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More than 50 people attended a rally at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Banff on Thursday (Jan. 24) for an information session and to protest closure of the maternity ward at Mineral Springs Hospital.

Keri Martens – believed to be one of a dozen female fire chiefs in the country – is blazing new territory for the Lake Louise fire department.

After previously voting on application fees in the $650,000 range for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the receiver in charge of Three Sisters Mountain Village, Canmore council reconsidered a previous motion and installed a new fee that ensures protecti

A community forum and rally is being held in Banff today (Jan. 24) to fight the closure of Banff’s maternity ward. The event will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hall, beginning at 5 p.m.

Once again, the Banff Community Foundation has reached out into the community to distribute grants in support of worthy causes and programs. On Jan.

The Town of Canmore has committed to enter an agreement with the MD of Bighorn over specifications regarding the Legacy Trail that paves the way for eventual approval by Alberta Transportation.

A developer wanting to revitalize Banff’s historic railway station and the surrounding lands is trying to get public feedback and support for an idea to create a satellite commercial district at the west entrance to the tourist town.

Sixteen years ago Craig Richards, curator of photography at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, set out to introduce Bow Valley students to the art of photography.

About 75 constituents and members of the provincial and federal governments turned out last weekend for Banff-Cochrane MLA Ron Casey’s open house in what the former Canmore mayor described as a “nice social Saturday afternoon.

A prescribed burn is in the works for the Moose Meadows area of Banff National Park as part of ongoing efforts to help protect the Town of Banff from a future runaway wildfire.