Local News

Changes to Canmore’s Land Use Bylaw are being made to address the illegal use of residential dwelling units as tourist homes in the community.

The quality of water within Banff National Park has returned to near natural levels.

Male grizzly bears are emerging from dens despite massive snow dumps in the Canadian Rockies this spring.

A provincial report into the cost of living in Alberta has distinguished Canmore as the most expensive municipality, slightly edging out Fort McMurray for the top spot.

Having stemmed the recession so far, looking to the future and being more competitive as global economies recover are top priorities for Banff Lake Louise Tourism.

They came from Nelson, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Oslo, Norway and Graz, Austria.

Organizers of a Banff fundraising effort to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan got a huge surprise during A Night for Japan held at Wild Bill’s, Tuesday, March 29 when the Banff Park Lodge stepped forward with a $100,000 donation.

The white-tailed ptarmigan is a remarkable bird, living its entire life trying to thrive and survive in harsh alpine environments.

Banff’s hotel association is calling on local politicians and the tourism industry to work together to create a new carnival event to draw tourists to town in the dead of winter.

An ice climber spent almost eight hours dangling from a rope on Weeping Wall Sunday night (March 27) after he and his partner were stranded while descending the 300-metre cliff face.