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The Town of Banff plans to launch a public consultation process this fall to get feedback on whether to pursue a mass transit system, either an aerial gondola or expanded ground transportation, to deal with the tourist town’s traffic troubles.

The overarching planning document that provides future direction for how development in Canmore should occur was in front of elected officials this week for third and final reading, however, council opted to take a bit more time to consider changes t

Stretching from the grassy ranchlands to the foot of the iconic Canadian Rockies, the diverse Municipal District of Bighorn has a lot of unheard history waiting to be told.

Canmore's mayor John Borrowman, left, and Chief of Chiniki First Nation Aaron Young ride a pair of pintos at Indian Flats in Canmore on Thursday (Aug. 11). The flats, which were a traditional stop along the route towards the Indian Grounds in Banff were blessed in a traditional ceremony to mark the return of the Stoney Nakoda people after a 60-year absence.

Several closures or restrictions have been put in place in Banff National Park to give grizzly bears more space and security.

Hoteliers are busing in room cleaning staff from Calgary as part of a work share program to help Banff deal with a labour shortage and increasing visitor numbers this summer.

In a case of mistaken identity, a 505-million-year-old fossil from the Burgess Shale was identified as an ancient seaweed in the 1930s and given the name Margaretia dorus.

A voracious fan of Rocky Mountain big dumps, alpine skier Kelly McBroom has dropped into more bowls than anyone in the Bow Valley. Now, she's turning her excitement over double entendres into a business with the creation of Big Dump Plungers.

Parks Canada has outright banned the use or possession of VHF radio receivers in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks following suspicions people were using telemetry equipment to search for wildlife for photographs.

If you have lived in the Bow Valley for a while and know a fair bit about how to survive and what’s what and who’s who – your assistance is being requested by a new community organization.