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Canmore, Banff, Jasper hire public affairs firm for work on special tourism status

Canmore, Banff, Jasper hire public affairs firm for work on special tourism status

“All three of our communities have a visitor population that surpasses our resident tax base, and so our residents currently help pay for that visitor infrastructure…we’re looking for that recognition to help take the burden off of our residents.”
Parks Canada to look at transit options for Kootenay, Yoho national parks

Parks Canada to look at transit options for Kootenay, Yoho national parks

“Transit always addresses how people move around the park, but it doesn’t address what they do when they get there and the potential impacts of having that volume of people in one place on the landscape.”

EDITORIAL: Highway stretch too dangerous to ignore

Yoho National Park has a deadly problem that cannot be overlooked by Ottawa any longer.

COMMENTARY: Food for a healthy planet and healthy people

COMMENTARY: Agricultural land covers 40 per cent of the global land mass and food production accounts for up to 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now more than ever, we have to pay attention to how we eat in order to keep ourselves and our planet healthy.
Donation helps reduce financial barriers for sports participation

Donation helps reduce financial barriers for sports participation

A $40,000 donation will help local children and youth keep active by removing financial barriers to participating in sports and recreation.
Bow Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducting 8 game-changers

Bow Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducting 8 game-changers

The time to celebrate the people who bring greatness to Bow Valley sports and mountaineering is right around the corner.
Smoky skies prompt air quality statements for Banff, Canmore, neighbouring communities

Smoky skies prompt air quality statements for Banff, Canmore, neighbouring communities

Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for local communities Sunday afternoon (Sept. 11).
Parks trying to return fire to national parks

Parks trying to return fire to national parks

“Wilderness areas are ideal places to support fire on the land because they typically contain large areas where fires will pose limited threats to public safety, buildings and infrastructure."
EDITORIAL: Up to everyone to use paths, trails respectfully

EDITORIAL: Up to everyone to use paths, trails respectfully

As the towns of Banff and Canmore have prioritized more active modes of transit, a new battle is taking place among some residents and visitors. Who has priority on the paths and/or trails and is it possible to simply share them and be respectful of one another?
Accessibility skateboarding program opens up sport

Accessibility skateboarding program opens up sport

“The skateboarding community and the people I’ve met at the skate parks have offered to help. The board shops fully sponsored us for everything we could’ve asked for. The whole skateboard community just wants to get people into skateboarding.
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