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Banff considers increased snow clearing for pedestrian routes

Banff considers increased snow clearing for pedestrian routes

Banff politicians are taking a closer look at the municipality’s snow removal policy in a bid to do a better job of clearing snow and ice in certain areas, including those frequently used by seniors.
Environmental groups to boycott planning forum

Environmental groups to boycott planning forum

Environmental groups are boycotting Banff National Park’s annual planning forum amid concerns Parks Canada is too focused on commercial development and say the forum no longer provides an acceptable level of public accountability on management of the
MDP gets first reading

MDP gets first reading

The major statutory planning document that sets out the context in which the community of Canmore will develop over the next decade has been updated and rewritten and received first reading by council, meaning it is ready for the public hearing stage
MD questions Stoneys' affected status in ASP

MD questions Stoneys' affected status in ASP

The Municipal Government Board (MGB) will consider a 2016 date for the Dead Man's Flats Area Structure Plan (ASP) merit hearing, but first, Stoney Nakoda Developments Ltd.
Parks meets grizzly protection target

Parks meets grizzly protection target

No grizzly bears died at the hands of humans in Banff National Park last year – but the human caused death toll of grizzly bears on neighbouring Alberta provincial lands in 2015 climbed to as high as 28.
Parks looking to cover free pass cost

Parks looking to cover free pass cost

Parks Canada is still investigating how it will make up about $60 million in lost revenue by giving out free park passes in 2017 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canada’s confederation.
Researchers discover bats in Banff cave

Researchers discover bats in Banff cave

For the first time, Parks Canada researchers have discovered evidence of bats hibernating in a cave in Banff National Park.
Explosion aftermath a challenge for homeowners

Explosion aftermath a challenge for homeowners

It was a beautiful sunny Friday afternoon on June 26, 2015, just before 5 p.m. Canmore was abuzz with activity heading into Canada Day and residents of 13th Street were going about the last moments of life, as they knew it.
House where homicide occurred burns down

House where homicide occurred burns down

The house a man was killed in last month was destroyed in a fire late Monday (Feb. 1) night and RCMP investigations are underway. At around 10:45 p.m., emergency crews were dispatched to a house fire in Morley on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
Avalanche closes Icefields Parkway

Avalanche closes Icefields Parkway

A trained Parks Canada avalanche specialist was swept away in an avalanche he accidentally triggered along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park last Friday (Jan. 29).
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