Chief Ernest Wesley
Citing thousands of dollars in disputed Stoney expenditures, Chief Ernest Wesley and other elected Stoney officials have refused to sign a Band Council Resolution (BCR) to finalize the Comprehensive Funding Agreement (CFA) with the Canadian government worth millions of dollars.
Wesley CEO Hopeton Louden sent a PowerPoint to the media on the chief’s behalf detailing consultant and lawyer expenditures totalling (more…)
Mike MacDonald, Green Party
It’s not quite spring weather yet, but it’s election season in Canada.
The vote is set for May 2 as the federal parties head back to the polls for the fourth time in seven years.
“I don’t think many Canadians wanted an election,” said Green Party candidate Mike MacDonald.
He said the party (more…)
Bow River
A Southern Alberta rancher wants to discard short-term approaches to land use and plan instead to keep rivers viable for future generations.
“There are many ranchers along the foothills who could . . . parcel out deeded land for cash windfalls,” said Gordon Cartwright of the Pekisko group.
If such approaches were to prevail, Cartwright added, (more…)
Bernard Callebaut
Bragg Creek’s famous chocolate maker Bernard Callebaut had a bittersweet March 24 when he received a roughly $150,000 fine for being in contempt of a receivership order.
Callebaut, along with his wife Francesca, received the fine for removing assets from their former chocolate company — including bulk chocolate and moulds that were then used by their new company Papa Chocolat. (more…)
RCMP
RCMP closed Highway 1A east of Cochrane for part of March 24 after a collision injured three people.
None of the injuries were life threatening, said RCMP.
Freezing rain created slippery conditions, which lead to the multiple-vehicle collision that involved a cement truck.
The collision (more…)
Ted Morton
Campaign politically motivated, says Foothills-Rocky View MLA
The architect of Alberta’s first comprehensive attempt to regional planning defended the initiative, which has been attacked as an infringement of property rights.
“I know they are running a politically-motivated campaign,” he said.
Ted Morton, Conservative MLA (more…)
John Reilly
An appetite for change hung heavy in the air at the Cochrane Alliance Church March 22 when former judge John Reilly — who stepped down from the bench March 24 to pursue a political career — held a question and answer event for his new book called Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community.
Cochranites came out seeking an understanding on what types of issues are plaguing (more…)
Lisa Fox
Recommendations for a regional plan in Southern Alberta encourages rural municipalities to minimize agricultural land fragmentation and conversion to other uses.
“It is a vision document,” said Lisa Fox, member of the Regional Advisory Council (RAC).
The document encourages residential, commercial and industrial development, within or close (more…)
Shojiro Okada
The Town of Cochrane will support the efforts of a local group seeking to fundraise for a proposed aquatic centre and for victims of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Shojiro Okada, executive director of the Team Taro Foundation, proposed the town help by purchasing a $1,500 gold sponsorship for the Cochrane Multicultural Gourmet Food Festival to take place June 18. (more…)
Wee Jackie Weighs In
So the gloves are off and now the lying begins.
In other words an election campaign and this one should be a tad more interesting than usual in this Wild Rose riding.
Running on the Progressive Conservative ticket in southern Alberta is about as sure a thing as can be expected in any politics.
I don’t expect this time to be much different but it could be more
interesting than usual. (more…)
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