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The search for a permanent solution to the safety hazard at the easternmost edge of the Banff Legacy Trail is moving forward after Wild Rose MP Blake Richards brought representatives from local municipalities and the provincial government together, M

For the second winter in a row, pine beetle numbers in southwest Alberta, including Kananaskis Country, have dwindled.

Canmore Collegiate High School is looking at becoming officially associated with the United Nations. CCHS began a process two years ago to become part of the UNESCO Associate Schools Project Network.

The Town of Banff will spend about $125,000 to develop two new one-bedroom suites for staff housing.

Banff’s hoteliers are giving local politicians a favourable review for their performance in the second quarter of 2011.

Banff Heritage Tourism has launched a new outdoor photo installation in Banff Avenue Square.

Thieves escaped with $200,000 worth of precious gems in what appears to be a professional break-in at the Canmore Ammonite Factory on Bow Meadows Crescent. At 11:15 p.m.

CATHY ELLIS BANFF It’s been a deadly week for wildlife in the mountain national parks.

It was not on their itinerary, but speculation ran wild last week about where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would spend a day of rest on their Royal Tour.

Entry fees and camping fees in national parks may go up next year. Parks Canada is considering an increase to its user fees, ranging from entry and camping rates, to the cost of fishing licences and use of hot thermal pools.