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Banff has a housing vacancy rate of zero and some of the highest rental costs in Alberta. That’s according to a newly-released 2013 apartment vacancy and rental cost survey by Alberta Municipal Affairs, which indicates Banff’s vacancy rate was 1.

Roadways in bear habitat are having a discernable affect on the population of grizzly bears in the province of Alberta.

Two separate appeals against a decision by Parks Canada to conditionally approve plans for Sunshine Village to develop a new Goat’s Eye Lodge have been dropped.

G8 Legacy manager urges MD to protect underpass integrity The MD of Bighorn has taken a step towards considering what type of development, infrastructure and land use could be appropriate for municipally-owned land adjacent to the Dead Man’s Flats wi

With a shift in how North American consumers are viewing bars and restaurants and their willingness to travel to eat a meal, one of Alberta’s top economists says Canmore’s economy is poised to benefit.

The Town of Banff is going out to the public on options for paid parking in the tourist town, including the potential for limited free parking for residents.

A five-hour search by an RCMP tracking dog led to the Thursday (March 13) arrest near Dead Man’s Flats of a B.C. man suspected of stealing a truck in Drayton Valley. Dorian Bell, 25, of Enderby, B.C.

The Sail and Life Training Society (S.A.LT.

An initiative that has been making waves across North America now has a local chapter in the Bow Valley. 100 Women Who Care Rockies are on a mission to raise $40,000 in one year to support local charitable organizations in the Bow Valley.

Assessments of properties along Cougar Creek this year have seen 10 to 30 per cent reductions in the value of land and buildings.