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The program offers financial support to MD residents facing financial barriers to partake in leisure and learning opportunities offered within the MD of Bighorn and neighbouring jurisdictions.

PHOTOS: Canmore martial arts club Jiu-Jitsu spring tourney returns

Bow Valley Regional Housing in Canmore is is getting more money from the province to maintain housing units.

PHOTOS: Pride Ski Day hits Banff's Mount Norquay slopes

Alberta's toxic drug death toll has been blamed on a worsening "addiction crisis," but data shows no increase in substance use disorders over last decade.

Tourism Week is April 15-19. Each year, it offers an opportunity to reflect on the positive contributions that the tourism sector makes to local communities across Canada. Throughout the Bow Valley, welcoming visitors plays a huge part in all of our lives. Along with economic prosperity, tourism also brings us diverse experiences, special privileges and incredible opportunities.

On Friday (April 12), at 7 p.m. the museum will be hosting the opening for Menagerie of Disappearance and Time: In the Mountains.

Two-way regular traffic has resumed on the Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park after work to fix damage on Chancellor-Kicking Horse bridge was completed almost two weeks ahead of time.

Last year, Alberta RCMP issued over 60,000 speeding tickets, 761 of them for excessive speeding (50 km/h or more over the speed limit).

COMMENTARY: Citizens, and even council members, have limits on their capacity for absorbing information, reflecting on it and making decisions. These decisions will affect our community for decades to come.