Local News

A pair of silver-tongued students have qualified for the Provincial Speech Tournament after getting passionate at the podium. Our Lady of the Snows’ Taila Dixon and Carly Russell advanced to the province-wide tournament Jan.

Conceptual designs for long-term flood mitigation at Exshaw and Jura creeks has the MD of Bighorn and ratepayers considering options and prices.

Banff’s tourism industry is calling on the federal government to pilot a seasonal tourism worker program next year to help deal with the area’s critical labour shortage.

An inter-municipal squabble between Canmore and the MD of Bighorn will butt heads early in 2016.

Five wolves in three separate packs in Banff National Park have been fitted with GPS collars to help researchers find out what they’re up to.

River turbines will be used to generate electricity for some campgrounds currently without power in the mountain national parks.

Canmore council had the opportunity to review public feedback so far on the proposed Municipal Development Plan this week and as a result requested the entire document be revised to have a different “tone.

The multimillion dollar redevelopment of Banff Elementary School has reached the permitting stage.

The holding company of the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise has been sold to Europe’s largest hotel operator as part of a $2.9 billion deal.

Only a few days remain for the Santa’s Anonymous campaign and coordinator Tina Fields says hamper requests are up and volunteers are needed, but a $2,800 donation from a local ski hill has boosted Christmas spirits.