Local News

Canmore residents are using less water and are paying more for it as a result. Council passed its water and utility rate bylaws for 2011 with an increase of three per cent to both.

Banff plans to look at ways to stop people from stealing valuable recyclables from residential bins.

For a group of local students interested in engineering and technology, it’s about what you discover, not what you win.

After nearly 10 years at the helm of Tourism Canmore Kananaskis, executive director John Samms is stepping down. While he will no longer be in charge, Samms has been named the new director of sales for the destination marketing organization.

A Canmore man caught in an avalanche over the weekend is lucky to be alive. The man, who has not been identified, was backcountry ski touring alone on Mount Sparrowhawk on Saturday (Jan. 29) when the slide occurred.

Brewster is proposing to build a multi-million dollar suspended glass floor observation platform overlooking the spectacular Sunwapta Valley in a bid to lure more tourists.

Bottled water will not be for sale when the new concession at the Banff recreation centre opens in March as part of the municipality’s ongoing efforts to go green.

The Canmore Planning Commission has approved a development permit to improve the façade of a building on Main Street considered by many to be an eyesore.

Winnebagos, fifth wheels and all other recreational vehicles may soon have to find new homes other than on Canmore’s streets and driveways.

The Town of Banff is one step closer to moving ahead with its inventory of commercial floor space in the national park town’s six commercial districts.