Business News

CANMORE – A new local festival showcasing health and wellness in the Valley is returning for a second year this fall with some changes. Thrive Festival is returning to Canmore from Nov.

CANMORE – Local chef Patric Stettler is expanding his elderflower syrup business into a line of premixed sodas this year. The sodas are available locally at the Canmore Mountain Market on Thursdays, and through a handful of local retailers.

CANMORE – If success is measured by the interest of the community, then Sheepdog Brewing drawing international and local visitors alike speaks to the new business’s efforts on its opening weekend.

BANFF – The Bow Valley labour market continues to be a leader for the province with two per cent lower unemployment than the Albertan average.

CANMORE – Innovate Canmore is adding blockchain expertise to the tech foundry with a new partnership with Calgary-based YYChain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk7Be5ftX7I PURCELL MOUNTAINS – Stepping into a raw backcountry environment is more accessible than ever at Purcell Mountain Lodge.

EDMONTON – Premier Jason Kenney announced this week a blue ribbon panel of experts to examine Alberta’s finances and economy and the chair has a Bow Valley connection.

CANMORE - It takes a village to raise a $100 million business, or at least that’s Innovate Canmore CEO Brian McClure’s idea.

CANMORE - The Trough restaurant is trotting into the food truck business this summer with the aptly named – and appetite fulfilling – Trotters.

CANMORE – Skiing in the backcountry is an inherently risky activity, particularly when the snowpack is unstable.