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At first glance, Aaron Howe’s award-winning science project is the stuff of sinister science fiction movies, but the Banff student sees value in people having a tattoo of a barcode, or in this case a square QR code, as a way for emergency services pe

Jed Cochrane has seen first hand the fast and furious work of wildfires.

On the evening of June 19, Exshaw resident Claude Leger went to bed to the sound of boulders crashing against one another as they were moved along by a rising Exshaw Creek.

Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent was in Banff National Park last week to check out the flood damage – and the federal government says it will commit the necessary money to rebuild.

Securing the 2016 World Cup cross-country ski races in Lake Louise and Canmore – to be televised internationally – is said to be good news for the local tourism industry.

The Banff Community Foundation has established an After the Flood Stewardship Fund with a lead gift from its unrestricted fund.

Canadian Rockies Public Schools are closer than ever to making an outdoor experiential education centre a reality.

Banff’s new $6.8 million pedestrian bridge across the Bow River has been opened three months ahead of schedule – and on budget.

Veteran politician Leslie Taylor and one-term councillor Paul Baxter are almost certainly stepping away from political life. Both Banff town councillors say it is highly unlikely they will seek another term in office in the Oct.

The communities of Banff and Lake Louise are open for business in the aftermath of the devastating flooding disaster in Alberta - but most of Banff’s backcountry remains inaccessible.