Local News

CANMORE - A curious black bear caused quite a stir on Thursday night after it nearly wandered into the entrance of the Lodges at Canmore.

BOW VALLEY - If one Cochranite has his way, a new pathway will be developed that would connect Cochrane through to Canmore and Banff.

CANMORE - In early May, John Borrowman sat down with journalist Aryn Toombs to discuss the Olympics for the Outlook's Downstream Podcast.

CANMORE – A wildfire mitigation plan update for the Town of Canmore recommends the municipal fire department design and builds a structure protection trailer with sprinklers to improve its response to wildfires in the future.

CANMORE - A new apartment building in Stewart Creek's phase two will include three perpetually affordable housing units after approval by the Canmore Planning Commission in May.

BANFF - The cash-in-lieu fee businesses pay the Town of Banff instead of building required housing has been increased from $21,000 to $32,810 - still well below the real cost of building a bedroom.

BANFF – The Boss is back wandering the train tracks at great risk in search of grain and ungulate carcasses.

BANFF – Once a wild and free river, waters are once again flowing in the Cascade almost to the Bow River.

CANMORE - Personal crimes reported in Canmore jumped by 25 per cent in 2017, driven largely by increases in assault, criminal harassment and uttering threats, according to the RCMP's year-end report.

CANMORE – New entry signs for Spring Creek Mountain Village on Main Street in Canmore were rejected by the Canmore Planning Commission on May 29 because of thier height.