Opinion

The year 2020 has forced us to become extremely adaptable while accepting that the future is fluid and unpredictable.

Last Friday, as is Mary Anna’s and my weekly summertime custom, we visited Glen’s Truck – Glen Koenig ’s fresh BC produce truck, that is, in the Rexall Pharmacy parking lot in Cochrane.

There’s been a surge of interest in food-growing over the past months as the pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of our centralized and industrial food system.

If Canadians truly wish to honour the process of Reconciliation we need to listen to Stoney Nakoda First Nation.

The Governor General of Canada has named Fr. Fred Monk , former pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Cochrane (1998-2007), as a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) for founding Mission Mexico ( missionmexico.com ).

The Franciscans proposed development plan on the slopes of Big Hill is seeking further stakeholder input.

Three important events have transpired in recent months that have underscored the presence of racism in Canada. First, hereditary leaders of the We’tsu’we’tun people asserted Indigenous title to unceded lands.

I was pleased to read your editorial regarding this being the time to take anti-racism action.

Celebrating the students of Bow Valley and Cochrane High youth who will no doubt help create a better world were honoured this week. They remind us of the important place youth have in shaping our society.

Longtime coffee companion Sandford “Sandy” McLeod wrote me recently about how an experience he had as a teenager shaped his appreciation for Black Lives Matter.