Local News

In an effort to see more parking stalls in Canmore’s downtown core turn over throughout the day, the municipality is putting in place a four-hour time limit as part of a pilot program. The four-hour parking restriction comes into effect on Aug.

Work will begin this fall on twinning a treacherous stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park. In March, the federal government announced $85.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is calling on Parks Canada to put a stronger focus on nature and the environment in national parks and less on development and increasing visitation, particularly in Banff and Jasper national parks.

Some Canmore students will learn not to count their chickens before their eggs hatch this fall after elected officials voted to approve a bylaw that allows a chicken coop to be built at a local school.

For sale: your bike. A 34-year-old Calgary man faces charges after police recovered three stolen bicycles valued at over $9,000 that were posted for sale online.

A late night power outage on Sunday (July 10) in Banff and Lake Louise left some people still in the dark Monday morning (July 11) until crews were able to fully restore power to the area around 10:45 a.m.

A 53-year-old Calgary man is dead after a fall at Grassi Lakes in Canmore over the weekend. Canmore RCMP Sgt. Ryan Currie said on Saturday (July 2) at approximately 10:45 a.m. they were called to assist EMS near Grassi Lakes.

A female grizzly bear relocated out of Cochrane last month for getting into backyard chicken coops and beehives has been struck and killed on the Trans-Canada Highway near Dead Man’s Flats.

Conservation officers are “confident” there was no bear attack despite hikers reporting “scary noises” in a bear and cubs encounter, Sunday evening (July 3).

From a current affair of sadness on the Stoney Nakoda reserve, an incredible culture and history is being revisited for the First Nation residents to see and be proud of for generations to come.