Local News

There’s a new group of seven at work in the Bow Valley. While the original Group of Seven consisted of groundbreaking artists, the new group is the heart of the Banff Canmore Community Foundation’s Community Investment Program.

Bow Avenue in Banff will remain a one-way street with angle parking despite concerns the scenic riverside road has been turned into a parking lot. At a meeting Monday (Nov.

The Bow Valley Syrian Refugee Project has officially been launched and organizers hope the efforts of local volunteers will help bring up to eight Syrian refugees to the valley in the near future.

Santa’s Anonymous anticipates an increase in the need for hampers during its annual Christmas drive. The charity supports Banff and Lake Louise families, seniors and individuals in need during the winter holiday season.

Important events for this year’s annual Bow Valley Christmas Campaign (BVCSC) are fast approaching and there is an urgent need for local volunteers to lend a hand.

Provincial conservation officers are seeking the public’s help to catch a poacher who killed a moose in Spray Valley Provincial Park.

Nobody likes their recreational opportunities more than Canmore residents.

Canmore council has identified traffic, congestion and parking as issues for the downtown core and are looking to address them in the 2016 budget.

While there were many suggestions on the table this week to change the 2016 capital and operating budget, all but one failed to gain full consensus and as a result, council has asked administration to return with suggestions that would reduce the amo

An off-leash dog chased a young bull moose for more than half an hour near Chester Lake in Kananaskis Country. Conservation officers were called to the area on Nov.