Local News

A collared male wolf from the Bow Valley went on an impressive two-week walkabout inside and outside the protected boundaries of Banff National Park – then came right back home again.

Plans to undertake an emergency response exercise next week in Cougar Creek have been scaled back as a result of several local firefighters being deployed to help with the Fort McMurray wildfire.

In the wake of the destructive wildfire in Fort McMurray, the Town of Banff is trying to reassure residents of the mountain town that it’s well prepared to fight a wild blaze.

Canmore’s property taxes are set to increase in 2016 by five per cent, but how much that works out to on an individual tax bill depends on the size and assessed value of a property.

A recreational fire in your backyard, or at a campsite, is illegal in areas of the Bow Valley as a provincial fire ban continues.

When it comes to plans for installing a chicken coop at Canmore Collegiate High School, officials have shown they aren’t just winging it.

Being there is what they do. TransParent Concierge Ltd. tailors services to fit the needs of seniors and those with disabilities in and around the Bow Valley.

In-street patios for downtown Main Street eating establishments just got a much bigger price tag attached to them, thanks to council.

A 69-year-old Banff man charged with the second-degree murder of a bookkeeper in Ontario in 1976 was in court in Wednesday (May 11) seeking to be released from an Ontario detention centre on bail.

Eight commercial properties in Banff are appealing property assessments to the tune of $64.5 million, pushing politicians to put the potential cost of close to $1 million on commercial taxpayers.