Banff

BANFF – One of two chances for the public to have their input heard at a council meeting looks set to be scrapped. On Thursday (Oct.

BANFF – Paid parking and a residential parking permit system are under consideration to ease parking pressures in the tourist town. On Thursday (Oct.

BANFF – Politicians have put the brakes on a proposal to lower the speed limit on residential streets in the tourist town to 30 kilometres per hour, preferring to get more public feedback before making a decision. At a meeting Tuesday (Oct.

BANFF – The soaring popularity of Banff National Park has reignited a decades-old debate over limits to the number of people at certain iconic tourist hot spots like Moraine Lake and Lake Louise.

BOW VALLEY – Banff’s average rental rates have increased by eight per cent while Canmore saw a five per jump in the cost of renting a home over the same period last year.

BOW VALLEY – With upwards of 60 centimetres of snow falling in Kananaskis Country last week during a major early season storm, public safety officials are warning of early season backcountry avalanche conditions throughout the Rocky Mountains.

JASPER – A 52-year-old female bus driver was struck and killed by her bus in the parking lot of the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, Oct. 4. According to the RCMP, she was outside of her bus when it hit her around 1:15 p.m.

BANFF – Banff Housing Corporation is potentially interested in building price- restricted apartment style units on its lands on the 300 block of Banff Avenue close to the downtown core.

BOW VALLEY – Sometimes in order to reach higher ground you need to a little help from your friends.

BOW VALLEY – Cannabis legalization is a mere two weeks away and, as municipal governments grapple with the change, local school boards are also considering changes to their procedures.