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A pilot and three firefighters were left shaken, but not seriously injured, when a helicopter went down while working the Verdant Creek wildfire in Kootenay National Park last week. Officials refer to the Aug.

A Canmore man will have to pay almost $1,000 in fines and spend 18 months on probation and under house arrest after pleading guilty to obstruction, causing a disturbance and driving dangerously.

The Town of Banff has approved a new heritage policy and within the changes residents may note there are fewer historical resources listed. Development planner Jennifer Laforest presented the updated policy to council on Aug.

It is definitely road construction season in the community of Canmore, with multiple projects currently underway that have crews in the ground working to make the street and road system better.

The Bow Valley welcomed 29 new international students in a ceremony that recognized the challenges of coming to study in Canada for the first time on Friday (Aug. 25).

Incumbent Banff town councillor Grant Canning has thrown his hat in the election ring, while Rob Lillington is the latest newcomer planning to run for municipal politics on Oct. 16.

A male grizzly bear which was struck by a vehicle doing about 100 km/h on the Trans-Canada Highway last month is doing well. While trying to cross the busy unfenced four-lane highway east of Lac Des Arcs at 5 p.m.

The Town of Canmore reminds residents that it’s now against the law to leave crabapples and other fruit on trees for bears to eat – and those not abiding by the new legislation can be fined.

A 26-year-old man is being charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing last month near Seebe.

The tides may have turned on the Verdant Creek wildfire, with no significant growth in the blaze over the past two weeks, and a new use of technology has helped Parks Canada firefighting crews gain the upper hand on the ground.