Local News

A local family of four is looking for a new a place to live after a basement fire on Jan. 1 left them without a roof over their heads to begin the new year.

A cougar walked through the middle of Banff in the early hours of Tuesday (Jan. 9), prompting Parks Canada officials to warn people to be on alert and make sure there are no wildlife attractants in town. RCMP reported the cougar sighting about 3 a.m.

The second phase to expand and rebuild Banff Elementary School will begin in less than two weeks time, according to Canadian Rockies Public Schools (CRPS) superintendent Chris MacPhee.

For many, the number 13 is an unlucky one, but for Canmore's John Morris and Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes, a victory in game 13 of the Canadian mixed curling trials has them en route to the PyeongChang Olympics. On Sunday (Jan.

A Newfoundland man will spend the next four months in jail and another year on probation after pleading guilty to refusing a roadside screening test and taking off in his truck before crashing it in Canmore last summer.

A request by Parks Canada’s representative on the Municipal Planning Commission to discuss and decide on a recent development proposal in private has renewed discussion on the need for legislative change.

Innovate Canmore is launching a new children’s educational program to help Bow Valley students learn the ins and outs of computer coding.

Plans to tear down an A-ranked heritage home in Banff linked to prominent arts and drama promoter Margaret Greenham to make way for a new housing development has brought the issue of heritage protection to the political level. On Monday (Jan.

Banff residents look set to see a 5.34 per cent tax increase. Despite several failed attempts by councillors Ted Christensen and Peter Poole to cut back the 2018 operating budget on Monday (Jan. 8), council affirmed a budget with a 5.

While 26 plains bison have been living in the backcountry of Banff National Park for the past year, there are still plenty of unknown factors concerning what exactly is going to happen when they are released into the wild this summer.