Archive for November, 2009

Take some time out to be good to yourself

Slow down and take care of yourself with a massage. Photograph by: Photos.com, canada.com Exercise hard and eat well, and you’re on your way to better health.

Family violence happens here year round

November is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta, but in the Bow Valley the efforts to prevent family violence and support for victims of family is dealt with year round, Tara Gilchrist, supervisor of Family and Community Support Programs said.

Gold Medal Plates: Canada’s kitchen battle royale

Gold Medal Plates: Canada’s kitchen battle royale Jan Hrabec, chef at Crazywood Kitchen in Canmore, won the Alberta competition with a Noble Farm duck leg braised in an orange and ancho curry, served with sweet potatoes, chard, shallots and a poppadom.

Manitoba company fined for misleading contests on time-shares

CALGARY a ‘ A Manitoba-based company that sells time shares for vacation properties, including some in Canmore, Alta., Clear Lake, Man., and British Columbia’s Panorama Resort, has admitted to running misleading promotional contests.

Province launches time-share check

A time-share company CTV News has warned you about before is under investigation by the province again.

Neilsen and the Bastards enjoy the Mountains

What you Need Tour Blog #6. A11 Matt Carter This week the band begins their long haul back across the country with stops in Canmore and Calgary.

BOWDA hears Banff versus Canmore

Members of the Town of Banff’s administration were in Canmore Thursday in part to contrast their public engagement methods with Canmore’s, but the Town of Canmore somehow forgot to send out a greeting party.

Toronto collective gathers in Canmore

Ohbijou is a “random term of affection that just came out” of Casey Mecija and stuck.

BCHS students honour veterans

Banff Community High School remembered fallen soldiers who fought for their freedom during a short but thoughtful ceremony on Nov.

New bylaw officer on board

Residents of the Crowsnest Pass can look forward to some solid enforcement of municipal bylaws now that a new bylaw officer has taken the helm.

Vic Lewis blows students away

Pam Doyle/Canmore LeaderCanmore Collegiate High School students Layten Kramer, Rachel Holub, Julian Dinh and Jeremy Greenberg play in the hallway at CCHS during the Vic Lewis Band Festival on Saturday.

Finding Farley wins at Banff Mountain Film Festival

Karsten Heuer and his son Zev consult a canoe route map in the film Finding Farley, winner of the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Chaos calms for kids

While lineups with crying children snaked around H1N1 clinics yesterday, the resumption of flu vaccinations went more smoothly than last week’s congested chaos.

Dog sniffs out bed bugs

This four-legged exterminator won’t let the bed bugs bite. Kia, a black lab-Chesapeake Bay retriever-border collie cross from Florida, is the newest addition to a Canmore-based environmentally-friendly extermination company, recruited to sniff out nasty bed bugs in homes and businesses.

Third time could be a charmer

For the third time a dark night for the Pine Tree Players will be filled with the sound of music.

Town greenhouse project needs committee

Interest is growing in a community greenhouse project and Banffites will soon be asked to step up and help make the vision a reality.