Local News

A steady static-washed tone emanates from the cab of an Alberta Parks white pickup truck as it creeps along the backroads of Kananaskis Country. Biologist John Paczkowski peers out the window while studying the forest as the truck navigates the road.

If you want to experience a new sensation and take part in a good cause, find the biggest pair of pumps you can and start practicing your strut. The fifth annual YWCA Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event will be held Friday, Sept. 13 (rain or shine).

It only takes one person to make a difference.

June floodwaters that tore apart streambeds, tossed boulders and uprooted trees along creek banks appear to have spared a portion of Banff’s sensitive bull trout population.

As with many areas in the Bow Valley, the cleanup of Cougar Creek is ongoing.

Striving for zero is never a goal in athletics, politics or dating; but for environmental concerns it’s a much different story.

A new fee structure for signage applications to the Town of Canmore was passed last week with the hope that reducing the number of categories from 17 to three will make the process easier.

Anglers and fishing enthusiasts now have a site they can utilize to share stories about the one that got away and much more.

A large male grizzly that ate a black bear in Banff National Park last week caused closure of a second popular trail after it was found feasting on an elk carcass near Marble Canyon in Kootenay National Park.

Approaching the biggest season of his career, Banff alpine skier Paul Stutz needs all the help he can get. More specifically, he needs $23,000 to pay for a summer of training on decent snow, which means trips to Oregon and Argentina.