Opinion

Mountaineer Martin (aged 64) and grandson Nanatuk Nathan (aged 11) are climbing Mount Everest, 200 stairs per day. They left Base Camp (17,600 feet) on April 14th and hope to reach the summit of Everest (29,029 feet) on July 17th.

The Cochrane urban planning geniuses are back at it again. This time it’s the connection of the new Jack Tennant Memorial bridge directly into the heart of suburbia and not out to highway 22 as originally promised.

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.