Local News

The Municipal District of Bighorn will lose a portion of its annual revenue in 2015 due to the planned shutdown of the Burnt Timber gas plant. Glen Sine, a representative of Shell Canada, which owns the plant, told Bighorn councillors Dec.

Two climbers had a lucky escape as a large avalanche swept down the frozen waterfall they were climbing near Field, B.C., on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 6).

A traveller from Belgium clung desperately to life by holding onto a shrub after tumbling about 100 metres down a steep mountainside on the Little Beehive near Lake Louise shortly before darkness fell late Monday (Dec. 30).

Banff-Cochrane MLA Ron Casey has thrown his support behind a new Government of Alberta website that discloses ministerial and staff expenses in a bid to increase transparency for politicians.

The issue of photo radar has been a sticking point for some residents, but a recently approved plan might provide incentive for drivers to obey speed limits around town.

Pickleball players in town will finally have a court to play on in the summer months thanks to a federal grant and a unanimous decision by members of council. According to a report presented to council at its regular meeting on Dec.

Anglers may soon have to abide by a new set of rules when casting their lines into the waters of Kananaskis Country.

The Town of Banff plans to hire an expert to investigate options to prevent the potential collapse of an aging dam on 40 Mile Creek north of the Banff townsite.

A development proposed for the eastern edge of Dead Man’s Flats cleared a significant hurdle before the Christmas holidays with approval of a subdivision application after nearly a quarter century and numerous changes of scope.

Banff council has laid out its top five strategic priorities for 2013, which are centered around three key areas: sense of place, a healthy community and the local economy. At its meeting on Dec.