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COVID-19 may have resulted in the cancellation of all endurance sport races this year, but that hasn't deterred athletes in the Bow Valley from finding new challenges to tackle

Biathlon Canada was happy to see a particular European venue will host two world cup events in 2020

Early projections have former Canmore Eagles star Alex Young being selected in the fifth round of the entry draft

Canmore Minor Hockey has come out against an idea floated by administration at the Town of Banff to convert Arena 2 at the Fenlands Rec Centre into an indoor field house, whereas Canmore Minor Soccer is supporting the proposed change

“We’re really in an education and awareness phase, so people know that there’s an industry hurting and that we need help and we also want to have a seat at the table to understand how we’re getting back to play, how we’re getting Canadians back to events."

The BMW IBU World Cup series is on target this season – for now – while the International Biathlon Union (IBU) has cancelled the IBU Cup’s November and December calendar, in addition to cancelling the entire 2020-21 Junior IBU Cup season

A paid parking pass program is being proposed to Alberta Parks that would enable cross-country ski trails to continue staying groomed in Kananaskis Country for the 2020-21 season after it was cut from the provincial budget earlier this year

“From my perspective, we are in unprecedented times here and the fact we have to take an ice sheet away so that other members of our community with other interests and other sporting interests have some place to go, I feel is the right decision at this time,” said Mayor Karen Sorensen.

“Usually I’m super in the moment … I want to be the best, so that’s what definitely motivated me,” said U21 downhill mountain biker Jack Menzies. “But I struggled this year with COVID. I was looking for that purpose to train and what not.”