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More whirling disease found in Banff, hatcheries

More whirling disease found in Banff, hatcheries

Whirling disease continues to be detected in fish further afield in Banff National Park and in commercial fish hatcheries in Alberta.
Homestead Inn redevelopment back on table in Banff

Homestead Inn redevelopment back on table in Banff

A new proposal is on the table for a 71-unit hotel on Banff’s Lynx Street at the same location that was successfully appealed against in June 2015.
Opening day

Opening day

Snowboarders and skiers take a small jump off a hill at the bottom of the Strawberry lift at Sunshine Village in Banff on Thursday (Nov. 3). Sunshine was the first ski area in Canada to open for the season, with thousands of locals and visitors taking to the slopes.
Scaring away hunger

Scaring away hunger

OLS students stand next to the "most non-perishable food items ever collected” on Tuesday (Nov. 1) following an annual We Scare Hunger initiative. OLS and CCHS students went door to door on Halloween collecting items for donation to Bow Valley food banks.
Wildlife mitigation plans include corridor fencing

Wildlife mitigation plans include corridor fencing

Three Sisters Mountain Village has officially submitted a substantial part of an area structure plan amendment application for its resort centre area and it is proposing major changes as a result of the developer abandoning a golf course on its lands
Canmorites return from Euro fundraiser

Canmorites return from Euro fundraiser

Brianna Roth and Christy Little recently returned from a whirlwind European fundraising mountain biking trip that saw ups and downs not only in the form of Swiss Alps, but also scoundrel thievery.
Footage inconclusive on bear strike

Footage inconclusive on bear strike

Camera footage is inconclusive on whether a train struck and killed two grizzly bear cubs or not last week, according to Parks Canada and Canadian Pacific Railway.
Culture at the crossroads of truth and reconciliation

Culture at the crossroads of truth and reconciliation

In its findings, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was upfront and clear that for over a century, the goal of Canada's government was one of cultural genocide - “the destruction of those structures and practices that allow a group to continue a
Third party EIS review process for TSMV lands not straightforward

Third party EIS review process for TSMV lands not straightforward

With a substantial amount of the area structure plan amendment application submitted officially this week by Three Sisters Mountain Village for its resort centre, the expectation of a third party review following the recently approved council policy
Kiosk torched in Banff park

Kiosk torched in Banff park

Arsonists are believed responsible for a fire that burned an entry gate kiosk to the ground at the northern end of Banff National Park. Firefighters from Lake Louise and Nordegg responded to a fire at the David Thompson gate on Highway 11, about 4.
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