Local News

The expansion of the Bow River Seniors Lodge in Canmore has seen a couple of major changes recently, including being split in two phases and acquiring a bigger price tag than the original $8.5 million announced a year ago.

Alarms over a health concern rang for employees at Lafarge’s Exshaw cement plant on Wednesday (Oct. 28) and prompted a shut down in procedures.

French President François Hollande will include Banff on his whirlwind official state visit to Canada early next month. The Nov.

Banff Housing Corporation is out of the development business and the Town of Banff is taking over.

After five years at the helm of the provincial destination marketing organization, CEO Bruce Okabe is stepping down.

The latest provincial assessment results indicate Bow Valley students are exceeding provincial standards.

On Oct. 27, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. Banff RCMP responded to a report of mischief to vehicles parked in the 200 block of Beaver Street. In total, six vehicles were located with multiple windows smashed out.

Shortly after news of the shooting of a Canadian soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa shocked Canadians, inside the Parliament Building attending a caucus meeting, Wild Rose MP Blake Richards heard the sounds of gunfire just before 10 a.m.

Parks Canada has issued a bear warning for in and around the Town of Banff. According to Parks, a grizzly bear has been frequenting the area in search of food.

Parks Canada is considering a resubmitted and slightly altered project by Sunshine Village to develop a new Goat’s Eye Lodge.