Local News

BOW VALLEY - A highly anticipated report on human-wildlife coexistence contains 28 recommendations on reducing the probability and severity of wildlife encounters in the busy and highly developed Bow Valley.

KANANASKIS – A pet goat on a trail in Kananaskis Country has raised a red flag for wildlife experts who are concerned about the potential for disease to spread from domestic goats to wild bighorn sheep.

BANFF - Two bed and breakfast homeowners who lost their permits for operating illegal rooms are appealing - one accusing the Town of Banff of being punitive and the other alleging B&B rules are inconsistent.

The Calgary Kangaroos hold their annual Australian Football 10s tournament at the Banff Rec Grounds on Saturday (May 26). The tournament, the sole time that AFL rules football is played in Banff, is played a little smaller with only 10 players a side instead of the regular 18 owing to the smaller size of the Banff Recreation Grounds field.

BANFF - The Town of Banff is under flood watch - but there's no cause for alarm.

RCMP have identified the body found by kayakers in Lake Louise on Sunday (May 27) as 35-year-old Jibran Khan Malik. Malik was reported missing to Edmonton Police Service on Oct. 3, 2017. His vehicle was located by RCMP in Lake Louise on Oct.

BANFF - Parking and traffic fine revenue was $369,000 under budget in 2017. The Town of Banff was expecting $1.1 million in revenue from the RCMP and Banff bylaw department, but it came in at $780,600.

BOW VALLEY - The Canadian Rockies Public School (CRPS) division will not have to cut any jobs next year to balance its budget and will instead dip into its operational reserves to cover a $332,000 deficit for the 2018-19 school year.

BANFF – Public members sitting on two municipal committees dealing with contentious planning and development issues will be paid an honorarium.

CANMORE – For the last 60 years, the owners of 630 10th Street have enjoyed a little piece of heaven located in the middle of Canmore’s downtown core.