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The round table of the Banff National Park planning forum – set up more than 15 years ago to make Parks Canada more publicly accountable – will now only convene every other year.

Canmore residents have the opportunity to evaluate their homes to increase energy efficiency thanks to a rebate program involving multiple government and non-profit agencies.

The Town of Banff plans to issue a public tender to paid parking suppliers as part of an investigation into options on how user-pay parking could be introduced in the tourist town to ease crippling parking and traffic troubles.

The title doesn’t give it away, but the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan has significant implications for residents of the Bow Valley, as well as the entire southern portion of the province of Alberta.

Things are getting pretty hairy thanks to the Banff Bears. Banff Collegiate High School (BCHS) is throwing everything its got behind this year’s Movember campaign, and want to show everyone can get involved – no matter what gender they are.

The Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre (CMAGS) signed a new lease with the Town of Canmore keeping the community organization in place to the end of 2024.

Banff Housing Corporation had its operational line of credit increased to $1 million this week so it can negotiate a land purchase. Town council discussed the issue during an in-camera session Tuesday (Nov.

The third year of Banff’s Bon App étit event begins Thursday (Nov. 14) and it is more appetizing than ever. The annual fall dining special has grown since it started in 2011, with 12 restaurants participating increasing to 30 on board this year.

Between two separate traffic stops over the last week, Canmore RCMP seized 37 pounds of marijuana and charged three people under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Last Friday (Nov.

The Banff Mansion is about to get a new look with a luxurious cubby house-style residential wing overlooking the Bow River.