The Mayor of Carbon Guss Nash has resigned from his position.
    The former mayor was at the helm for nearly 20 years before abruptly quitting due to a ‘toxic environment’.
    This comes after a tumultuous few months. In less than a year the village has seen a turnover of a Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and an Interim CAO. Shortly after the October general election, Clark Garret stepped down, and then longtime Councillor Keith Bramley resigned.
    The village also saw the suspension of its fire service for about a week in January.
    “I was getting in such a negative, toxic environment,” began Nash. “I don’t need that. I put 19 and a half years into it and I always look at the positive side, not the negative. We have accomplished a lot in 19 and a half years, all of them have been for the village.”
 Michelle Lomond and Thomas Laffin have put their names forward in a by-election to replace Keith Bramley Carbon residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, June 5.
    Nomination Day for the Mayor’s seat will take place on Thursday, July 12 with voting to follow on Thursday, August 9.
    “I’ll still be apart of it, I’ll still be there for my community. It’s a great place to live,”  he said.
    Nash is leaving his position at the village in a good financial position.
    “We have just finished our audit and the auditor says “You are one of the few that we audit that is in great financial shape” so there is a lot of positives,” said Nash.
    One of his biggest accomplishments goes to amending a road ban regarding the use of Highway 836 that runs through Carbon. The amendment allows large semis to haul goods within village limits.
    Nash is not sure of what the future has in store.
    “I don’t have to work so I don’t know,” laughed Nash. “I’m still on the board of directors for Nathan Cooper and the United Conservative Party and Martin Shields for the Conservative Party of Canada and also I sit on the Royal Tyrrell Museum Cooperating Society board so I’ve got things to do.”

    The Royal Tyrrell Museum has lent a hand to Janaya Chekowsky-McKenzie who is an eight-year-old child battling a rare and aggressive brain cancer.
    The prestigious museum offered a VIP guided tour and a VIP meet and greet with Dr. Locke and his trusty dinosaur on Tuesday, May 22, to help the young girl cross off bucket list items.
    Janaya was sworn in as Mayor for a Day at the Drumheller Committee of the Whole meeting. She was also assisted by two Drumheller Fire Department Firemen who carried her up the World’s Largest Dinosaur to add to her special day.
    “I already know she’s excited, she loves the pool,” said mother Amanda Chekowski. “We are going to see some dinosaurs. It’s a memory for the rest of the family too because half of the people that are here haven’t been here before so it’s going to be a memory that all of us will really cherish and appreciate. We can’t thank everybody enough for everything.”
    The young girl has about a 50 per cent chance of living for another year so once word had spread about her condition, the Drumheller community stepped in to help her with her wishes.
    Calgary Radio Station CJAY 92 initially learned of her story and shared it which set off a chain of events that will help make her wish come true.
    Her story has been shared locally through social media, and many community groups and businesses have shown support for Janaya’s wish.
    “It all started with a bucket list and then it turned into a lot of generous people who wanted to help,” said Chekowski.
    “I don’t know if there are really words for it, Everybody has been so amazing and whether it’s from Edmonton or Calgary or Drumheller or Beaumont, I’m speechless. It’s more than words could say.”