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Broken bones, treacherous falls and quad rollovers punctuated a busy long weekend for Kananaskis Public Safety.

“Yup, a wolverine has definitely been here!” exclaimed Barb Bertsch as we skied into a clearing following her GPS signal a few hundred metres from the Pipestone River bank, two and a half hours from the trailhead near Lake Louise.

The Banff park administrative building returned to its roots on May 19. As the building originally served as the park’s post office, it was used to officially release a new stamp, celebrating the park’s 100th anniversary.

A Canmore middle school student is coming home with a bronze medal from the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Toronto last week. Ty Godfrey was at the event representing Canadian Rockies Public Schools, one of 99 regions across the country.

The MD of Bighorn is initiating a comprehensive review of the document that will guide growth and development in the municipality for the next 20 or 30 years, but to do it well, administration is hoping to enlist the help of residents and business ow

Provincial authorities are keeping a close eye on conditions in the Ghost-Waiparous area in an attempt to decide if the area should be closed to recreational use for the May long weekend and possibly beyond.

The board of governors of The Banff Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Melanson as the Centre’s next president.

A lingering snow pack is forcing Parks Canada to delay opening several campgrounds in the mountain national parks until after the May long weekend.

A draft version of Canmore’s urban forest management plan has shown it would cost more than $249 million to replace all the trees in the community. The plan was presented to council earlier this month by consultant Dwight Crouse from TESERA.

Alberta Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award semi-finalist, Jessica Price, shows off her hardware with (L to R) Lorraine Widmer-Carson of the Banff Community Foundation, Direct Energy's Lynzey Macrae and Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen.