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COMMENTARY: Federal government has responsibility for highway safety

COMMENTARY: Federal government has responsibility for highway safety

COMMENTARY: As traffic volumes increase, safety decreases and carbon emission reduction suddenly becomes less important and relevant than the personal tragedy of injured or lost loved ones.
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LETTER: Gender-affirming care can save lives

LETTER: Gender-affirming care can save lives

LETTER: What’s missing in Sylvie Pappas’ letter to the editor “Youth should be more mature until making life-altering decisions” in the Feb. 29 edition of the Outlook and Keith Thompson’s letter in the March 19 edition, is the recognition that gender-affirming care saves lives.
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EDITORIAL: Parking price increase necessary for visitor experience, wildlife protection

EDITORIAL: Parking price increase necessary for visitor experience, wildlife protection

EDITORIAL: While people will grumble, moan and complain about an enormous price increase to park at Lake Louise, the federal agency is fulfilling its guiding principle as it seeks ways for people to better access popular visitor locations and not just in personal vehicles.
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COMMENTARY: Housing is a human right

COMMENTARY: Housing is a human right

COMMENTARY: When we understand housing as a human right, we acknowledge that decent, affordable housing is the responsibility of all levels of government and civil actors in society. Everyone deserves to live in dignity and security and have a place to call home.
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Increasing Lake Louise parking fees to discourage driving, help offset $4.5 million traffic management deficit

Increasing Lake Louise parking fees to discourage driving, help offset $4.5 million traffic management deficit

“We need to get the level of congestion down and we’re hoping that by providing an economic incentive to take the shuttle, fewer people will choose to drive.”
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LETTER: Wildlife more important than bus route for Moraine Lake area climbing

LETTER: Wildlife more important than bus route for Moraine Lake area climbing

LETTER: Why is Parks Canada catering to an elite group that apparently “needs early starts and late returns to access some of the region’s most popular routes”?
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COMMENTARY: Introducing the UN International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation

COMMENTARY: Introducing the UN International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation

COMMENTARY: Canmore residents and visitors to the Rockies need no introduction to the stunning beauty of the mountains.
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Paid parking fees increasing at Lake Louise to deal with congestion

Paid parking fees increasing at Lake Louise to deal with congestion

An average of 1,200 vehicles per day parked at the Lake Louise lakeshore in 2023, with between 2,000 and 3,000 vehicles per day were turned away because the parking lot was at capacity.
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Grizzly bears, wolverines need room to roam

Grizzly bears, wolverines need room to roam

“Where we have important wildlife habitat and where have high levels of human use and recreation, how can we blend the two and do we need to do anything to prove things for wildlife?"
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LETTER: Polarizing opinions don't have to be accepted

LETTER: Polarizing opinions don't have to be accepted

LETTER: Mr. Wood begins by stating personal political beliefs are everyone's right, and indeed they are. However, Mr. Brett Oland wasn't speaking personally, but in his role as CEO of the Bow Valley Credit Union. He used his position to advance a political aim. Not only that, but he used our money to do it.
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