Local News

It may not have been the most exciting issue on Canmore council’s agenda at the end of May, but an updated debt management policy was clearly an important one for the community’s elected officials.

Magic is in the air for the Canmore Dance Corps’ annual year-end show this weekend – with the promise of a fairy tale ending. Over 100 local performers will dance and act under the bright lights Saturday and Sunday (June 4-5) at 2 p.m.

The Town of Banff is offering a new program this summer to get youth into the backcountry to connect with nature. Called Go Backcountry, it’s a four-night, 56-kilometre backcountry trip to Mount Assiniboine for youth entering Grades 7-10.

The Town of Banff will take over operation and maintenance of a playground on Banff Avenue.

A young-of-year grizzly bear cub was run over on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Dead Man’s Flats – the first human-caused grizzly bear death in the Bow Valley this year.

A wolf warning has been issued in the Bow Valley of Banff National Park following a pair of bold wolves approaching campers on Tunnel Mountain. The warning issued June 1 is for all areas in the park, which includes campgrounds and day use areas.

A man was arrested for causing a public disturbance along busy Banff Avenue near Rabbit Street, Wednesday evening (June 1) just after 9 p.m. Early reports allege the man was carrying a weapon and was throwing beer cans at passersby.

Parks Canada plans to reintroduce bison into Banff National Park by 2017 will not only see the species return to the mountain ranges, but will support a variety of other species of bugs and birds as well.

The Banff Centre will host the Second International Neurosequential Model Symposium for nearly 700 people from across the world working in the area of children's mental health, June 8-10.

Grizzly bear 148 faces an uphill battle to survive in the busy and developed Bow Valley, but Parks Canada wildlife managers are keeping close tabs on her in a bid to keep both her and people safe.