Mountain Guide

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Like many bands, the Wardens don’t fall easily into a genre. They have been described as a folk-roots trio, but singer-songwriters with western music stylings and a little Americana mixed in, is not far off base either.

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity permanently laid off hundreds of staff this summer to weather the economic storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, but those tasked with leading the organization into the future are optimistic about its recovery.

The Banff Community Christmas Concert will be happening this year with a live-streamed event on Dec. 18 at 6 p.m.

Calixte Leblanc, a former resident of Canmore and Jasper, saw his first documentary film Will Power screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival this year

“I don’t look at glaciers just from a distance and just see ice on a landscape,” said author of Stories of Ice Lynn Martel. “Because of the combination of all those experiences I have so many memories and so much personal experience, and discoveries, and fascinations, because I’ve been on the ice with many different people in many different situations.”

“We will be back,” said Banff-based musician Geoff Hilhorst, “and when music does come back it will signify things are officially back to normal.”

“I think the lockdown and pandemic has turned a lot more people into birders. Across Alberta we have seen a spike in the numbers of people picking up the hobby.”

Canmore Brewing Company Chocolate Maple Porter The perennial winter favourite is back! It’s the perfect ‘winter-warmer’ beer with generous additions of cacao nibs, roasted coffee and Canadian Maple Syrup.

The new tastes of the Bow Valley are here