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For the first time, the Town of Banff is delving into the area of designating its own heritage infrastructure as significant historical landmarks, including the Bow River Bridge, in a bid to preserve its heritage character and help fund repairs and m

Canadian Pacific Railway has been slapped with a stop order over plans to demolish a 106-year-old heritage building without a permit and for the unauthorized construction of a new building at the Banff train station.

The legacy of Banff’s Peter and Catharine Whyte continues. The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies has submitted an application to the Town of Banff to designate the couple’s residence on the museum’s grounds as a municipal historic resource.

In just under three weeks, Canmore residents and visitors will be able to get around their community via transit bus and try the new service for free. Roam Route 5 officially launches Nov.

What difference does 100 metres make? If you are a grizzly bear trying to make your way through one of the most densely developed valleys in the Canadian Rocky Mountains – it could mean the difference between survival and potential human conflict.

Peaks of Grassi homeowner Mark Gruman has filed another judicial appeal in the ongoing saga of a council-approved bylaw to rezone private property in that neighbourhood. This time, Gruman is appealing the decision of Justice B.L.

Banff bylaw officers plan to wear a small camera to record interactions and encounters with members of the public in what is becoming an increasingly common practice in law enforcement in North America. On Tuesday (Oct.

The province of Alberta has announced a partnership with the oil and gas industry to restore over 10,000 kilometres of disturbed land within the habitat ranges of two northern caribou herds.

The final piece of the funding puzzle for the debris flood retention structure planned for Cougar Creek in Canmore was announced Thursday (Oct. 13) by the federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi.

A year after the administration building at the Francis Cooke Regional Class II landfill burned down, plans are underway to rebuild it bigger, better and greener.