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Increasing illegal use of drones in protected areas, including Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country, is raising concerns about the effects on wildlife and people’s privacy.

Staff at two Banff businesses are taking the initiative and getting out in the Bow Valley to not only encourage youth workers in the area to vote, but helping them register as well.

It is a first for the provincial government in over 10 years, but the new Banff Elementary School will not include portables as part of its design and construction.

There are several do-it-yourselfers in the Bow Valley. It’s only fair to try and cut corners with certain things. It’s even understandable to postpone a select few maintenance projects “till next year.

With over three and a half million visitors passing through Banff’s park gates last year, it’s vital for local emergency response agencies to effectively communicate and coordinate in life or death situations.

With an end goal of improving palliative care in the Bow Valley, a new group is looking to establish itself as a non-profit society and begin fundraising and awareness campaigns.

Given the significance and importance of the currently proposed Municipal Development Plan for the future of Canmore, elected officials have decided to slow the public feedback process down and push considering first reading of the bylaw into the new

About 600 hopefuls seeking employment this winter were shoulder to shoulder at the Banff Ski Job Fair last week – about double the number organizers had predicted would attend. When the doors opened on Oct.

Infrastructure isn’t just an election buzzword these days, it is a national issue facing cities and towns in every province and territory.

While many of us spent the summer enjoying some time off, recreating in various ways or soaking up the sun, Ian Bos was busy wearing out shoes walking across Canada.