Local News

Eight homes in Banff sold for more than $1 million over the last year-and-a-half. According to Town of Banff assessor Frank Watson, 96 single-family homes and duplexes sold between July 2009 and the end of 2010.

A small local company that has hauled Parks Canada’s garbage for the last 13 years says the Town of Banff has killed their business by agreeing to take over the job.

No one was injured in an avalanche that occurred at Mount Norquay at 2:35 p.m. when it swept from the upper Valley of Ten to the bottom of Gun Run, Friday (March 11).

Commercial and residential taxpayers in Canmore and Banff will see the amount of provincial property taxes they pay go down or only slightly increase this year.

A joint bid by Banff and Canmore to host the 2014 Alberta Winter Games is one step closer to reality.

One of Parks Canada’s most loyal employees is calling it quits. Atar, the search and rescue dog, is retiring at the end of this month after a storied five-year career with the federal agency.

The biggest municipal project in the history of Canmore received its final approval this week. Canmore council voted unanimously on Tuesday (March 15) to award the contract for construction of the Multiplex to Calgary-based Graham Construction.

There is both good news and bad news relative to this year’s 12th annual Canmore Children’s Festival.

Officials at Mount Norquay confirm an avalanche occurred inbounds at 2:35 p.m. Friday from the upper valley of the tens to the bottom of Gun run.

For the first time in the history of the Municipal District of Bighorn, a comprehensive list of the region’s most important heritage structures and sites has been compiled.