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Research in the Rockies: The Big, Bad Wolverine

Canmorite Sarah Elmeligi does some research on the big, bad wolverine while working on her PhD.

Everyone had matching towels! Courtesy Corrie DiManno.

The One Rule of Summer

Summer is around the corner. It’s time to prepare your 2013 sunny and warm ‘to-dos’ before it’s too late!

Caribou.

Wildlife Corridors: Passageways of the Rockies

A look into corridors and what they do for wildlife.

Brown-eyed Susan courtesy of Jacinthe Lavoie and Ian Wilson.

Flower power!

Have a challenging time differentiating a White Globe flower from a Western Anemone?

Photo courtesy Sara Eve Alarie.

Go Ski Your Goat

Goat Creek should be on everyone’s winter bucket list. Goat Creek Trail from Canmore to Banff is a great classic cross-country ski of about 19 km with a net downhill.  Conditions this year are fantastic; the big downhills have good snow coverage and are not icy. The trail connects with the Spray River Loop trail in Banff and crosses a…

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Know Your Neighbour Night III

Thanks for helping us make this Know Your Neighbour Night III the best one yet! Our Creative Media Intern, Camara Miller, had a blast (and worked her butt off) filming, organizing, directing and creating the original Know Your Neighbour Night trailer that you saw at the beginning of the night. If you missed the screening of the KYNN trailer, or…

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Voices of Adventure: Behind the Scenes with Geoff Powter

It requires a unique combination of talents and guts to conduct an engaging, live interview on stage in front of a crowd of 330 people. As a writer, climber and psychologist, Geoff Powter has perhaps the perfect blend of skills and experience to pull it off. One of my favourite events at the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival each year…

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Gearing Up for the Banff Mountain Festivals: First Weekend Preview

We’re just days away from one of our favourite times of year, the Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival! Tickets are going quick and some events are already sold out, but you’re in luck if you’re looking to attend the first weekend, coming up October 27 and 28, 2012. You can check out the full festival schedule for events, but…

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Spotlight on the Arts 2012: Jorden Morris

As lead-up to the Mayor’’s Spotlight on the Arts, several young Canmore writers are writing about the artists being recognized this year. Their articles will be featured here over the next few weeks. Local writer, Heather Walter, is serving as mentor for the project. Jorden Morris: From the Three Sisters to the Three Musketeers and Beyond By Britanny Burr “”You have six weeks,…

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The Naked Strawberry Popsicle

Manna Momma have been cooling Banff off at the Banff Farmer’s Market each week with delicious popsicles. And while they already created a delicious Strawberry Balsamic variation on this popsicle (that they named “The Highline”), they also got requests for a “naked” version. Here it is! – Highline Makes about 10 popsicles. Ingredients -4 cups hulled strawberries (@ 2 cups puree)…

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