Local News

Efforts to establish a new land use district for resort accommodation along Stewart Creek golf course stalled this week after council voted to postpone the matter until after the upcoming October election.

The only things truly labouring over the September long weekend were the engines of vehicles driven by leadfoot drivers as they made their way through the valley.

The biggest piece of undeveloped land in Canmore is close to being out of receivership after four and a half years in limbo, but a council decision to postpone a bylaw on Tuesday night (Sept. 3) has put the entire process at risk.

The two candidates for mayor in Canmore have come out with different perspectives and approaches to campaign financing for the upcoming municipal election.

Work by Lafarge to re-establish a berm damaged in June’s flood along Exshaw Creek has caused concern for residents in the hamlet and has been halted as a result of a request from Alberta Environment.

The province is asking anglers to catch and release all fish for the remainder of the season in order to help restore populations lost in the June flood.

A bold coyote that was seen dangerously close to a child playing in a Banff backyard last week ended up electrocuting itself on a power cord later that same day. The drama began to unfold around noon on Aug.

Even though Banff’s resort TV station is part of the overall RTown chain, bankruptcy of that company’s flagship channel in Whistler has had zero effect on the Bow Valley operation.

Banff’s newest pedestrian bridge, which caused considerable debate in the community when it was proposed, has been open for two months and is seeing encouraging use by pedestrians and cyclists.

A recent development permit approval that saw drastically reduced parking stall requirements caused enough concern for one town councillor that she brought the issue before council during its August meeting.