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Rates are going up for the Town of Banff to pick up your garbage and recycling. On Thursday (Dec. 13), council voted to increase solid waste utility rates for commercial properties by 2.9 per cent in 2014 and a further 3.

Canmore’s head engineer has proposed a number of strategies to address the issue of mountain creek flooding in light of what happened last June.

Overall visitation to Banff National Park has remained steady over the last two years, with the most recent increase to numbers of 2.5 per cent for the 2012-13 fiscal year. A total of 3.

Hockey is infectious and no one knows that better than Cynthia Hunt, who is taking the love of the game to the highest peaks on the planet. Hunt is founder of Health Inc. (a division of The HELP Inc.

Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) flood recovery chief administrative officer Dale Mather is continuing to work with Lafarge to justify a large invoice for the price per tonne of rock used during June’s state of emergency. Lafarge submitted a $1.

Headlines around the country and even the world detailing bear 122’s eating habits in Banff National Park have some concerned that grizzlies in the park are being portrayed in a misleading way.

A detailed hazard and risk assessment of Cougar Creek has revealed the June 2013 flood event was more rare than originally suspected.

The option for a one-day business licence for photographers working in the Town of Banff is being expanded to several other businesses. On Thursday (Dec.

Banff National Park is planning $6 million worth of work in 2014 to repair damage from the June flood.

A bull elk had its antlers removed last week after becoming entangled in Christmas tree lights and decorations.