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Plans for old daycare building unknown

Plans for old daycare building unknown

With the daycare and preschool moving into new digs soon, the municipality is considering what to do with the present site. Currently, the daycare is housed in an old barn on 17th Street near Lion’s Park in a residential neighbourhood.
Rockies' icon built businesses, family legacy

Rockies' icon built businesses, family legacy

Bud Brewster was a carpenter, a horseman, a golf course builder, a backcountry outfitter, a savvy businessman and a tireless worker. Bud, who died on Friday (Feb.
Project to probe pika numbers

Project to probe pika numbers

A unique study is being launched to get a better idea of pika numbers in Banff National Park, particularly given research elsewhere suggests these small critters may be threatened by global warming.
Trail maps and signage in the works

Trail maps and signage in the works

Many visitors to Canmore, including a major tourism marketing expert, have remarked that the trail system within the downtown core is a mystery – but not for much longer.
BREAKING NEWS: Canmore abduction and assault suspect arrested

BREAKING NEWS: Canmore abduction and assault suspect arrested

RCMP report that a Canmore man being sought for the alleged abduction and sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl has been located and arrested in Whistler, B.C. Early on Thursday (Feb.
Calls for change follows Discovery Walk announcement

Calls for change follows Discovery Walk announcement

Canada’s minister for the environment approved Brewster Travel Canada’s proposed Glacier Discovery Walk along the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park last week, prompting one local conservationist to call for a change of how Parks Canada is man
Banff considering event business licence changes

Banff considering event business licence changes

Banff’s politicians have left the door open to different business licence options for events-based businesses in the face of a strong campaign from out-of-town wedding photographers and planners.
Wildlife managers under Solicitor General

Wildlife managers under Solicitor General

Conservation and Fish and Wildlife officers will be removed from the Alberta Parks and Sustainable Resource Development ministries and placed under the authority of the Ministry of the Solicitor General and Public Security.
Jail time for man shot, Tasered

Jail time for man shot, Tasered

A Saskatchewan man who was pulled over for driving too slow while high on cocaine before leading police on a chase through Banff after being shot and eventually Tasered has been sentenced to three years in jail.
Valley skiers strike gold

Valley skiers strike gold

The fastest cross-country skier in the world is from Canmore. The fastest downhill skier is from Banff. Devon Kershaw and Jan Hudec proved it on Saturday (Feb. 4) as both claimed World Cup gold in historic fashion.
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