Banff

“He had a little staff accom in the back of that shop and he’s lost everything ... his driver’s licence, all his clothes, everything is gone.”

It’s been a hot start to 2024 in the Bow Valley winter sports world. Though only a few weeks into the new calendar year, many local athletes have made an impression in their respective sports locally, nationally, and internationally.

“We can’t wait several more years to start implementing changes. We have to start working on these now," said Mayor Corrie DiManno.

A crowdfunding initiative is set up for the final push of the documentary film.

No injuries were reported and no other buildings were affected by the fire, say officials. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

"The Town of Banff continues to believe our position is strong and we still have questions that need to be resolved before we would change course on the pedestrian zone as we know it.”

“Officers attended and determined that the suspect vehicle had struck two vehicles, one of which was a Town of Banff pickup truck."

“Surprised” is one of few words Kraft used to describe the feeling of people helping to put him up at a hotel and out of the bitter cold.

Due to extreme cold in the Bow Valley and Alberta, three local ski hills have halted operations and one remains open with limited lift access.

Banff's fire department is delivering water bottles to residents in Alpine Apartments, which has no water service while crews excavate and repair the water mains that broke earlier Thursday morning in frigid temperatures.