Local News

The Government of Alberta announced it’s investing an additional $10.3 million to protect homes, businesses and infrastructure in Canmore on Friday (May 26). The money represents final funding for a $48.

Feeding a grizzly bear French fries along Highway 93 South in Kootenay National Park has landed one person in court. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m.

Johnson Lake will reopen to swimming and paddling this summer, but Parks Canada is installing swimming docks and dumping sand on the main ‘beach’ in what it hopes will reduce the potential spread of whirling disease while the lake is open.

Over the past six months, a bonding phase between Jacoba Scott and her new best friend Gus has been remedial. Jacoba, a Grade 1 student at Elizabeth Rummel School, and Gus, a two-year-old black Labrador male do everything together.

Banff’s development appeal board has thrown out an argument that Banff National Park’s management plan imposes a mandatory cap of 8,000 people on the tourist town’s permanent population.

The Sandwich Foundation and Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (OLS) in Canmore took part in making and donating 5,000-plus sandwiches for the Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society (CDIRCS), Thursday (May 18).

The busy tourist season is officially in full swing in Banff National Park. The Victoria Day weekend – the official kickoff to tourist season in Banff National Park – was a busy one throughout the tourist town and surrounding park.

A Banff Hospitality and Tourism Institute steering committee will hold two upcoming public sessions to discuss proposals towards developing new local opportunities for students, employees and business members.

A Clarington, Ont. woman is dead after a solo kayak trip on the Bow River turned tragic Monday (May 22) near Baker Creek Chalets.

After an inspection revealed subpar ventilation and safety systems, Canmore will spend an additional $290,000 on renovations to its public works building.