Philip Holman
Cochrane residents say town plans to build a pathway alongside their East End homes will impact the value of their properties and reduce their front yards to a meaningless strip.
“We live here — we pay taxes,” said Philip Holman.
“We do not deserve to be treated like this.”
Holman, who has (more…)
Chief Ernest Wesley
The three bands that make up the Stoney Nakoda Nation still don’t see eye-to-eye when it comes to the Canadian Funding Agreement with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).
On April 17, Chief Ernest Wesley held a meeting at Nakoda Lodge despite a blizzard to discuss the situation.
After financial irregularity concerns at the Stoney (more…)
Advance polls
Local residents said the initial line-up at the federal election advanced polling stations in Cochrane was a 45 minute wait April 22.
“The initial rush is always the same,” said Southern Alberta’s returning officer Sheila Snowsell.
She said the polling stations — which served people from around the Wild Rose riding (more…)
Liberal candidate John Reilly
By John Reilly of the Liberal Party of Canada
One thing I learned from the Stoney Nakoda people is a deep reverence for the natural world that surrounds us.
The Liberal Party shares this respect while recognizing that much of our economy rests on a foundation of commodity extraction and processing.
We see (more…)
NDP candidate Jeff Horvath
By Jeff Horvath of the New Democratic Party of Canada
I think climate change is one of our biggest challenges.
The New Democrats are committed to legislation ensuring Canada meets long-term targets for greenhouse gas emissions.
We’ll put a price on carbon through a cap-and-trade (more…)
Green Party Mike MacDonald
By Mike MacDonald of the Green Party of Canada
Human-caused climate change is an issue we can no longer afford to ignore.
Most models paint a grim picture of weather extremes and reduced abilities to feed the world’s growing population.
The Green Party’s platform, Vision Green (more…)
Wild Rose MP Blake Richards
By Blake Richards of the Conservative Party of Canada
I’d like to begin by stating very clearly that I will fight against Liberal party plans to decimate Alberta’s economy once again.
The measures outlined in the Liberal platform — which would be akin to a National Energy Program 2 — would unfairly target Alberta and ignore the great strides (more…)
Randy Vanden Broek
Although he hails from Shaughnessy, Alta., north of Lethbridge, Randy Vanden Broek, 18, has decided to put his name forward for the Christian Heritage Party (CHP) in the federal riding of Wild Rose May 2.
“I decided to run in this election because there has been a lack of confidence in any government that has been elected over the last decade,” said the Grade 12 Calvin (more…)
Marc Slingerland
A candidate in the Macleod riding wants to give electors an alternative fundamentally different from that offered by traditional parties.
“It is very important that voters in Macleod have an option based on people,” said Marc Slingerland. “Not based on power.”
One of the Christian Heritage Party (CHP) (more…)
Ted Menzies
The incumbent candidate in Macleod is worried a candidate’s ballot may mislead voters.
Ted Menzies, candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada, said ballots for a candidate representing the Progressive Canadian Party of Canada are represented in such a way that voters could mistakenly identify as the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta. (more…)
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