Local News

Dead Man’s Flats land swap negotiations are back on the table and a local environmentalist is asking Bighorn council to consider an alternative to developing the land if the swap is not successful.

The latest update on the Lake Louise to Banff Loppet and Relay has good snow coverage reported over the entire track, with volunteers working away to machine pack from Castle Junction to the finish at Sawback.

An Alpine Club of Canada proposal to build a new winter-only backcountry hut in Yoho National Park is heading to the next stage of Parks Canada’s development process.

The Town of Banff has gone to public tender to investigate paid parking options. A request for proposals (RFP) was issued Monday (Jan. 6) and the deadline is Jan. 23.

Canmore RCMP are looking for suspects involved in two separate shoplifting incidents in the community over the past week. Last Thursday (Jan. 9), at 4:30 p.m.

Dangerous avalanche conditions in the Rocky Mountains have closed the Trans-Canada Highway from Lake Louise all the way to Golden B.C. Parks Canada officials said Monday (Jan.

Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton needed a pressure draw to the button to take home $70,500 in the Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game presented by Pinty’s final at Banff’s Fenlands rec centre, Sunday (Jan. 12). The game was aired by TSN.

Alberta’s Kevin Martin will meet Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton in the Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game presented by Pinty’s final at 11 a.m. on TSN, Sunday (Jan. 12), with $57,000 up for grabs. On Saturday (Jan.

Fans of curling had a close up and personal look at some of the best players in the world, Saturday as the Fenlands rec centre hosted the Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game.

After years of contracting Brewster Canada to provide bus drivers, Roam Transit will begin hiring its own staff this year for the Banff local service.