Local News

If you have ever been concerned about privacy when attending the lobby of Canmore General Hospital you would not be alone, but, thanks to a $1.8 million renovation to the facility, patient privacy at the entranceway has been greatly improved.

The Town of Canmore says it is not only committed to addressing the issue of human use in wildlife corridors, it has actually taken a leadership role when it comes to ensuring wildlife connectivity through the Bow Valley.

Parks Canada has suddenly withdrawn a public tender call for the design and delivery of a controversial $86.4 million paved trail from Jasper to the Columbia Icefield.

Alberta Environment and Parks plans to review its no-rehabilitation rule for black bears after three orphaned cubs dumped in Banff National Park had to be sent to a rehabilitation facility outside the province.

Canmore’s elected officials and residents of a local housing cooperative are in a tough spot and it is between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

An elated “woohoo” slipped from the mouth of Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen at an announcement Tuesday (April 25) that proposed up to 900 new parking spaces to be added inside the Banff townsite. Liricon Capital Ltd.

These days in Canmore, telling someone you are taking the Highline is starting to mean a lot more than just taking a hike on a trail.

The Town of Banff is looking into options to replace vandalized lighting on the pedestrian bridge over the Bow River.

Three black bear cubs dumped and locked in a washroom at a Vermilion Lakes lookout are settling into their new home in Ontario after being stuck in limbo because of bureaucratic red tape.

Scientists warn that larger mammals are more vulnerable to extinction with rapid global warning than smaller ones.