Climate

Environment Canada says 35.3 mm of rain fell in Banff as of Aug. 27 compared to the monthly average of 60.1 mm.

After 25 years of exploring and explaining the global water and water-related climate crisis, I find myself at the limits of what I know and think, or even can think and the lies and misinformation I can tolerate regarding the global climate threat.

The ongoing transition or evening of the playing field between vehicles, cycling, pedestrians and public transit will continue for the foreseeable future in the Bow Valley and across the world. For several years, the majority of valley municipalities

EDITORIAL: The future of vehicles will be electric. Though polarizing and seemingly far off, through legislation and policy by governments from across the world it’s not a matter of if but when the majority of drivers will have an electric vehicle.

A fire ban has been put in place for Kootenay and Yoho national parks.

The province is in the midst of its annual wildfire season and the Bow Valley is no exception.

“I feel a lot of the low-hanging fruit has already been plucked, so we need to continue pushing and the reality is that it’s going to come with some budget requests … but what [staff] can’t do needs to be covered and I think having this conversation at service review when we have the bigger picture in front of us is the most appropriate place to have it.”

“We do have reports of smoke crossing over from wildfires in British Columbia."

EDITORIAL: The day of propped open doors in winter months will soon be coming to an end in the Bow Valley.

“There’s multiple reasons a door might be open – people entering, exiting, deliver happening, an emergency – we don’t want to assume the door is open for the sake of being open,”