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Banff ski resort eyes aerial activities

Banff ski resort eyes aerial activities

Banff’s Mount Norquay may take the plunge into commercial hang gliding and paragliding.
Parks caution bear photographers

Parks caution bear photographers

Banff National Park officials are warning people they are prepared to lay charges against anyone caught harassing a high-profile female bear and her three cubs.
Canmorite recounts Japanese earthquake experience

Canmorite recounts Japanese earthquake experience

Canmorite Gregory Berge always wondered what an earthquake might feel like. He now knows first hand, as the osteopathic manual practitioner was in Japan at the time of the Tohoku earthquake earlier this year.
Much ado about Skoki's royal loo

Much ado about Skoki's royal loo

A private loo built for Prince William and his wife Kate during their stay at a remote backcountry lodge in Banff National Park is causing a bit of a stink.
Banff Centre event melds science, art

Banff Centre event melds science, art

It’s difficult to think of biotechnology without thinking either of Dr. Frankenstein screaming “it’s alive” as his monster begins to twitch or the ubër-scientists solving all manner of crime in CSI in the time it takes to order a cheeseburger.
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Continued work needed to mitigate wildfire threat

Continued work needed to mitigate wildfire threat

Canmore council has been given a brief look at how a wildfire threat is being mitigated in the community but there’s a lot more work to be done, including public education.
Three organizations see tax relief

Three organizations see tax relief

Three Canmore non-profit organizations saw their municipal property taxes cut in June after council authorized the tax exemptions for 2011.
Researchers resume Columbia Icefield study

Researchers resume Columbia Icefield study

After living on the Columbia Icefield for nearly a month this spring, researchers with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) are one step closer to answering the proverbial question, “how much does that glacier weigh?” The team, led by Dr.
Young cougars on move in valley

Young cougars on move in valley

Two young curious cougar siblings are on the move in the valley, but have split up from each other.
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