Lake Louise

“It’s a pretty difficult existence to make a go of it as a bear in the Bow Valley, and the challenges with all the people and it’s a bit of a harsh landscape, and now it’s a time where they rest and we have a responsibility to respect that period of their lives.”

Recently released poll by poll results revealed some municipalities in the Bow Valley stayed in line with the majority of the province, such as Bighorn, Exshaw and Canmore which all voted Conservative, while other communities such as Lake Louise, Banff and Morley had different results.

"Of course housing issues, labour shortages, all these things are critically important to the Bow Valley and these are issues that will certainly be on my radar screen."

Incumbent Conservative Party candidate Blake Richards has been re-elected as Banff-Airdrie's representative in the House of Commons

A variety of topics were up for debate at the Cochrane Alliance Church, ranging from alternative energy, climate change, gender pronouns, free speech, pharmacare and equalization payments in Canada

The Rocky Mountain Outlook editorial board put together three questions for the candidates from the major political parties in the Banff-Airdrie riding – each candidate responded in their own words

The 70-year-old man from Winnipeg was reported overdue to RCMP on Thursday (Sept. 19) around 7 p.m. by another hiking party that was on the southwest ridge scrambling route of Mount Temple

Parks Canada has decided against allowing e-bikes on backcountry trails in the Lake Louise area, pending further evaluation and monitoring

Anne Wilson from Canmore will be the NDP candidate for the upcoming federal election, while Gwyneth Midgley has been nominated for the Liberals – Canadians head to the polls on Oct. 21

Candidates for Banff-Airdrie are already on the campaign trail, with voters expected to go to the polls on Oct. 21