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The Town of Banff is investigating options to encourage residents to cut down fruit trees that can draw hungry bears into the townsite to feed. On Monday (Sept.

A public hearing on a proposed land use approval for phase three of the Stewart Creek subdivision is going to be held again after the municipality failed to meet advertising requirements in the Municipal Government Act.

The body of a hunter who had been attacked by a bear was recovered in Kananaskis Country, Tuesday (Sept. 8). According to Kananaskis RCMP, police were contacted concerning a hunter was who due back on Sept. 6 after a day of hunting.

Banff RCMP and Parks Canada personnel are asking for assistance in locating a missing person. On Sept. 2, Banff RCMP received a report of a missing person, Ralph Greenaway, 40. Greenaway told friends he was going to the Mount Rundle area for the day.

It would appear the issue of how much residential should be allowed along Bow Valley Trail is alive and well at the council table.

Canmore’s wastewater treatment plant needs a major upgrade this year, but due to increased construction costs post-flood it is going to cost $1 million more than planned. Council approved a motion Tuesday night (Sept.

Innovative ideas and wistful challenges are part of any school district’s new semester, but just like its location, the Canadian Rockies Public Schools (CRPS) is in a unique class of its own.

A private developer is starting work on a long-awaited 38-unit rental apartment complex at the corner of Banff Avenue and Moose Street. On Aug.

Feel like you could contribute more towards your community but aren't sure how? The answer could be as easy as joining a province-wide capacity building initiative called Becoming a Community Builder that is launching in the Bow Valley this month.

New statistics suggest there’s a greener outlook for Roam ridership within the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commissions (BVRTSC).