Local News

A Calgary man has died after a fall from a third-floor balcony of a Banff hotel. Joshua Leonard Markham, 22, was found deceased by RCMP on Friday (Jan. 7) at 10 a.m. when they were called to the Best Western in Banff.

Banff’s RCMP detachment will have fewer members in place to serve the busy tourist town in the future.

The MD of Bighorn has bestowed a rare award on a long-time ally and former Canmore town councillor. Ross Larsen has been given a Friend of Bighorn award, an honour handed out just three times since it was conceived in 2004.

In an effort to build on Canmore’s sense of community while allowing citizens a chance to turn their hand to the arts, The Purple Tree Arts Collective is hoping to take root.

Four senior, long-time employees of Sunshine Village have been fired. Chris Chevalier, Rowan Harper, Chris Conway and Ben Chevalier have hired a lawyer. They were sent home in taxis on Wednesday, Dec. 29.

After initially postponing a human resources recruitment policy, council has approved the document as a result of more detail being added to it. Manager of Human Resources Therese Rogers presented the updated policy to council last Tuesday (Jan. 4).

Fish found chopped up in a power plant in Banff National Park have Parks Canada demanding TransAlta come up with a better system to protect fish.

Canmore RCMP members shot and killed a suspect Monday (Jan. 10) afternoon to end a spree of daylight armed robberies. At about 4:20 p.m.

A spree of daylight armed robberies ended in an exchange of gunfire on Railway Avenue, Monday (Jan. 10) afternoon. At about 4:20 p.m.

The future of Wild Bill’s Legendary Saloon in Banff is uncertain. The current owners of the Banff Avenue bar are calling it quits, saying the cost of doing business in Banff is proving to be too high.