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Bow Valley Restaurants Are Squeezed
Aging sheds and shelters will be removed at select day use areas and campgrounds through March
New drop off and pick up hub would give reusable household items a second life instead of the landfill
Higher food and staffing costs, tight margins, and short peak seasons are testing Banff and Canmore restaurants
A proposed two-storey hub would serve a 166-kilometre multi-use trail network popular with skiers, bikers and runners
Concepts feature new visitor centres, public plazas, Indigenous gathering spaces and in some cases underground parking
Rockfall Shuts Natural Hot Springs
The plan details year-round adventure attractions at the Kananaskis site as public review begins
Popular backcountry hot springs shut down after part of the main pool collapsed, leaving dangerous loose rock hanging overhead
The Kananaskis Waterfall Few Know
Despite nationwide snow gains, key western headwaters saw snow water drop by more than 70% since 2000
New software, new rules for resident free parking, and a permit zone expansion are set to roll out this spring