Local News

More than 60 per cent of Canmore residents who participated in an online survey this summer said they support efforts to create affordable housing in the community while maintaining the character of neighbourhoods at the same time.

Lake Louise Ski Resort is facing charges from Parks Canada in relation to destroying a number of whitebark pine trees, which are federally protected as an endangered species.

Parks Canada visitor safety specialists are no longer searching an area of the Yoho River in Yoho National Park Saturday (July 23) for an 11-year-old boy who fell into the water Friday night (July 22).

The search for an 11-year-old boy who was swept away in the fast flowing waters of the Yoho River near Takkakaw Falls Friday evening (July 22) has been scaled back.

One man is dead, and two people were taken to the hospital after a motorcycle vs. vehicle collision Sunday (July 24) afternoon east of Exshaw.

The alpha male of the Bow Valley wolf pack appears to be hurt and limping.

The next time you decide to pick a flower for your own enjoyment while inside a national park you may think twice after a woman was recently fined $500 for doing just that.

The multi-national chain Starbucks is relocating to one of downtown Banff’s most prominent locations.

The Town of Banff is building a small stretch of cycling greenway and lowering the speed limit on Banff Avenue from 40 to 30km/h in an attempt to make it safer for cyclists as it works on longer-term solutions to manage traffic troubles in Banff.

The Alberta government will invest $25.6 million to improve provincial parks in the Kananaskis region, the environment minister announced last week.