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No idling bylaw is nonesense

No idling bylaw is nonesense

Editor: One thing I learned as a parent was that you’d better not ever make a rule that you weren’t prepared to enforce – because, if you did make such a rule, and subsequently failed to enforce it, that sequence of events not only made that particul
CBT wants to own Christmas in Alberta

CBT wants to own Christmas in Alberta

Canmore Business and Tourism’s upcoming plans for Christmas will see a month long festival aimed at making the mountain community synonymous with the holidays around the province.
Field without power after snowstorm

Field without power after snowstorm

The village of Field just on the other side of the B.C. border is completely without power after BC Hydro's distribution line suffered damage on Sunday (Nov. 9) as the result of the first winter storm to hit the region.
Call out for tenant resolution board

Call out for tenant resolution board

A new housing strategy calls for the Town of Banff and Alberta Health Services to investigate setting up a quasi-judicial tenant resolution board for the Bow Valley.
Canmore council prohibits idling vehicles

Canmore council prohibits idling vehicles

There was near gridlock in Canmore council chambers on Tuesday night (Nov. 4) as elected officials debated at length a traffic and road use bylaw and then approved the document, thereby making idling vehicles illegal.
Valiquette story that of a good man in a bad time

Valiquette story that of a good man in a bad time

Joseph Antoine Louis Valiquette was a good man. He was a good father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had no vices and no dark moods.
Bighorn's first “;true”fire truck ready

Bighorn's first “;true”fire truck ready

The Spartan arrived in Bighorn today (Nov. 6), equipped with improved weaponry to take out the worst of blazes. The MD of Bighorn welcomed its first “true” fire truck, which has a Spartan chassis specifically designed for fire service.
Licence plate recognizes Edmonton-based PPCLI

Licence plate recognizes Edmonton-based PPCLI

Alberta’s newest licence plate can make driving your vehicle an act of remembrance.
Banff slices and dices addition of food trucks

Banff slices and dices addition of food trucks

Mobile food trucks won’t be setting up in Banff any time soon. On Oct.
TSMV says human use concerning

TSMV says human use concerning

For many people the terms wildlife corridor and habitat patch are synonymous with Three Sisters Mountain Village and what has been an at times contentious development in the community of Canmore.
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