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The countdown is on. Less than a year away from the Sochi Winter Olympics, Canadian athletes and officials have gameplans in place for a big performance in 2014.

Three days of municipal anxiety related to a series of three armed robberies over three days ended in about three seconds with the death of a suspect in a Railway Avenue shooting on a cold Jan. 10, 2011.

As part of the development of the Banff housing study, Banff Housing Corporation (BHC) is inviting residents to participate in a series of focus groups in late February to gather feedback, experiences and ideas.

The Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation (CMAF) is planning to roll out a public consultation process in the coming months, seeking input on its proposed conceptual plan for Canmore’s arts centre.

Compared to the tools available to researchers for the study of mountain and forest hydrology in the 1960s, today’s researchers have the benefit of equipment Dr.

A new partnership between two renowned institutions will explore ways in which both science and the arts are connected and further develop the skills people in each discipline face. Last Thursday (Feb.

After a lengthy debate between members of the public and councillors regarding a proposed development on Stewart Creek Golf Course, Canmore Town council did not approve a required Sustainability Screening Report (SSR) application due to the site’s lo

Banff council has vowed to support the creation of Town’s second community greenhouse, which will be located on parking spaces not available to staff or the public on Cascade Plaza’s rooftop parkade.

Both mayors and councillors from Banff and Canmore came together last Thursday (Feb. 7) for the first ever semi-formal joint meeting at the civic centre in Canmore to discuss several issues and events pertaining to the two communities.

Editor: In April of last year my partner, Connie, who owns a well established B&B on Banff Avenue experienced the second of two sewage backups in a 15-month period.