Local News

Blake Richards is proof nice guys don’t always finish last. In the case of the Airdrie native, they actually win once in a while. Richards, 36, will defend his seat in the May 2 federal election in the Wild Rose electoral district.

Two brothers narrowly escaped with their lives after one of them triggered an avalanche just outside the boundary of the Lake Louise ski hill Saturday (March 26). The skier who triggered the class 2.

The Province of Alberta has launched a study to get a better handle on the number of wolverines in Kananaskis Country and exactly where they live.

Canmore teacher Jeff Horvath has announced he is putting his name forward as the NDP candidate for the Wild Rose constituency in the upcoming federal election.

Banff’s hotel industry plans to fight the Town of Banff’s proposal to go to a merit-based review system for handing out the remaining commercial development space.

Two Canmore RCMP officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of an armed robbery suspect on Railway Avenue at the beginning of January.

Banff council has given the green light to spend $26,000 on a temporary public art installation.

Having taken second spot in the last federal election locally, the Green Party is hoping to retain that momentum and recognition this spring. However, candidate Mike MacDonald said this week he is in it to win it.

The Town of Canmore is planning on paying $500,000 to fix a sinkhole in Three Sisters Mountain Village and then pursuing the provincial government and developer to recoup the funds.

The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Canmore Eagles have become an endangered species. The club announced Wednesday (March 30) it needs to raise $100,000 by June 30 or the team will leave Canmore.