Local News

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

Electricity throughout the town of Canmore was knocked out for two hours Sunday afternoon (July 12) after a squirrel made its way into an AltaLink substation causing a flashover and the subsequent power outage.

The Liberal candidate for this region is voicing some concerns about proposed expansion and development at the Lake Louise ski resort, while the sitting Conservative MP is in full support.

Adamu Tanaka is the kind of hockey player the Canmore Eagles love to hear about. Homegrown, talented and inspired by the club, Tanaka is exactly the type of player the organization wants to give a chance to play in the Bow Valley.

Several fires are burning in the mountain national parks and a fire ban has been put in place because of dangerous wildfire conditions.

A plea from investors of a property with $37,671 in penalties related to years of unpaid property taxes while the property was under creditor protection won no favours with Canmore’s elected officials earlier this month.

Two years after the June 2013 flood saw mountain creeks decimate homes in Canmore and Exshaw, the province has given notice to those living in temporary flood housing they have until the end of the month to move out.

An initiative is underway in Canmore to plant trees that don’t produce fruit in a bid to reduce attractants to wildlife, including bears.

Member of Parliament Blake Richards updated Improvement District No. 9 (ID 9) last week on temporary foreign workers (TFW) and International Experience Canada (IEC) programs in the area.

A direct control land use district is being proposed for the Canmore Hotel in order to allow for future development of the vacant part of the site and restoration of the historic building at the same time.