Local News

The Town of Banff will spend $1 million to buy equipment to truck its own garbage to the landfill.

A motorcyclist is in hospital after colliding with a vehicle Wednesday (July 22) on Highway 93 in Banff National Park. A 58-year-old male motorcyclist from Stony Plain was airlifted to Calgary Foothills Medical Centre just after 1:30 p.m.

The improved and more user-friendly website for the Municipal District of Bighorn will serve as a more sound reporting system in the case of local emergencies. Administration unveiled the website – www.mdbighorn.

The budgeting process for a municipal government is a complex job completed on an annual basis for both an operating budget for the following year and a five-year capital plan.

Banff politicians have approved a two-tier wage system for Banff’s volunteer firefighters.

When a Canmore man’s life was jeopardized by a freak accident on July 16, basic knowledge of CPR and first aid may have been the difference in minimizing further bodily harm.

A second farmers market in Banff may still have some life.

Banff’s horse-drawn carriage tours may be banned from using the Bow River bridge during the tourist town’s busiest times in a bid to ease nightmare traffic conditions.

A local 63-year-old man struck by lightning in Canmore on Thursday (July 16) was airlifted to Calgary Foothills Medical Centre for a thorough check up.

The popular hiking trail through Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park was closed for almost a week while Parks Canada crews conducted a risk assessment and removed up to 30 trees in the area after a young boy was critically injured when a tree fell