Mountain Guide

Elk Run & Riot’s Brian Bailey (Mandolin), Marc Frappier (drums), Ryan Scheppens (guitar) and Andrew Cotter (guitar, vocals) know who their muse is and wanted to pay tribute to the wellspring where they collect their music, which is, of course, their

Thanks to the good people at Canmore’s Grizzly Paw Brewing Co., your tastebuds can take part in tradition and a once in a lifetime opportunity that was over a year in the making. The local craft beer brewery held a reception on Dec.

It’s tough to imagine a more fitting location for a gathering of Canada’s top landscape photographers than the exquisitely photogenic Canadian Rockies. And that’s exactly what is taking place in Banff, running Jan. 8-10, based from Banff Park Lodge.

While plans for a YWCA women’s emergency shelter are in the works, with a goal of 2020 identified for the project, local musicians are getting an early start on fundraising. On Friday (Jan.

During the winter of 1860, as Tsuu T’ina hunters and their families killed and butchered a small herd of bison they had trapped in a log pound near the Battle River and Dried Meat Lake, a group of Cree warriors surrounded and attacked them.

While Chris “Old Man” Luedecke spent last winter in his east coast backwoods cabin recording studio working on his latest record, Domestic Eccentric, this winter he’s ready leave the confines of that cozy shelter for the highways of Western Canada, p

It’s the final countdown, have you planned your holiday meal yet? It might be the most wonderful time of the year, yet every year you worry about what to cook and where all the dishes you plan to make will fit.

The fourth annual Battle of the Bands brought together four of the Bow Valley’s best bands last Wednesday (Dec. 16) for the showcase concert finals at Tommy’s Bar and Grill, with The Samm Bailey Band being crowned victor.

Juno and four-time Canadian Folk Music Award winners Good Lovelies (Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore) will drop into Canmore’s Communitea Café for a two-night stint of entertainment in the new year on Jan. 18-19.

An interview with a member of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival team about Avalanche Awareness Night On Jan. 17, learn about avalanche risks associated with backcountry and out-of-bounds travel.