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It may have stopped raining and the state of emergency lifted, but many residents of the hamlet of Exshaw continue to deal with water in their homes and mud everywhere as a result of the June flood event.

In an effort to remove what some on council considered a discriminatory tax practice, Canmore politicians voted to change how some tourist homes are assessed.

The Government of Alberta quickly launched its disaster recovery centre in Canmore last week, but available flood relief funds are only for those who had their primary residence damaged.

The Pocaterra trail is one of the most popular routes in Kananaskis Country. From it, hikers can access the Whiskeyjack trails, the fire lookout and beyond into the dense backcountry.

A public hearing has been set for Monday (July 8) on proposals to charge developers a fee to transfer commercial space.

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.