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Rema, left, Antranik (holding Tia), Sarkis, Eklas and Sevan Kahkejian at the Ralph Connor Memorial United Church in Canmore on Monday (Nov. 7). The Kahkejians now call the Bow Valley home after fleeing the Syrian civil war.

A man offering free accommodation to a woman in exchange for sex just took the horror stories of trying to find a place to live in the Bow Valley’s tight rental market to a whole new level.

Banff’s tourism industry is looking to do a study in 2017 to get a handle on what the economic losses are for the region, and beyond, in association with critical labour shortages during busy summer months. A recent economic impact study in B.C.

What words could possibly be used to describe his family's final days in Syria, wondered Antranik Kahkejian. Here's the thing: it's tough to explain. Bombings had left their apartment building in disarray. Crying .

The Canmore Folk Music Festival is hoping elected officials in the community will see the value in contributing funds towards its 40th anniversary celebration.

A new(er) board of directors has been tasked with developing Canmore’s affordable housing policies and portfolio though the municipality’s housing corporation.

The inaugural Plaid Goat Mountain Bike Festival has been left out on a ledge after the community of Canmore’s destination marketing organization decided to cease operations this summer.

A new physical activity program called Mountain Adventurers has been underway since the middle of September through the Town of Banff. It’s for Grade 4-6 students of Banff Elementary and runs on the half-day Fridays from noon to 4 p.m.

The younger generation of Albertans is being encouraged to learn and exhibit for one of Canada’s defining moments as a nation – the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Banff’s mayor has taken her lobbying efforts all the way to the minister in charge of Parks Canada in hopes of getting park-and-ride lots to deal with anticipated soaring visitation for 2017 and beyond.