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Kananaskis Country is a jewel – a large expanse of wilderness area preserved in its natural state for the enjoyment and use of outdoor enthusiasts and as a key habitat area for iconic species like grizzly bear and moose.

Local high school students got pricked for a bloody good cause, this week. Grade 12 students at Canmore Collegiate High School were given the option to donate their blood after they gave a sample to Canadian Blood Services (CBS) on Tuesday (Nov. 15).

The Town of Banff is looking at ways to protect trees from damage caused by unchecked slacklining throughout town, including putting up poles in some locations for lines to be anchored to.

A federal occupational health and safety officer’s investigation into the workplace death of a Parks Canada employee who fell from a bridge in Banff concludes Parks Canada failed to ensure his safety.

The cost of dying in Banff is likely to get more expensive.

Canmore’s Elizabeth Rummel School has been chosen as one of more than a dozen schools in the province to receive $250,000 in provincial funding this year to develop its own nutritional program.

The facilities department of the Town of Canmore is not quite meeting expectations for repair of the municipality’s tens of millions of dollars worth of structures and buildings or keeping up with the number of new projects approved by council in thi

Banff politicians have approved spending $960,000 to increase the proposed Banff Elementary School gymnasium to a full-size facility now that the Banff Centre is getting rid of most of its gym space at the Sally Borden.

UPDATE : Nakayo Faith Poucette has been located, according to a police report on Nov. 18. ---- Police are reaching out to the public to assist in locating a missing 16-year-old girl from Morley. Nakayo Faith Poucette was last seen on Nov. 7.

Canmore residents can expect to get a taste of what complete street design means for the community in 2017 when the municipality moves forward with a pilot project on Spring Creek Drive where it connects with Main Street.