Local News

If you walk through the doors of the Charlie McAulay House the afternoon of Aug. 11 you’ll be greeted by a smiling Jannis Hare in the living room and her husband Doug, also smiling, standing in the kitchen.

As the water levels in Banff National Park’s Cascade River receded to merely a trickle last week when the Minnewanka spillway was closed, officials with Parks Canada and TransAlta rushed against time to save over 1,000 fish from dying as a result.

Fire crews are keeping a close eye on a wildfire near Numa Creek in Kootenay National Park – but are letting it burn naturally within a containment boundary for now.

Bears in Banff are getting a rare chance to feast on a sushi buffet following widespread June flooding.

They say the devil is in the details and Canmore residents along Cougar Creek are finding the same is true when it comes to the province of Alberta’s disaster recovery program.

A national conservation organization is lobbying Parks Canada to commit more dollars to move ahead with the reintroduction of bison and caribou in Banff National Park in a more timely manner.

A cougar warning remains in place in Lake Louise following two close encounters last week, while a black bear warning is in effect for Banff’s Tunnel Mountain campground.

While many, many people have logged long volunteer hours in helping Bow Valley communities recover from the June flood event, Monday (July 29) offers the opportunity to help out by putting your feet up and relaxing for an hour.

Repair work has reached a feverish pitch in Kananaskis Country as trails, roads and buildings slowly return to a pre-deluge state. However, one large tract of land remains conspicuously untouched.

Banff rescuers mounted a dramatic cliffside rescue after a climber fell about 10 metres on a popular multi-pitch sport climb on Tunnel Mountain Sunday (July 21).