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Volunteering at a music festival might not be every newlywed’s idea of a great honeymoon.

Margaret Johnson from left,, Don Johnson , Cy Johnson , Ollie and Paul Johnson , and Coldwell Community Foundation Inc.

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Alberta’s longest-running folk festival is also the most authentic, according to its artistic director.

If you thought playing the stock market was tough, consider the plight of the condominium developer.

The A–less Chaps looked a little worn for wear after taking turns riding 24 laps through the night at the annual 24 Hours of Adrenalin, but the five-man mountain biking team from Canmore managed to pull their sorry bike seats across the finish line to win third in their category on Sunday.

All that’s left is a signature from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and regional transit will become a reality in the Bow Valley.

The last few weeks have been a slap in the face if you’re a proud Banffite. Regional and national media a ‘ and we hate to generalize by blaming “the media” as we’re one of them, but it seems appropriate in this case a ‘ has been tearing a strip off of Banff.

At midnight Saturday, Liz Birch of Banff didn’t know how many more 17 kilometre laps she would attempt during her first solo race at the 24 Hours of Adrenalin at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

There couldn’t have been a better way for Banff to unwrap one of its biggest 125th anniversary gifts than the way it did on Saturday, with His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex and Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice officially unveiling the first section of the Banff Legacy Trail.

The committee of the Alberta legislature that is reviewing Alberta’s privacy and access information legislation — the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act — decided in their meeting on July 19 to not come to Banff, Calgary, Canmore, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, High River, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer or any city …

While still a young woman Alison Hankins learned what it is like to be rebuffed — through no fault of her own she was forced to abandon nurse training.

Two weeks ago, she came seventh in the under-19 Canada Cup events. The week after that, she took gold at the under-17 Canadian Mountain Bike Championships in Canmore, Alta.

His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, today joined the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada to officially open the first section of the Banff Legacy Trail.

The remains of a 40-year-old male resident of Exshaw, Alberta have been found. On Thursday, the Medical Examiner’s Office in Calgary confirmed that a skull found in Bow Valley Provincial Park is that of Markus Dorig of Switzerland.

Hana and Willem Boersma haven’t got much competition here in Manitoba, so the sister-brother duo welcomed the challenge of their first-ever Canadian Mountain Bike Championships.

It’s not just a name change, it’s not just being held at a different time of the day, the Mayor’s Spotlight on Arts coming in September is more of a recognition than an award, Christine Bartolomie, supervisor of arts and culture for the Town of Canmore, said.

The Three Sisters mountains overlook Canmore, a small town thata s both athletic and relaxed.

Canmore has seen incredible growth in restaurants over the past few years. Between independent places such as The Trough, Crazyweed and Sage Bistro, hotel and resort dining rooms such as Chez Francois, Rustica Steakhouse and Wild Orchid, multicultural offerings such as Thai Pagoda, French Quarter and Aroma, and stylish coffee shops and cafes such …

Like most obsessions, it started out innocently enough. In 1990, David Leach was yanking roof boards off of his grandfather’s Edmonton garage when he came across a tiny copper buffalo tucked into the rafters–a find that eventually sparked a preoccupation with a slice of Canadiana that has taken him to antique stores and flea markets from Nanton to …