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Community Makes You. You Make Your Community. The above seems a simple statement, but it’s true. In fact, many people say you get out of your community what you put into it.

It’s been a long road for St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, but at long last there’s hope for the hamlet’s last vestige of its earliest community.

All areas surrounding the busy Banff townsite are either under closure or warning because of intense grizzly bear activity.

Canmore Fire–Rescue responded to a construction site emergency call Saturday (June 21) involving a 32-year-old male employee of V.J. Bishop Excavating LTD who was buried near Dead Man’s Flats.

As part of Canadian Rockies Public Schools plan to modernize or completely rebuild Banff Elementary School, The Town of Banff is kicking in $880,000 to build an addition to the school to help accommodate two important community programs.

A new non-profit organization in Canmore hopes to connect local entrepreneurs wanting to grow their business with mentors and financiers, who are also Canmore residents.

With one year of operations under its belt, Canmore’s $39 million Elevation Place is doing better than originally planned, financially. While it still has an operating deficit of $1.

The Town of Banff is moving ahead with the next step in the plan to redevelop Banff’s recreation grounds. The municipality has gone out to tender to hire a consultant to help them come up with a plan for redevelopment.

The Province will invest $10 million toward the repair of flood damaged trails over the next three years, Minister of Environment Robin Campbell announced at Kananaskis’ Jumpingpound Bridge, June 5.

Cougar Creek crossings by cyclists and pedestrians will return with the installation of another pedestrian bridge this summer.