Customers using Sparwood’s new bulk water station will pay for the water they take rather than a fixed daily amount, following council’s adoption of a new rate structure Oct. 20.

Crowsnest Pass council has kept the planned replacement of Bellevue Fire Engine 3 in its capital program but ordered administration to report on lower-cost options before the municipality proceeds with further borrowing-bylaw readings.

Crowsnest Pass council has redesignated the provincial property containing the former York Creek Lodge and Tecumseh Manor in Blairmore for public and institutional use.

A Pincher Creek financial-planning team has assumed responsibility for Sun Life clients in Crowsnest Pass, although the change will not include opening a new local office.

Alberta finished the 2025-26 fiscal year with a surplus of more than $2.2 billion, marking a $7.4-billion turnaround from what the province expected when it introduced the budget.

Crowsnest Pass residents and business owners are being encouraged to register their security cameras with a provincewide program designed to help police gather evidence more quickly.

Crowsnest Pass council declined to add a fourth community peace officer while keeping more than $537,000 in other municipal initiatives under consideration for the 2027 budget.

Community organizers are aiming to raise approximately $100,000 to restore the Frank Slide memorial on Old Frank Road before the disaster’s 125th anniversary in 2028.

Crowsnest Pass council has unanimously directed administration to return with options for addressing water-pressure problems affecting some Bellevue homes.

Two prospective candidates have submitted completed nomination papers for the Nov. 17 Crowsnest Pass municipal by-election.

Crowsnest Pass council has declared the municipality and Alberta vital parts of Canada and said Alberta should remain a province within a united Canada.

STARS is asking Crowsnest Pass council to establish a standing $13,000 contribution to the air ambulance service, which reports flying 68 missions within the municipality from 2021 through 2025.

Crowsnest Pass residents voting by mail in Alberta’s provincial referendum are being encouraged to return their completed ballots by Oct. 9 to ensure they arrive before the legislated deadline.

Assault offences more than doubled in the Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment’s April-to-June statistics, even as property crime fell and the overall Criminal Code total remained close to last year’s level.

Crowsnest Pass council has taken the first step toward borrowing up to $1.5 million to replace Fire Engine 3, a truck administration says is important for moving water to fires where hydrants are unavailable.

When a string of pack horses travelled through Coleman, children stopped to watch as though a parade were passing through town.

For Eric Muff, it was one memorable moment during a six-year horseback journey covering approximately 1,500 kilometres along the Great Divide, from the Montana border in Waterton Lakes National Park to Grande Cache.

The Regional District of East Kootenay board will consider potential changes to its short-term rental policy after concerns were raised about the concentration of rentals in parts of the region.

A native-plant restoration program at coal mines west of Crowsnest Pass has received provincial recognition for its approach to reclaiming disturbed land.

Crowsnest Pass council approved a request for a provincial safety review of Highway 3 through Coleman and will invite Elk Valley Resources to discuss mine operations and their potential local effects.

A major water-system upgrade planned for southeast Blairmore is now expected to cost between $5 million and $6 million, more than double the roughly $2.4-million estimate in Crowsnest Pass’s 2022 infrastructure master plan.