Local News

Canmore residents applying for a class one home occupation will no longer have to go through the development permit process if council changes its Land Use Bylaw later this year.

None of the cubs born to Banff’s collared female grizzly bears last year have survived. Both 138 and 130 emerged from the den last spring, each with two cubs in tow, but the females headed into the den in fall without their cubs.

The life and death of a celebrity female grizzly bear that made her home in the busy Bow Valley for almost 25 years is being hailed a success story. Bear 64 has been described as the “perfect bear.

The Municipal District of Bighorn is a few months away from seeing its landscape return to conditions prior to the life-altering 2013 flood.

Canmore’s elected officials spent over five hours Tuesday night (Jan. 13) listening to local residents’ submissions regarding a proposal to build approximately 20 more homes in the Peaks of Grassi subdivision.

In the wake of the brutality and tragedy at Charlie Hebdo in Paris, editorial cartoonists the world over find themselves in the spotlight. We are asking each other and ourselves difficult questions.

Four skiers narrowly dodged a 2.5 avalanche on Saturday (Jan. 10) at a notorious Kananaskis backcountry mountain.

Stoney Nakoda ancestors’ traditions and pride are being passed down to their descendants with a new elder movement. As part of the cultural progression will be assisted by a grant from members in the Bow Valley community.

A small increase in solid waste services utility fees for Canmore residents will go a long way in keeping the community looking good.

While the Canmore Tennis Club is keen to move forward now with a project to improve and add more tennis courts at Lion’s Park, town council has served the ball into the 2016 court instead.