Evacuation ordered after train derailment causes chemical leak
Nine train cars derailed in Canmore earlier this week, and two fell over, according to a story in the Calgary Herald.
Archive for January, 2009
Life in Banff’s Middle Springs neighbourhood
Darren VanMackelbergh doesn’t expect his family’s new Middle Springs home will generate a significant return on investment when it sells - ” if it ever does.
Nine CP Rail cars derail in Canmore
Investigators are searching for a cause after nine CP Rail cars went off the track in Canmore yesterday morning.
Canadian Pacific probes Canmore train derailment
Nine freight cars derailed in Canmore, Alta., on Monday morning. Canadian Pacific Railways is trying to determine what caused nine freight cars to fall off the rails in Canmore early Monday morning, …
Canada Calling Card: Great White Long Distance Launches Today
Mark and Jennifer Loyd-Smith, two trail-hunters from Canmore, BC launch a Canada Calling Card to help Canadians select their favourite long distance cards from North America.
Climbing: Ain’t nothing but Junkyard dogs
Shadows blanket the tributaries of the Spray Lakes valley, chilling the air in the Junkyards.
Province getting tough on gangs
The province’s new anti-gang strategy should soon help police add to their crime-fighting arsenal.
Medical review launched
Family is mourning a mother of six young children who they say died after being refused a hospital bed.
Calgary hiker killed in avalanche
A Calgary man has been found dead after getting caught up in an avalanche. The snow slide happened around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday near Canmore.
Avalanche risk in west worst in 100 years: experts
With Canmore’s Ha Ling peak in the background, George Field, public safety specialist for Kananskis Country talks about the fatal avalanche that occurred on the back side of the Big Sister the highest … On …
Hiker dead in Alta. avalanche
A file photo of the Three Sisters mountain near Canmore, Alberta. Photograph by: Peter Brosseau, Calgary Herald CANMORE, Alta.
Hiker missing after avalanche sweeps Alta. mountain
A hiker is missing after being swept away in an avalanche just outside Banff National Park in Alberta.
Blitz is a bust as drunks drive anyway
RCMP in the Bow Valley had a busy month aggressively targeting impaired drivers in December.
Elk Run dog park is a go
The 4,800 residents of east Canmore have 650 dogs who have nowhere to run off leash.
Escapes
Second-home prices in the Catskills have dropped - some by a third or more - and still buyers are scarce.
Community Connections
Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Canmore. 403-678-3133. Alcoholics Anonymous There are six meetings in Canmore and three in Banff.
Around the mountains: Slow j…
The body counts from the shriveled economy continue in resort-anchored mountain valleys.
