Canmore

With big time races right around the corner, local cross-country skiers had early opportunities to test out strategy, endurance levels and more practice on taxing terrain on home turf.

“Anyone in the hospitality industry in Canmore or Banff knows if you don’t have staff housing you will not get staff.”

Nightrise, a collaborative, immersive digital art experience between Pursuit, Montreal-based Moment Factory and the Îyârhe Nakoda, is back at the Banff Gondola to highlight the First Nation's language and culture through sight and sound, beginning with an evening ride up the mountain.

"If I ski really well I know I can be on the podium so I'm trying to prepare for that."

Even Banff National Park, one of the most pristine and gorgeous locations on Earth, isn’t immune to pollution.

Canmore local Krissy Scurfield remains a top prospect and player for Rugby Canada's women's sevens team as they look to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

“Wildlife usage of this area is just one of the reasons why we have clear signage asking the public to keep their dog on a leash."

In collaboration with Parks Canada, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies is seeking up to three Indigenous artists to create temporary murals on eight-by-eight foot wooden boxes to be displayed prominently on the grounds of the Cave and Basin, and tucked away in the winter.

“It is all volunteers going out and that is gratifying because with our information, we can see how many birds we get compared to previous years and what factors contributed to that.”

“The number of calls are not factored into the contract sum at all. That is strictly determined by the market assessed values within the service lands of the MD compared to the town site of Canmore and it is a proportional percentage that is taken.”