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While there is much talk the historic Banff Winter Festival may be dead in the water, Banff council wants to do its part to help some long-standing events survive under the festival’s umbrella.

After five years on the force, Const.Matthew Tucker is preparing to trade a patrol car for a horse after being accepted as a member of the RCMP Musical Ride.

In an effort to boost support for the junior hockey club in the community, the Canmore Eagles have asked for a town councillor to act as liaison with the organization.

A group of event organizers has come together to ask the municipality for a communication protocol when changes to Centennial Park are being considered.

The Town of Banff is trying to come up with unique ways to provide more housing for entry-level employees in the tourist town.

A team of four rescue specialists from Banff and Jasper National Parks flew to Baffin Island late last week to aid in a rescue in Auyuittuq National Park.

With five weeks left to complete the bid submission, John McIsaac and a group of Bow Valley residents are scrambling to see the Alberta Winter Games return to the region in 2014. “There’s been lots of progress,” said McIsaac.

Restrictions on length of stay for condo hotels were back in front of council again last week.

A handful of the world’s best golfers will converge on Banff this summer for a return of the Telus Skins Game at the Fairmont Banff Springs, however, some environmentalists are still teed off about the event.

After a needs assessment showed the Bow Valley is desperately lacking certain levels of assisted living for seniors, the local housing authority is proposing to do something about it.