Local News

There is some good news to wake up to for campers wanting to spend the night in Dead Man’s Flats – the 36-site Three Sisters Campground will be restored to pre-flood conditions and continue to be an overnight camping destination.

The heat is on Canmore council yet again in the community over a proposed bike trail, this time in the Quarry Lake Park area. Last year, council came under fire for a flow trail proposal along Benchlands Trail.

A team of intrepid road warriors made a stop in Canmore on Friday (July 7) on their way to completing the first leg of the 6,759-k.m. Sea to Sea Cycling to End Poverty tour.

The grizzly bear population in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks is stable, according to researchers who have developed a new, cost-effective way of monitoring wildlife populations.

The death toll for black bears in the mountain national parks is rising rapidly.

Provincial and federal wildlife officials are investigating the possibility of piloting an agreement to have Banff National Park wildlife crews on the ground in Canmore to help out if grizzly bear 148 heads this way again.

Jason McQuade works the Mountain Wave on Kananaskis River, Sunday (July 9). The New Zealand native traded ocean surf for river wave when he moved to Calgary. McQuade has no issues with the unseasonably warm weather lately, as the river water has warmed up to allow for barefoot surfing.

Motorists can expect delays on Highway 1A near Morley Road after a single motorcycle accident just after 5 p.m. on Saturday (July 8). The motorcyclist's condition is unknown at this time. Exshaw Fire-Rescue is on scene to give assistance.

Traffic is down to one lane east of Lac Des Arcs, as crews work to remove wreckage from fatal collision early Thursday morning (July 6).

Fish and Wildlife officers with rifles and telemetry gear search for bear 148 under the powerline near Peaks of Grassi in Canmore, Monday (July 3). The bear was trapped later that night and has been moved to Banff National Park.