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Banff looking at snow routes

Banff looking at snow routes

The Town of Banff is investigating an overnight parking ban or established snow routes to allow crews to do a better job of snow clearing and plowing in the downtown core and residential areas on Elk Street and Spray Avenue.
K-country golf course rebuild moves forward

K-country golf course rebuild moves forward

After taking most of spring and summer to review the contract to rebuild Kananaskis Golf Course following the 2013 floods, the provincial government announced Wednesday (Sept.
Peaks group takes legal action against proposal

Peaks group takes legal action against proposal

The Friends of Peaks of Grassi community association group has filed a legal injunction and lawsuit against the owners of four acres of land in the Canmore subdivision.
Missing hikers found

Missing hikers found

A two-day search for missing hikers in Banff National Park came to a happy ending when rescuers found them safe, but tired, about 20 kilometres away from where they were expected to be in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park.
MD contests new report ranking it fiscally unsustainable

MD contests new report ranking it fiscally unsustainable

The MD of Bighorn refutes a spending report that indicates it was the second least fiscally sustainable municipality in Alberta for the 2003-13 period.
Heuer named enviro crusader

Heuer named enviro crusader

He’s hoofed it from Yellowstone to the Yukon, followed caribou on a northern migration and paddled across the country with his wife and son, and championed wildlife and the environment in boardrooms as executive director with Y2Y.
Water symposium features international experts

Water symposium features international experts

It’s a power lineup of international water experts. Organized by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, In Deep: A Conversation About Water features a roster of eight academics from New York, B.C.
Scrambler dies on Mount Temple

Scrambler dies on Mount Temple

A Calgary woman is dead following a scrambling accident on Mount Temple near Lake Louise on Friday (Sept. 25).
Unprepared hikers spend night on Yam

Unprepared hikers spend night on Yam

Two stranded hikers were airlifted to safety Monday (Sept. 21) morning after spending an uncomfortable night on a cold mountain.
Yoho search for teen now in recovery mode

Yoho search for teen now in recovery mode

While the search for a man who fell over Twin Falls in Yoho National Park has been scaled back, rescue crews are hopeful they will recover his body to help bring his family some closure.
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