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Visitor safety specialists from Banff National Park were called south of the border last week to assist in recovering a body that is part of an FBI investigation.

Parks Canada issued a black bear warning for the Tunnel Mountain campground area in Banff due to a pair of bruins feeding on natural food sources in the area.

Work will begin soon to relocate Canmore’s waste transfer station and material recycling facility after council approved borrowing $4.8 million to complete the project.

Banff’s draft recreation master plan calls for shortening the curling season at the Fenlands rec centre, a new playground east of Banff Avenue, new plans for the recreation grounds and paving the trail through the woods on Cave Avenue.

Parks Canada’s Jesse Whittington has been given a prestigious national award for his ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of conservation for national parks.

A climber on Ha Ling was seriously injured after he fell up to 20 metres and had to be rescued from the side of the mountain, Sunday (July 14).

Parks Canada has come under fire from a national conservation organization for what it sees as a dangerously increasing trend towards commercial development in Banff and Jasper national parks.

Two Canmore men are facing charges after being identified as suspects in unrelated indecent exposure and arson incidents over the past week. Canmore RCMP Sgt.

Homeowners overlooking the Bow River in the hamlet of Lac Des Arcs are facing an uncertain future as June’s floodwaters stripped away large portions of their lots along with the riverbank, leaving one home dangling over the river.

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