MD of Bighorn

The Banff Canmore Community Foundation (BCCF) announced its 2022 community grants to 26 Bow Valley organizations for a total of just under $140,000 in grants.

A proposed change to the visitor accommodation bylaw in the MD of Bighorn will have to wait a few weeks longer as council looks to get more information from administration.

As Bow Valley communities continue pushing forward in promoting public transit and active modes of transit rather than travelling entirely by personal vehicles, there are bound to be growing pains.

Police are investigating a hit-and-run death in the Canmore area on Sunday (May 1).

After 27,700 kilometres by foot, raft, kayak and bicycle from South America to North America, the women behind Her Odyssey are preparing for the last leg of their journey to the Arctic in Banff.

“We’re always keeping an eye out for are people happy? Are they satisfied? How can we improve their visitor experience? What can we do differently? And generator noise has been coming up more.”

“We feel like tourists. We don’t feel like we are being treated like neighbours and part of a community. We feel like we are being treated like the rest of the world who come to visit Canmore.”

“The agreement allows us to have access to the wind power that TransAlta is generating off its assets. We anticipate that will cover between 40 and 50 per cent of the energy demands of the facility depending on production volumes.”

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new wildlife overpass near Lac Des Arcs came as welcome news to the Bow Valley.

“A couple of weeks ago, a patient with a serious heart condition had to wait 33 minutes for an ambulance. I believe this to be a threat to public safety requiring collaboration and action.”