Archive for March, 2009

EPCOR now running wastewater treatment plant

Banffa s wastewater treatment plant is now being run by EPCOR after the town decided to part ways with United Water.

Allyson gets set for trek

LURGAN woman Allyson Morrow will be joining participants from across Northern Ireland on the Ulster Cancer Foundation’s latest overseas adventure - ” a Trek to the Canadian Rockies.

. And then there were five

Hamish MacLean/Canmore LeaderJamie McLaughlin performs on Saturday night at the Three Sisters Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion during Canmore Idol semi-finals. Canmore Idol is entering its fifth and final week.

Town to consider splitting Fire/EMS

Canmore’s council directed town administration to be prepared to present plans - in two years time - looking at the possibility of distinct Fire and Emergency Medical Services services.

Rubens, Stutz win national alpine championships

Canmore’s Shona Rubens won her second national downhill title and her third straight slalom title over the weekend in Le Massif, Que.

Dominique Moussu spends much of his day up to his elbows in rillettes and pates at L’Epicerie.

Charcuterie. It’s a great word that dates back to France in the 1400s. Back there and then, it referred to the pork products produced in a specific way by a licensed group of butchers.

Looking - Though the Lens’

Students will get to see their work on display March 25 when the Through the Lens exhibit opens at The Whyte Museum.

Climbers grab medals at Jr. Vsion Quest

Vsion Climbing Gym played host to the 2009 Junior Vsion Quest climbing competition on Sunday, with a good showing from the Bow Valley climbers.

Bighorn not in Calgary region

The Calgary Regional Partnership is not going to include the MD of Bighorn. The draft regional plan that the partnership will vote on June 19 provides a vision and guidance for local municipalities as decision …

Put some money in

Hard times means trimming the fat. Hospital administrators in Banff are blaming a nursing shortage for closing the obstetrics ward there and not the economic downturn.

Nine Canadians advance in snowboard cross

Mike Robertson of Canada competes during the finals of the FIS Snowboard-Cross World Cup at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver in Feb.

No return date for obstetrics

Mineral Springs Hospital executive director Cindy Mulherin apologized last Monday for not informing the community sooner about the critical lack of nurses causing the suspension of the obstetrics program.

Hot, hotter and so close to home

Warming up at the Lussier hot springs in Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park in western B.C. Photograph by: Jane Marshall, for Canwest News Service There is nothing like taking off your clothes and immersing …

ESL teacher headed to sister city

“Hello” is pretty much all she can say in Japanese, but it won’t be a problem for Kori Czuy.

Canmore girl killed on tracks

You might remember her as the friendly, strawberry blonde girl at the cash register at Safeway.

Canmore megaproject developer in receivership

Photograph by: Marty Hope, Calgary Herald Three Sisters Mountain Village, the upscale Canmore resort specializing in high-end properties, is in receivership.

Sex attacker pleads guilty

The man charged in the terrifying attack on two women who were out for a night on the town has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexual assault.

Alta woman hit by train may have been wearing earphones and didn’t hear it

Police say a woman from Canmore, Alta., that was hit and killed by a train may not have heard it coming.

Woman with earphones may not have heard train

An Alberta woman killed Sunday after being struck by a train may have been wearing headphones, relatives say.