Mountain Guide

As a schoolgirl in Scotland in 1937, Bridget Jones attended a presentation at her school in St. Andrews by renowned advocate of the natural environment Grey Owl. From that day onward, she knew she wanted visit Canada.

There’s no shortage of fancy camera gear on the market these days. Software this and telephoto lens that. And if professional photographers had a dime for every time they were asked what they shoot with, they’d likely have heavy pockets.

Painting and photography come together at Elevation Contemporary Art Gallery’s newest show, HIGHlight, featuring the work of Canmore artist Conrad Habing. HIGHlight opens Saturday (Feb. 8) with a reception from 2-7 p.m.

The Bow Valley side of Exposure 2014: Calgary Banff Canmore Photography Festival begins this weekend with the annual launch at the Whyte Musuem featuring local, national and international photography.

Life is full of many layers. Some of them sting. Some bring joy. Sometimes they peel away with ease. And other times, fear of removing them leaves us immobile.

At some point in almost everyone’s life, they find themselves tested, emotionally, menally or physically. For B.C.

Lewis Hine, Ansel Adams, Dorthea Lange, Edward Weston and William Henry Fox Talbot; all giants of photography whose work is recognized among the finest of its kind, will be on display in Canmore as part of the 10th annual Exposure 2014: Calgary Banff

Anja McCloskey cannot be pigeonholed. Not musically, geographically or with her versatility.

What happens when you take seven of the top chefs in Banff and mix them together with tasty wines and local craft beer? You get Banff’s Big Taste event happening Friday (Jan. 24) at Maple Leaf Grille.

Western Canada’s largest lake is in trouble. Lake Winnipeg is dying and as Canmore author Bob Sandford points out in his latest book, Saving Lake Winnipeg, “we’re having trouble figuring out exactly what to do about that.