Cathy Ellis

Banff council is looking to eliminate the district quota system of B&Bs.

“What we are doing is strategically putting in clearings or some harvested thinning that will really stop or slow the fire down."

The patriarch of Bow Valley grizzly bears has been left bloodied and scarred on his hind and face, likely a result of a fight or two with other large male bears, perhaps by his closest rival bear No. 136, a.k.a Split Lip for his disfigured mouth.

The Alberta government has removed furbearer trapping limits for the 2024-25 season in most zones, including for at-risk wolverines.

Woman with 'weather exposure concerns' safely boated to waiting ambulance in Canmore.

“There is absolutely no excuse imaginable for wildlife attractants like fruit trees anywhere in the Bow Valley. This puts grizzly bears at risk.”

Confirmed to be bear No. 122, the roughly 28-year-old famous male grizzly bear was first spotted in Harvie Heights but had moved into Canmore around 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Vehicle volumes in Banff surpass pre-pandemic 2019 levels, but traffic over the Bow River bridge and up Mountain Avenue to gondola and hot springs tourist attractions are significantly down.

Piikani hunters shot and killed a young male bison within the boundaries of Banff National Park on Oct. 9 in the first traditional bison hunt in the area in 150 years.

“We believe the requested action is beyond our jurisdiction,” said Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno.