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Peak performance: Canmore sharpshooter summits every visible peak in area

Peak performance: Canmore sharpshooter summits every visible peak in area

After three years, a local summited every named and unnamed peak around Canmore - 94 in total
Snowy, icy roads lead to accidents in Canmore, national park regions

Snowy, icy roads lead to accidents in Canmore, national park regions

“Snowfall amounts may vary significantly as some of the snow will melt on contact with the warm ground,” states Environment Canada in the snowfall warning.
'Significant’ snowfall to hit Banff, Canmore, K-Country

'Significant’ snowfall to hit Banff, Canmore, K-Country

Snow is coming to the Bow Valley and Kananaskis.
LETTER: Higher priorities than creating an Alberta Pension Plan

LETTER: Higher priorities than creating an Alberta Pension Plan

Editor: Something that Premier Danielle Smith had been trumping before the provincial election – a made-in-Alberta pension plan – managed to be dropped off of her list of election promises. However, it's raising its ugly head again, in full-page
MD budgeting to modernize 2nd Avenue in Dead Man's Flats

MD budgeting to modernize 2nd Avenue in Dead Man's Flats

The plan aims to identify the long-term requirements for the roadway, including the number of lanes, sidewalks, landscaping sites, access locations, and land requirements.
Calls to cancel eastern slopes coal mining renewed in Canmore

Calls to cancel eastern slopes coal mining renewed in Canmore

The mountain town’s coal mining history dates back to 1883, but since its last operations ceased in 1979, it has become more synonymous with tourism.
Feral horse count in Bighorn past threshold according to new management plan

Feral horse count in Bighorn past threshold according to new management plan

“If there are horses that need to be removed, the government will contact us or WHOAS (the Wild Horses of Alberta Society) to deal with that. That’s obviously our preferred method. We won’t ever allow a horse to go to a slaughterhouse again.”
EDITORIAL: Banff field unit missing the message – again

EDITORIAL: Banff field unit missing the message – again

A core mandate of any public institution is to be open and transparent with information, but also have public safety be a main priority.
EDITORIAL: Tragedy strikes and Bow Valley's somber relationship with bears

EDITORIAL: Tragedy strikes and Bow Valley's somber relationship with bears

A terrible tragedy in the remote wilderness of Banff National Park has left two people, a dog, and a grizzly bear dead.
Banff-Kananaskis MLA urges UCP to block mining in eastern slopes

Banff-Kananaskis MLA urges UCP to block mining in eastern slopes

In a letter to Alberta’s minister responsible for energy and minerals, Banff-Kananaskis NDP MLA Sarah Elmeligi and NDP critic for environment Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse demanded an “immediate public commitment” from the province to prevent any new mining applications from coming forward.