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Whether you like to humbug your way through the holidays, or you embrace all the joy and vibrancy the Christmas season has to offer – the Bow Valley has a number of theatrical productions to entertain you throughout December.

Dad and Christmas: has there ever been a more notoriously difficult person to shop for at this time of year? Many of us, in a rush to buy our father a present for under the tree, but it ended up being something he would never use, or didn't fit h

"We have pieces in the house – some are from 1906, they have been around for a long time – since the Luxton family was in the house."

“This will be an opportunity to learn more about the water and climate challenges facing Canada and to work out new ways to find solutions to those. I am also hoping it might inspire young scientists to take up the challenge and find the excitement that I have found about this field of study.”

While the holidays bring times of joyful energy with festive lights and eggnog, it can also be one of the hardest times of the year for individuals going through grief and loss of a loved one

“The whole point of Into the Woods originally is to subvert expectations. Everybody is just trying to do whatever it takes to get what they dream – everybody has their desires, the only question is how far are you willing to go to get that.”

Alberta author, naturalist and outdoorsman Kevin Van Tighem will present from his latest book, Change and Nature (Our Place) at a Bow Valley Naturalists' presentation on Tuesday (Nov. 26) at 7:30 pm at the Banff Senior Centre

Canmore council is in the process of establishing a new Land Use Bylaw and a second public hearing was held in November after elected officials made significant changes to the legislation at second reading

“Ever since I can remember, I’ve been singing and making up songs. I was always very musical from an early age. I started doing musical theatre when I was about five years old.”

“Why it decided to enter the enclosure, we have no idea, but once he was in there, he regretted that decision really quickly."