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CANMORE - A combination of factors are pointing toward a significant increase to the Canmore RCMP service budget, with well more than $1 million in added costs to its current $2.8 million budget expected over the next five years.

CANMORE - The capital project to repair the Canmore Rec Centre is moving forward with a $12.9 million budget after elected officials approved an increase this week. Canmore council voted unanimously to increase the project budget by $2.

CANMORE - Canmore firefighters have never been busier. Last year, the department responded to 660 calls, an increase of 20 per cent compared to 2016, according to statistics provided to municipal council on May 8.

CANMORE – Jodi Burke is upset and it’s easy to see why. On May 7 she dropped off her 17-month-old son, Lennon, for his first day at an unregistered day-home on Coyote Lane and headed off to work for the day, believing her son was in good hands.

DEAD MAN'S FLATS - A rash of vehicle thefts and two home break-ins over the past few months has residents in Dead Man's Flats on edge.

CANMORE – For well over a decade, political leaders in the Bow Valley have been hard-pressed to get the provincial government to recognize resort communities as having distinct needs, but with the possibility of a 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games bi

BANFF – Building and development permit revenue was up significantly last year with development activity in the tourist town at a 20-year high.

CANMORE - With nearly 400 attendees from 44 countries participating in talks, poster presentations and a field trip to the Athabasca Glacier, it was the largest conference of its kind ever hosted in Canada.

CANMORE – Canmore’s Chamber of Commerce is calling on the Town to suspend its enforcement of signage regulations while it goes through a process to rewrite the Land Use Bylaw.

YOHO - A backcountry guiding company will have to fork over a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to failing to have a business licence while operating in Yoho National Park.