Canmore News

Reliable, world-class Rockies climbs make the best of a short season ERIK BEUKER / erik@vueweekly.com School is out and summer is in.

By Justin Brisbane Justin@canmoreleader.com A change to the town's fleet purchase plan will save $50,000, according to Andreas Comeau, acting senior manager of Public Works.

"We wanted to make the point that they could come in and be heard and rather than wait to get it done we got it over with now."

A special council meeting was requested last Wednesday to review the mayor and council wages.

The Cochrane Environmental Action Committee is inviting everyone from Cochrane and area to check out 'Liquid Truth' on Monday, May 12.

"I've become very negative about carbon neutrality, and it's because of offsets"

Both Whistler and British Columbia have been prominent in the discussion about reducing planet-warming greenhouse gases.

"We are examining our existing policy because of an increasing presence of polar bears, more so than in the past."

Arctic adventurer and writer Jerry Kobalenko is usually happy to see wildlife on his excursions, but his most recent trip to Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve on Labrador's northern tip offered more than ...

"I do not accept his evidence because it runs contrary to the very nature of the acts he admitted to"

The brutal rape of a Canmore woman by her ex-boyfriend -- a fugitive on the lam from the U.S. -- wasn't a spontaneous assault, a judge ruled yesterday.

CALGARY: Bellstar Hotels & Resorts celebrated its fifth birthday on May 1st, 2008.

"I wouldn't trade places with Calgary or Edmonton for anything. I know they're at the heart of a very vigorous economy, but if you look at the quality of life in both of those communities, I don't think they can compare with us"

Despite falling 12 places in the rankings, Lethbridge remains one of the 50 best Canadian cities to live in.

"That isn't something I'd support -- you've got to keep it all above board and as transparent as possible"

Maybe there's a reason you never hear about marijuana grow-ops in Chestermere anymore.

"It won't do anyone any good to move them and have to move again six months later"

The Bow Valley Food Bank could be on the move this summer to make room for a Greyhound bus depot and expanded Tourism Canmore office.

"And it can't just be a chalk drawing."

Public art fans flocked to Communitea Cafe Monday to catch a glimpse of the finalists for Canmore's 2008 public art process.

"We were just lucky we were there at that time of night and happened to notice it, a couple hours later and the fire would have been a lot bigger."

Tragedy was averted early yesterday morning, thanks to the quick actions of a Calgary paramedic.

"What we've been working on for years is the Village component -- the 1,300 units"

A massive $1.5 billion development in Canmore will create a traditional European-style hill village with "Old World" architecture, the Herald has learned.

Logically, good skin-care products should come from places with cold, dry climates that suck out every bit of moisture.

Stephen Brockwell hosts an evening of award-winning poetry and a conversation on writing with three of Canada's most respected and acclaimed poets.

"It's interesting. It's not scary in any way, but it's different."

It looks like the bears in Ontario and Quebec think the groundhogs got it all wrong.

"I give him lots of credit, because they could hardly say those words aloud in Edmonton"

Airdrie Echo - After a proposed amendment to the smoking bylaw was met with no opposition, Airdrie is now the second municipality in the province to ban occupants from lighting up in hotels and motels around ...

"Between 24 and 48 hours after every snowfall, crews would go out and record every species that crosses the path. We then identify species of interest and backtrack them to determine their corridor usage"

Remote cameras, animal trackers and trail sensors are being used to create a more complete picture of wildlife activity in the eastern Bow Valley.

"I feel it's unfair to us as a family that my other two might not get the same learning experience as my first one."

Some Canmore parents are upset about a new policy that limits the number of children admitted to the French immersion program at Elizabeth Rummel School.