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Canada’s national public avalanche safety organization introduced its new identity and new logo last week in Banff.

Canmore is in the process of rewriting its Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and part of that high level planning document considers what is needed for living and growing as a community with wildlife.

People working outdoors in the mountains as highway avalanche control technicians, as backcountry ski guides or as avalanche forecasters at ski hills have a lot in common with academics studying snow and avalanches from a scientific perspective, acco

The Bow Valley Immigration Partnership (BVIP), a coalition of community groups, local government and business dedicated to improving immigrant integration in the Bow Valley, is seeking foreign-born Bow Valley residents to join a new planning group.

The Northern Tribes Buffalo Treaty signed at Browning, Montana in Blackfeet territory is a sign of hope and progress, according to Banff conservationist and bison champion Harvey Locke; not the sort of progress that destroyed vast herds of bison in t

Canmore residents are definitely interested in solar power. At the beginning of summer, the municipality unveiled a new incentive program to help eight local families install photovoltaic cells on their homes.

The community of Canmore is but a few meetings away from a future with local transit on the streets.

Becoming a greener citizen through solar power could mean more green in your wallet. In hopes the community will embrace solar energy, the Town of Banff may soon see incentives for residential and commercial property owners who go green.

Enrolment at Canadian Rocky Public Schools (CRPS) has seen an increase overall in students from 2013-14, but is a dozen shy of previous projections for this year.

Bow Valley outdoor fanatics can rejoice as areas along Legacy Trail and Cascade Ponds have reopened for recreational usage, including the addition of new bridges and a revived aquatic habitat.