Banff

BANFF – A police dog team took a bite out of crime in Banff National Park earlier this week. On Tuesday (April 2), an RCMP dog team located two suspects in the woods near Lake Minnewanka following a high-speed chase in downtown Banff hours earlier.

BANFF – A Banff resident was woken in the middle of the night by a pack of wolves howling in the alley behind his home on the 500 block of Banff Avenue.

BANFF – A denning grizzly bear has forced the closure of a backcountry area near Bow Lake in Banff National Park.

BOW VALLEY – Temperatures are not the only thing fluctuating in the Bow Valley as residential rental rates are increasing and decreasing in Banff and Canmore, according to the recently released Bow Valley Labour Market Review.

BANFF – They have a reputation as notoriously badass animals, but wolverines are also very vulnerable.

BANFF – Town of Banff ratepayers will be on the hook for half of the estimated $2 million price tag to replace an ageing sewer line on Sulphur Mountain that has seen a couple of raw sewage spills.

BANFF – A vision for a car-free Banff to eliminate congestion and create a better national park experience for residents and visitors has been pitched by a private developer, but appears to hinge on the development of a gondola to Mount Norquay.

BANFF – Wildlife researchers are tracking the movements of a wolf pack in the Ya Ha Tinda area.

BANFF – A 22-year-old man from Banff charged with possession of child pornography made his first appearance in Canmore Provincial Court last week.

BANFF – An appeal has been filed over approval of a cannabis store in Kirby Lane Mall on the 100 block of Banff Avenue.