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A walk in the park turned into a nightmare for a 31-year-old Edmonton man who spent a frigid night huddled in a natural burrow lost on the outskirts of the Banff townsite last weekend.

Most parents would sacrifice or endure anything for their children. Lorinda Stewart had the opportunity to prove the strength of a mother’s love when, on Aug.

Roughly 500,000 propane cylinders are sold in Alberta each year for various uses such as camping, but what happens to all those potentially explosive materials when they’re eventually discarded? While some municipalities offer services to collect the

Former speed skater Crystal Phillips is a champion for clean air and last Monday (April 22) she made a presentation to students at École Notre-Dame des Monts outlining the impacts some modes of transportation have on our health and the environment.

Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen earned $42,423 in wages and benefits in 2012. The mayor’s wage of $38,565 and benefits of $3,858 were disclosed in the 2012 audited financial statements, which were released to council Monday (April 22).

The board representing Canadian Rockies Public Schools (CRPS) has decided to reduce its number of trustees from seven to five prior to the next school board election in October.

Editor: On behalf of the Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance, it’s the time of year when we kindly ask all trail users to make a conscious decision to use our precious trail systems sensibly.

Are you familiar with someone who is a SHINE-ing example of a community-minded individual? Of someone who brightens your day, who puts in those extra hours, who lends a hand in the community? Then right now is the time to put some thought into the up

Parks Canada has won a long-running court battle over what it sees as a Town of Banff attempt to expand its commercial footprint by allowing a lawyer’s office on lands zoned for public service.

The Dead Man’s Flats water and wastewater project moved through its final hoops when MD of Bighorn council approved the servicing agreement with the Town of Canmore and the local improvement levy to help pay for the water portion of the project.