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Sustainable mountain tourism

Well, we’re in full winter mode now. The switch has been made, everyone is skiing, the ice climbs are fattening up and I’m guessing there are some snowshoers. Banff was bonkers busy last weekend with the beer festival, which was fantastic, and the extremely bumpy ice roads have flattened out.

Brandon Pullan 1 day ago Column
The screaming barfies

Maybe I’m wrong but in the past two decades we’ve never seen temps this high as we head into December. The warm weather is awesome, as rock climbers have been sneaking in some Chinook-style sessions at south-facing crags. On Monday I was wearing a T-shirt and climbing dry rock above a river that was frozen, but that had certainly thawed out.

Brandon Pullan December 1, 2021 Column
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Whiners and chair lifts

Canmore was recently transformed into a magical world of make-believe, dress up and fantasy. Hollywood rolled in, hired extras, turned downtown into someone’s imaginative set piece, and escorted the Mandalorian around from scene to scene. Yes, our humble abode will be featured in some ungodly miniseries production, and yes it will be binged by countless people around the world – who subscribe to HBO.

Brandon Pullan November 24, 2021 Column
Lights, camera, action

In 2005, the late and great comedian Robin Williams spent a day snowboarding at Sunshine Village. I’ll never forget it, because a friend and I arrived early in the morning, not knowing that Hollywood elite would be at the hill. Like many days before, we skinned up to poach a few early morning runs. But something seemed off.

Brandon Pullan November 17, 2021 Column
The road to recovery

In my last column I chronicled my own journey to injury. A combination of too much racing with a lot of intensity and vertical, combined with not enough downtime between efforts and my inexplicable decision to avoid the early warning signs led to me being sidelined with achilles pain. More precisely I have a case of insertional achilles tendinopathy.

Dr. Andy Reed November 17, 2021 Column

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Mayor Genung reflects on Outhouse Race accident involving Airdrie counterpart

From a November 12 speaking engagement

Patrick Gibson November 20, 2019 Editorial
Editorial: Keep Banff a mecca

Banff National Park is one of Alberta’s greatest natural treasures — one of Canada’s most wondrous assets, in fact, if not one of the world’s.

Calgary Herald Editorial Board August 29, 2018 Editorial
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Canadian hoops

Basketball is arguably one of the most universally played games in the world. It’s easy to play right? All you need is a basketball and a hoop.

High River Times August 22, 2018 Editorial
Supportive sweets

A recent initiative the Times had the opportunity to cover was particularly sweet.

High River Times August 16, 2018 Editorial
Forever a legend

Calgary Flames legend Jarome Iginla has called it a career.

High River Times August 10, 2018 Editorial

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Hospital in Airdrie

This letter is in response to letters from Crystal Kelly on September 23 and from Ray Dykes on October 6.

Letter to the editor October 13, 2021 Letters
Airdrie councillor keeping campaign virtual for family medical reasons

While you are talking to municipal candidates either on the streets of Airdrie or when they come knocking at your door, I have decided to take a different approach. You may have noticed, I was not at Airdrie Fest, or in photo ops with my council colleagues, for a good reason.

Letter to the editor October 13, 2021 Letters
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October civic election – Consider plumping the vote

Civic elections will be held across Alberta on October 18, and the time has come to decide how you will vote for mayor and council. Perhaps you have a clear vision of how you would like to see Cochrane in the future. Clearly, civic politicians play a significant role in shaping our town, but maybe only a few of the candidates share your vision. So, what can you do to ensure the maximum weight for your vote? Well, the concept of plumping the vote may help.

Letter to the editor October 6, 2021 Letters
Candidates should be championing hospital

Is it just me? So far I have not seen anyone championing the cause in this civic election for a full-service hospital in Airdrie. It’s almost like the Mayoral Candidates and hopeful Councillors have all brushed it aside as a non-event, at least from what I have read so far about what they are running for.

Letter to the editor October 6, 2021 Letters
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Game of lies

Letter to the editor September 21, 2021 Letters

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