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What a silly goose! Fight for a Banff osprey nest

What a silly goose! Fight for a Banff osprey nest

Strange as it may sound, there are records of Canada geese setting up home in large tree nests that have been abandoned by species such as bald eagles or ospreys.
PHOTOS: Canmore's Equinox Run celebrates 10th anniversary

PHOTOS: Canmore's Equinox Run celebrates 10th anniversary

PHOTOS: Equinox Run celebrates 10th anniversary
Fire service levels a hot topic in MD of Bighorn communities

Fire service levels a hot topic in MD of Bighorn communities

“We believe this will help us deliver more expedient daytime responses to both Exshaw and surrounding communities and also alleviate some of the service demand we’ve placed on our neighbours through fire response agreement.”
"That kind of hopelessness": loss of rural services fuelling social problems

"That kind of hopelessness": loss of rural services fuelling social problems

Throughout the pandemic, provincially funded social supports were scaled back in rural Alberta. Services were consolidated. In-person offices closed. And long-running programs abruptly ended.
Missing Banff man found dead at base of mountain

Missing Banff man found dead at base of mountain

Mike Ilagan, 29, who has been missing from Banff since April 19 has been found dead.
EDITORIAL: Provincial-municipal tensions likely to grow with tabled legislation

EDITORIAL: Provincial-municipal tensions likely to grow with tabled legislation

EDITORIAL: Anyone wondering who yields power in provincial and municipal politics can stop.
LETTER: More design work, planning needed for Palliser affordable housing project

LETTER: More design work, planning needed for Palliser affordable housing project

LETTER: I take this opportunity to express my disappointment with the proposed project of four- and six-storey buildings at 100 Palliser Lane.
PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley
"It changed my life": Absence of rural social programs felt years after closing

"It changed my life": Absence of rural social programs felt years after closing

In October 2020, Alberta’s United Conservative government announced the closure of all remaining Job Corps offices along with job cuts that affected hundreds of provincial employees in social services, agriculture, and wildfire management.
PHOTOS: Folks enjoy spring's arrival in Canmore

PHOTOS: Folks enjoy spring's arrival in Canmore

PHOTOS: Spring scenes in Canmore
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