Local News

Canmore council has backed away from fixing a sinkhole in Three Sisters Mountain Village after it received a legal opinion on the issue.

After taking a different role with Tourism Canmore Kananaskis as of January, John Samms has left the organization.

A Canmore man was denied a curative and conditional discharge in provincial court last week for charges of impaired driving and flight from police. Curtis Zarchekoff pleaded guilty to the two charges in front of Judge Les Grieve.

The release of a study examining the environmental effects of Brewster’s controversial proposal to build a multi-million dollar glass-floored observation deck along the Icefields Parkway is on hold.

Canadians have been telling Parks Canada they don’t want new thrill-seeking activities or special events in the country’s flagship national park – but Ottawa chose to ignore them.

After making headlines this week over controversial remarks Wild Rose Liberal candidate John Reilly officially opened his campaign headquarters in Canmore on Friday saying he needs to stick to his message of why he is running.

Living in the Bow Valley region, having an affinity for our national parks is easy, a no-brainer as it were, given that these protected spaces are a part of our daily lives.

Banff residents must now offer more proof of their need to live in the national park town as part of a federal government crackdown on residency rules.

A pillar of the local arts community has been named honorary chair of the 2011 artsPeak arts festival last week.

The Town of Banff is in talks with a private company to turn its composted sewage sludge and organics into a new and more marketable product.