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With strong advances in DNA technology, researchers in Banff National Park are trying to get a better handle on the number of bears living in the Bow Valley and surrounding wilderness.

Rising waters in Cougar Creek hampered the rescue of an injured climber last week and experts say backcountry users need to be wary of the situation. On Sunday (June 5), a climber in the Cougar Creek area suffered a short fall and injured a knee.

Wolves in Banff National Park would not likely find an easy meal on the hoof if Parks Canada does indeed reintroduce plains bison.

Census takers will go door-to-door in Banff beginning June 13 in an attempt to collect information about people living in town and to get an accurate population number.

Canmore’s elected officials voted unanimously to back an Alberta Winter Games bid with a $150,000 contribution over the next three years.

What the future name of the Multiplex could be and whether or not the Town would be open to corporate sponsorship is a subject of discussion for Canmore council at its upcoming planning session.

Two orphaned yearling grizzly bear cubs seem to be faring well – for now.

Trees that have died or are dying along Banff’s famed tourist strip could end up being replaced.

In Perth, the capital of Western Australia, nobody doubts whether climate change is real, or that it is happening right now. A drought which began in 1975 is no longer considered a temporary phenomenon, said Dr.

Sally Caudill, environmental care coordinator for the Town of Canmore, understands all too well the familiar groan when words like environmental sustainability start getting passed around.