answered, “I stayed home.

January 6 is a date that will be long remembered, a day of deadly violence at the U.S. Capitol last week, a day of infamy. Unprecedented? Not really! Jan.

This is a story that has restored my faith in humanity. Early on Christmas Eve, I experienced a major car breakdown as I was exiting the drive through at McDonald's on 5th Avenue.