Local News

As of today, distracted driving legislation comes into effect throughout the province and Canmore RCMP expect to be busy as a result.

Paul Hatfield has relived a little history. Departing Thursday (Aug. 18), the Canmore resident led a crew of 10 on a four-day voyageur canoe journey down the Athabasca River.

A program to help Parks Canada staff find their career path inside the government agency put employees in direct contact with upper levels of management for a no holds barred conversation.

A little piece of history made its way home to Canmore last week. One of the wooden logs from the original Canmore Opera House has returned to the community as part of a replica of the building being developed in Spring Creek Mountain Village.

A wolf pup was run over and killed on the Trans-Canada Highway Sunday (Aug. 28) – the second pup to be killed along the transportation corridor in Banff National Park this summer.

A major residential development will be built on the 300 block of Beaver Street – the first development in that neighbourhood since lands were changed from public service to residential.

A new report calls for an initial $825,000 financial investment to help give Banff National Park the competitive edge in the ongoing war to win over tourists world-wide.

The search for a hiker missing for 10 days in Highwood Pass was on hold Wednesday as searchers regrouped to decide what to do next. Kevin Kennedy, 59, went missing, Aug.

Two experienced climbers were plucked to safety, Monday morning (Aug. 29) after spending a long night near the 3,554-metre summit of Mount Temple.

Bigfoot believers claim they have DNA evidence that proves the mythical half-man, half-ape-like creature has been roaming the forests of Banff and Kootenay national parks.