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COMMENTARY: Overtourism is crushing us

COMMENTARY: Overtourism is crushing us

There is an elephant in the room, and no one dares name it.
El Niño winter likely for Bow Valley and what that means for ski junkies

El Niño winter likely for Bow Valley and what that means for ski junkies

All signs are pointing toward an El Niño weather pattern for Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country and across Western Canada in 2023-24.
Massive cedar monument honouring residential school victims passes through Banff

Massive cedar monument honouring residential school victims passes through Banff

The seven-tonne monument was escorted through Banff Thursday (Sept. 7) by local RCMP on the back of a Canadian Army military vehicle and is on its way to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, where it will become a centrepiece intended to uplift and honour the spirits of the many Indigenous children abused by the residential school system.
EDITORIAL: Education, programming key in reducing wildlife-human interactions

EDITORIAL: Education, programming key in reducing wildlife-human interactions

A recent incident between a group of people and a pair of wandering black bears in the Town of Jasper highlights the need to further educate themselves when it comes to interacting with wildlife.
Highway 40 roadwork to cause delays in Highwood Pass area this fall

Highway 40 roadwork to cause delays in Highwood Pass area this fall

“Work is during daylight hours, and could include weekends, depending on progress.”
Heat-stressed larches turning golden earlier than usual, experts say

Heat-stressed larches turning golden earlier than usual, experts say

“We are starting to see some change in colour and with that comes more visitation. Fall is traditionally a busy time for visitation in Kananaskis Country.”
Cheers to Beer Hiking in the Canadian Rockies

Cheers to Beer Hiking in the Canadian Rockies

“It is a 'where to go' and 'what to see' guidebook, but the 'pairings' of hikes and craft brewery visits, I feel, deliver a purposely entertaining and sociable way to do so.”
PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley
PHOTOS: Crushing weights Rocky Mountain style

PHOTOS: Crushing weights Rocky Mountain style

PHOTOS: Crushing weights Rocky Mountain style
PHOTOS: Surfin' Kananaskis Country style

PHOTOS: Surfin' Kananaskis Country style

PHOTOS: Surfin' Kananaskis Country style