The ’88 Calgary Olympics had its celebrated Jamaican bobsled team, and now the 2010 Vancouver Games has its Kiwi biathlete.
Banff-born and Canmore-raised Sarah Murphy, who last season opted to trade i…
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As the World Cup slated for Canmore Nordic Centre nears, the excitement surrounding the event is spreading among local youngsters and business people alike.
The World Cup (Feb. 5-7), will attract m…
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His teammates call him a bulldog for the way he tenaciously fights to push his diminutive 5-7, 150-pound frame through unforgiving terrain and gruelling uphills, but away from the trails, Ivan Babikov…
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Chandra Crawford’s rousing rendition of the national anthem atop the podium at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics will sure…
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The Canadian Rockies are home to the headwaters of the Saskatchewan, Columbia, Athabasca, Fraser and Peace Rivers.
A…
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As part of its mandate to link donors with causes, the Banff Community Foundation announced over $52,000 in grants last …
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You can almost hear it whispered in the wind these days – the torch is coming.
Next Wednesday (Jan. 20), the Olympic …
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The Mountain Grannies of Canmore are urgently seeking donations of Aeroplan miles by Jan. 17 to send a Canadian delegati…
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Determination, fortitude and perseverance are just three words that come to mind when describing Gordon Jewett’s journey…
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It took 24 belayers paying out rope for an hour each, more than a few Red Bull energy drinks, a whole lot of enthusiasti…
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