Local News

A last minute proposal by bunny lovers in Canmore may see the cuddly creatures saved from an all out cull. Canmore council met Tuesday (July 5) night to approve its feral rabbit management plan and faced both opposition and support from the public.

Mountain bikers and dogs will not be permitted along Lake Minnewanka’s shoreline this summer under new Parks Canada rules aimed at reducing serious bear encounters.

Banff town council is throwing its support behind a proposal for a new road cycling event in Banff National Park in 2012.

Banff’s 2012 financial plan calls for next year’s property taxes to be limited to an increase of about 1.25 per cent based on Alberta’s projected annual inflation.

Canadian Pacific Railway appears to be derailing a Town of Banff proposal to have a multi-use ring trail around the townsite.

Canmore Miners’ Day will be held this weekend and interest in the event is growing.

After three years, the review of wildlife corridor and habitat patch guidelines for the Bow Valley have been released.

Banff’s business heavyweights are opposing a proposal to hand out the remaining commercial space based on a merit-based scheme intended to reward development excellence.

Unnaturally high and dirty water levels in Goat Creek and Spray River has Banff National Park authorities concerned about harm being caused to fish and their habitat.

The Town of Banff has come up with a plan to market and promote the tourist town’s $33 million redeveloped recreation centre in a bid to increase revenue.