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Individual expenses for elected officials running Stoney Nakoda First Nation reached an all time high of $1.4 million last year, according to financial records quietly released in late November under the First Nations Financial Transparency Act.

A new restaurant on Bear Street by the owners of Park Distillery has been given approval, with the developers volunteering to scale back construction hours so as not to hurt a neighbouring yoga business. On Wednesday (Jan.

Four Morley adults have been arrested by RCMP after an armed standoff in a home near Morley Community School, Thursday (Jan. 25). According to Cochrane RCMP, the incident began at about 9:50 a.m.

Banff’s busy planning and development department is getting extra help this year.

Six people filed appeals against a housing development that requires demolition of an A-ranked heritage property linked to prominent arts and drama promoter Margaret Greenham.

Cochrane RCMP are looking for Johnny Kootenay and again asking for the public's assistance in locating the 56 year old. "Johnny's not in any trouble, we just need to speak with him and confirm that he is OK, " said Cst. Kary Moore.

Ferra, a four year old German Shepard, pulls a training garment from rescue dog handler Logan Bennett at Burstall Lake in Kananaskis on Sunday (Jan. 21). Avalanche awareness days kicked off over the weekend across the Bow Valley, helping residents and tourists to learn to assess avalanche dangers and learn where to find more resources to be safe in the back country. For more information on current avalanche conditions see avalanche.ca.

The Town of Canmore has switched gears with respect to its enforcement strategy to deal with illegal tourist homes in the community and as a result may have caught a few unsuspecting homeowners in its drag net.

A provincial decision to tweak the funding formula for students from Grade 10-12 could leave the local school division $300,000 short, forcing it to scale back summer programs or find efficiencies in its budget.

When you have a vision that goes beyond the traditional way a service has been provided in the past, sometimes it takes a little longer to get the wheels in motion and partners engaged in support of that goal.