Local News

Cochrane RCMP arrested four people and shut down a chop shop after executing a search warrant in Morley on March 23.

Most of the Banff townsite will likely be declared a high-risk zone for wildfire.

Canmore Golf & Curling Club has achieved designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the society’s program for golf courses.

Parks Canada has issued a warning to the Town of Banff over a sewage spill into the Bow River last November.

Bears are coming out of the dens in Banff. Parks Canada confirmed the first sighting of a grizzly bear on Saturday (March 24) along the Bow Valley Parkway by Backswamp.

The Canadian Rockies Public School division (CRPS) is facing a $300,000 shortfall after the provincial government opted to hold fast on its plan to adjust its funding formula for students from Grade 10-12.

Grizzly bear numbers in this region are stable, if not slightly increasing.

Two off-leash dogs drew the attention of a cougar that had killed an elk near the Hoodoos viewpoint in Banff National Park last week. Parks Canada wardens are investigating the March 22 incident and charges are pending against a Banff woman.

Two Canmore-based breweries have won the hearts and tastebuds of judges in the first Alberta Beer Awards held in Calgary on March 14.

The list of contributors for mayor and council candidates for the 2017 municipal election campaign is now public. Campaign financial disclosure statements, required under the Local Authorities Election Act, are now available at www.banff.ca.