Canmore

CANMORE – With the first Canadian Girls On Ice (GOI) completed, Canmore resident and co-organizer Jocelyn Hirose said she felt exhausted and proud that the 12-day program had been not just successful, but deeply meaningful.

CANMORE ­– The applicant behind a controversial development project in the Peaks of Grassi neighbourhood will have to pay nearly $16,000 in development fees a second time after council unanimously rejected waiving the fees on Tuesday (Aug. 21).

CANMORE – Traffic calming measures installed on Benchlands Trail as part of a pilot project to try and slow drivers down proved unsuccessful in the end.

CANMORE – The success of reconciliation is going to depend on every single person that has a stake in Canada’s future.

CANMORE – A former Canmore resident was sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to breaking into his neighbour’s home to steal alcohol.

DEAD MAN’S FLATS – A 43-year-old man was arrested by police after allegedly pointing a toy gun at another driver while travelling on the Trans-Canada Highway, Aug. 18. According to the RCMP, police received a complaint at about 9:30 a.m.

CANMORE – Providence pointed pirate preservers to Palliser, where they picked up parkway-peppered produce and piled peppers prodigiously for the prosperity of pickling promoters, on Saturday (Aug. 25).

CANMORE – The Bow Valley’s burgeoning local food scene has received a boost from the provincial government in the form of Alberta-wide recognition that local agriculture, brewing and distilling are cornerstones of the provincial economy.

RCMP Major Crimes has announced that another search is underway for Stephanie Stewart of Canmore, who has been missing since 2006 and is believed to be the victim of a homicide.

T ucked away in empty lots and behind places of business is a growing community of residents who find refuge in their vehicles.