Local News

Ceramic artist Les Manning, a former Canmore resident who spent 25 years leading the ceramics program at The Banff Centre, has been named a member of the Order of Canada.

Tracking wild animals by following the prints they leave behind in the snow is a lot like learning to read a story that’s recorded in the natural landscape, says Parks Canada wildlife researcher Simon Ham.

Major work on Canmore’s flood control dike this summer is expected to affect both recreational users of the river pathway and nearby residents.

Canmore RCMP are asking the public for assistance in the investigation of two suspicious fires last week. The fire department was called to the fire on Fifth Street, which began in the early morning hours last Wednesday (Feb.

A request for proposals is being released by the contractor of the Multiplex for design and construction of the climbing wall.

Canada’s minister for the environment approved Brewster Travel Canada’s proposed Glacier Discovery Walk along the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park, today (Feb. 9).

When it comes to wildlife, there’s big – as in the elk, moose and bears which we’re familiar with in the Bow Valley – and then there’s really huge, massive, block out the sun big.

Canmore council has voted to staff the local fire department with eight full-time members, including a chief, as of April 1 this year.

The Lafarge Canada cement plant at Exshaw has received the President’s Award for Safety for reaching the milestone of 200,000 hours of operation without a single injury. The award was presented to plant employees on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

A newly identified soft-bodied creature from the Burgess Shale is proving to be one of the most unusual and strangest animals to emerge so far from the fossil beds located high in the Canadian Rockies.