Local News

For most people, getting outside for a walk is a good way to blow off some steam, alleviate tension, maybe burn a few calories and commune with nature for a short time. For Pierrette Roy, taking a walk is about all those things – and so much more.

A fruit tree at the park superintendent’s residence in Banff will be cut down this spring as Parks Canada tries to set a positive example for residents in reducing wildlife attractants.

Following Canmore council’s decision to increase the capital budget to support the construction of a new recycling facility at the wastewater treatment plant, the Beyond Curbside recycling program is set for completion this summer.

An area structure plan (ASP) for the remaining 80 per cent of developable land in Canmore has moved past first reading and will go directly to a public hearing following a decision by Town council at a special meeting, Tuesday (April 30).

A bill proposed by local member of Parliament Blake Richards that would make it illegal to wear a mask during a riot or unlawful assembly has cleared a major hurdle and could become law sometime this summer.

The long-awaited multi-million dollar redevelopment of Banff’s Cave Avenue is going ahead next year, but it’s a scaled down version based on feedback from residents opposed to the full-meal deal.

The creation of angle parking instead of parallel parking along sections of Bow Avenue, Beaver Street and Buffalo Street could help address some of Banff’s shortfall in parking spaces.

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to observe a marked reduction in recycled materials being found in a school’s waste stream? For Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, Monday (April 22) was that day, largely due to the efforts of The Garb

Visitors to Banff National Park will have the chance stay in a new form of accommodation at Two Jake Lakeside campground this summer, at a cost of $150 per night.

MD of Bighorn council agreed recently to help Exshaw residents address concerns they have associated with living in the shadow of the Bow Valley’s largest industrial complex.