Local News

Organizers are looking to the community to help ensure one of Canmore’s longest-running events does not end in this, its 25th year.

Parks Canada says the 2016 cross-country world cup race in Lake Louise is not a done deal – but the event is already listed and being promoted on the Federation Internationale de Ski’s (FIS) website.

Canmore Business and Tourism’s contract to provide economic development expired at the end of 2014, but the organization will continue to provide the service until the end of April.

Pristine, untouched wilderness – it is hard to come by and harder to protect, but that is exactly what photographer and conservationist Ian McAllister and Pacific Wild are hoping to accomplish.

Fencing the entire Banff recreation ground area to mitigate wildlife conflict and maintenance issues is a recommendation of the draft redevelopment plan for the recreation grounds – but Parks Canada is not in favour of the proposal.

There were 50 species of birds seen during this year’s Christmas Bird Count– a near record for the annual Banff-Canmore event. The all-time high count was 54 species in 2003, while the all-time low was 36 in 1989 and 2008.

Cleanup and investigation continues into a major train derailment that saw eight cars plunge into a Banff creek. Fifteen Canadian Pacific cars left the tracks while crossing a bridge over 40 Mile Creek on Dec. 26, with eight falling into the creek.

The Town of Canmore has officially taken ownership of the sports field adjacent to Our Lady of the Snows in Three Sisters and the local school will contribute funds for its upkeep and maintenance.

A man in his mid-30s is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a skiing accident Sunday morning (Jan. 4) in Banff National Park.

Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a chain reaction of accidents this afternoon (Jan. 2) on the TransCanada Highway west of Banff.