Local News

CANMORE – It’s still early in the development but Canmore is soon going to play host to a new hostel being built at The Shops of Canmore site.

CANMORE – Local retailer Cornucopia Gifts aims to bridge the sales gap crafters and artisans face when attempting to sell their products outside of farmers markets and holiday craft fairs.

BANFF - The Town of Banff is spending about $10,300 to do its own survey of visitors about their experience in the tourist town.

BOW VALLEY - If there is one common refrain municipal leaders have been delivering to provincial officials over the past two decades in Alberta, it is the need for sustainable funding into the future.

BANFF ­– Prominent Banff businessman, conservationist and politician Peter Poole has lost his legal fight over development decisions and the population cap in the national park townsite.

CANMORE – Canmore’s elected officials hope to task an independent third party when it comes to reviewing complaints against themselves under new code of conduct legislation.

STONEY NAKODA - An outspoken critic from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation is being sued for defamation by the Stoney Tribal Council for a Facebook post and a document he posted in the administration building critical of his elected leaders.

Changes at the Outlook are also coming to our digital presence. That includes the launch this week of a brand new podcast Downstream - where we take you behind the headlines.

Corey Belireau, a former player for the Humboldt Broncos, stands in Friendship Park in Canmore on Wednesday (April 11). Belireau was involved in a car accident while playing for the team in 1988. He was a fan favourite for the club, leading scorer, and Centennial Cup finalist.

A female skier is lucky to be alive after being buried for 10 to 15 minutes in avalanche debris near Moraine Lake, April 5.