Banff
Town of Banff Declares Local State of Emergency
Town of Banff Declares Local State of Emergency […]
Bowvalley
Bow Valley
What are Glacial Lake Outburst Floods?
Do you know what “glacier lake outburst floods” are? Glacier lakes eventually can rise or possibly create new rivers and lakes around them. Bigger lakes pose greater hazards to mountain communities, because the water is […]
Canmore
First COVID-19 Case in Canmore School
A case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in town last week. In a letter sent on Sept 7th by the Superintendent Chris MacPhee said that there was a confirmed positive coronavirus case. It was a student […]
Banff
Bear 143 Killed by Train in Banff National Park
On September 3rd at 7:15pm between Castle Junction and Lake Louise, a female grizzly bear known as a bear 143 got hit and killed by a CP train. The last bear that died on a […]
Canmore
Renaming a Mountain
“Squaw’s Tit” is an official name for the high point of a ridge that lies southwest of the Mount Charles Stewart summit and northwest of Mount Lady Macdonald near Canmore. It was named after the […]
Lake Louise
Discovery Day at Lake Louise
Did you know that the “Discovery Day” of Lake Louise is on August 24th? For centuries before the European settlement started in North America, Stoney Nakoda and other indigenous groups used different areas all the […]
Bow Valley
Increase in accidents cause for concern
The increase in tourists in Alberta can be seen not only on the busy roads, restaurants & bars , parks and hiking trails, but also in the increase in accidents and fatalities especially in lakes […]
Banff
Kentucky man arrested for violating Alaska Loophole
A 40-year old Kentucky man who was travelling from Alaska to the continental United States has been charged with violating Canada’s Quarantine Act because he failed to follow COVID-19 public safety rules while in Banff twice […]
Bow Valley
Canadian Rockies Public Schools Divisional Re-Entry Plan 2020/2021
On July 22, 2020 the Canadian Rockies Public Schools (CRPS) sent an email updating parents about the re-entry information for 2020-21 school year, specifying that in-school classes will return “to near normal” this fall according […]
Canmore
Is Canmore a town or a city?
The demographic trend toward urbanization in Canada began well before Confederation and it is still growing in that way. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia “80% of Canadians live in urban areas, meaning cities, towns, villages […]