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The 10,000 square foot building behind Nutters and Home Hardware will include four employee-housing units and 68 parking stalls

New statistics show rental rates for one, two and three-bedroom units have increased by 71 per cent from 2016-19, prompting housing advocates to speak out about the affordability and lack of rental housing in Canmore

A closure for a grizzly bear, with cubs, has been changed to a warning along the Highline Trail and surrounding area in Canmore, according to the Alberta Parks website, while multiple cougars have been spotted at the Willow Rock Campground and Flowing Water Trail in Kananaskis Country

The union representing national park employees has declared an impasse over contract negotiations, including pay. The Public Service Alliance says if an agreement with the government can't be reached members will have the right to strike.

“I’m hoping to just bring some fresh kind of outlook on how things are going and then to just really be here to facilitate the organisation for the athlete’s performance and for Biathlon Canada.”

“Since his teenage years, he has explored the rugged Coast Mountain Range, climbing over 700 mountains, many of them first ascents and making perhaps one hundred multi-week, long-distance forays across the icefields and along the ridges of what is one of the last true wilderness areas on earth. Shunning the easy path, John has forged his own way through some of the most rugged geography on the planet. He is a mountaineer and an explorer of the first order."

It’s been one year since the bisons have been reintroduced into Banff National Park and they are reaching new heights.

The right engine of the twin-engine aircraft began operating at a significantly lower power setting than the left engine prior to the crash, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Out of the 5,500 plus staff accommodations in the Bow Valley, Banff provides the most with 2,930 beds, Lake Louise provides 1,661 beds, Kananaskis provides 540 beds and Canmore provides 453

“In their everyday actions, in their words and in their climbing, these women have inspired me to be strong, confident, courageous, vulnerable and dedicated."