Local News

Spring is a critical time for wildlife in the Bow Valley – hungry bears are starting to emerge from their dens in search of food and wolves are looking after a new litter of pups.

It was all hands on deck last week as Parks Canada, provincial and municipal firefighters gathered to manage a pair of prescribed burns in the Carrot Creek area of Banff National Park.

The second year of the revamped Canmore Trade Fair will take place this weekend, with over 50 exhibitor booths, live music and a contest to determine who can type the fastest with their cellphone in the Bow Valley.

Residents and tourists will be able to ride a bus from downtown Banff to the front door of the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, thanks to a new bus route beginning this month.

Yet another off-leash dog incident has led to another cougar attack in Canmore. On Friday (May 3), a Canmore man was biking the Montane Traverse trail with friends, allowing his dog to run free.

Bow Valley residents shivered in the cold and snow on Monday of last week, but exactly one week later basked in sunshine as the area enjoyed a near-record high of 25.6 C in Banff.

The Canadian Rockies Public School division has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Province that will go toward helping build leadership capacity among all its workers, including principals, teachers and councillors.

Despite Telus claims the Town of Canmore is “running close to the limits in capacity,” the Canadian Rockies Public School division has reiterated its stance against placement of a permanent cellphone tower near a middle school.

Do you have something to say? Maybe have a good idea you’d like to share with others? Possibly you’ve invented a better mousetrap? If so, the inaugural TEDx Canmore event could provide a platform for you. TEDx Canmore will take place, Oct.

A grizzly bear is not something you expect to see while skiing the back slopes of Lake Louise – but that’s exactly what happened when a bruin wandered though the area on Sunday (May 5).