This week’s show begins with Glenn Naylor giving visitors and residents of the Bow Valley a heads up that the bear berries are ripe and it’s a good time to be a little more aware on the trails. Leah and Camara talk local sports and Nigel Douglas chats about the propsed new provincial park legislation at the AWA’s concerns. We also let everyone know about the Banff Culture Weekend with a feature interview with artist, Helen Mackie. And as always, we get to hear another Mountain View from Frank Slyde.

This week's show begins with Glenn Nayler giving visitors and residents of the Bow Valley a heads up that the bear berries are ripe and it's a good time to be a little more aware on the trails. Leah and Camara talk local sparts and Nigel Douglas chats about the proposed new provincial park legislation and the AWA's concerns. We also let everyone know about Banff Culture Weekend with a feature artist, Helen Mackie. And as always, we get a Mountain View from Frank Slyde.

This week, Camara chats local sports with Leah and Mallory talks about the possible sour gas development in Sullivan Creek and the reaction from conservation groups about this impact on important bear habitat. We will also play one of Ben Gadd's favourite naturalist stories and Colin Funk chats about the Banff Ideas Bank. We round off the show with a Mountain View from Frank Slyde.

Camara talks with Outlook reporter Tanya Foubert to get to the bottom of a story she been covering on bus transport between Canmore and Banff. Jill Sawyer joins Leah in the studio to talk about the opening of the Kinnear Center. We get to the bottom of an urban legend that bear are getting drunk from the grain on the tracks and Chic Scott gives an update of what's going on at the library. Lastly Heather MacFadyen talks about the environmental award she recently received and Frank Slyde shares another mountain view.

This week, Banff Town Counselor Leslie Taylor talks about some of the work being done by the town over the summer; we hear from artist Fern Langmen; and Camara goes out with Parks Canada's Steve Michel to learn a bit more about bears. 

Camara sits down with Mallory Daragon to talk about the Voluntourism projects going on in Banff and how to get involved, Michelle Macullo talks with Kevin Van Tighem from an upcoming Off the Beaten Track. Leah gives us the low down on sports in the valley and Michale Lang talk about the new exhibit: Spirit of the Land and People. Local legend Barry Blanchard also dropps by the office to share some thrilling stories of his adventures in the mountains.

This week, Jordan Poppenk formerly of the Green Majority talks about Biking Across Canada for Steady State Economics.  Darren Enns from the Town of Banff gives us some info on the Land Use Bylaw Reviwe Phase 2, and we'll here from the book launch for Michale Lang's Bears: Tracks Through Time. 

Camera chats with Mallory Daragon about the recent earthquake in Ontario, Leah and Camera talks sport and about Canada Day. Frank Slyde shares a mountain view and we tease the upcomming On Tape of Brad Stelfox's presentation about the Bow River Basin.

This week Mallory Daragon interviews Banff Mayor John Stutz about his recent announcement not to run for re-election in the fall and Maureen Ends talks about her new exhibit Assiniboine and Grizzlies at the Willock and Sax Gallery. Leah Pengelly chats about her trip to the body world exhibit and Frank Slyde shares another mountain view. In the third part of the show we share a archival piece of audio from 1950 of local legend Nick Morant speacking with Catherine and Peter Whyte about a grizzly attack in 1939.

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On the show this week, Grant Canning announces a couple more of the recipients of the Heritage Tourism Awards and we talk to Sarah Emeligi about some news regarding the grizzly bear recovery plans in Alberta. Canadian artist Jean Sheppard talks about her exhibit at the Willock and Sax Gallery and Yuki Tsutsui introduces Japanese Traditional Folk Music with the group performing around BC and Alberta. We also have Bob Walker in to give some tips on mountain running, Leah Pengelly talks about Antarctica and we get a Mountain View with Frank Slide.

This week, Claire Wilkinson announces a few of the recipients of the Heritage Tourism Awards, Farren Whittaker begins his new segment Until You're a Local and Leah gives us an update on sports. We also have Steve Michel in to talk about the recent death of Bear 109 on the tracks and we give a review of the conference held last week on the status of the grizzly recovery in Alberta. Terry Antoniek speaks with us about water and Andy Winfield shares another Mountain View.

For more information on the Upper Bow Basin study, check out Brad Stelfox's presentation at: http://podcast.parkradio.ca/index.php?post_category=On%20Tape

For more information on the report authored by Jeff Gailus, check out http://y2y.net/

This weeks action-packed show starts off with Steve Michel giving us some information on coyotes. We get an update about the May Long liquor ban, Cindy Mulherin from the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital lets us know about the about the Extreme Sports: Thrills, Spills and the Ethics of Care & Rescue event. We get to know the Friends of Banff intern, Mallory and Bruce Marpole from the Town of Banff fills us in on the details of teh retail sidewalk sale pilot project.

Chic Scott stops by to give us another update from the Banff Public Library and we play another segment from the Landmarks and Legends series about the Atkin House hosted by Claire Wilkinson and Ralphine Locke.

Great news! Park Radio got a great summer intern. Tune in to meet Leah Pengelly! As well we get to hear from Josie Howitt, responsible for the plastic water bottle sale ban in the Town of Banff buildings and Heather Dempsey talks with us about Biodiversity Day. This week, we're happy to share some great Canadian music and Andy Winfield shares another Mountain View.

This week, reporter Shay Nolan takes a look at the state of the Grizzly Bear in Alberta and artist Bradley Keys talks about his up coming exhibit at Willock and Sax in Banff http://www.willockandsaxgallery.com/.  Plus, Heidi Perren is in to talk about the new liquer regulations in Banff National Park for the long weekend. 

On the show this week, Grant Canning lets us know why we should go and pick up tickets for the RCMP Musical Ride, Allan Buckingham interviews Mary Harding about the Banff Springs Snail and Jill Robinson talks about her famous grandfather, Dr. Dean Robinson. As well, Andy Winfield shares another Mountain View.

This week, Camara talking with Claire Wilkinson about the Snail Mail Society and Keith Batstone talks with us about public art in Banff. As well, we have an in depth interview with Gabby Yates about lynx, their behavior and a 2,000km trek one lynx took on. As well, we get to share another Mountain View with Andy Winfield.

Tina Barzo kicks off the show talking about Volunteer Week and Banff town councillor Leslie Taylor gives us an update. As well, controversy stemmed from an interview Alberta Sustainable Resource Minister Mel Knight gave. The Alberta Wilderness Association wrote an open letter titled: Alberta Government Can't Afford to Protect Grizzly Bears. Camara spoke with Mel Knight and Nigel Douglas from Alberta Wilderness about this issue. And finally, Andy Winfield gives us another Mountain View.

Camara talks with human-wildlife conflict specialist Steve Michel about Doug the cougar and we plan a clip from a press conference with Blake Richards talking about the $1M from the federal government towards a research project that will study wildlife and transportation in the park. Nancy Lewis also comes in to chat about the fundraiser for the Community Greenhouse Project in Banff and we will replay an art profile from Miriam Manley.

This week on the show, Ralphine Locke and Claire Wilkinson complete another edition for the Landmarks and Legends series, the Lux Theatre, we play part two of my interview with Steve Smith and Julia Sooch about their film Arctic Cliffhangers, Shay Nolan gives us an update from a town meeting regarding the Cave and Basin revitalization project and Andy Winfield gives us another Mountain View.

This week, Shay Nolan is in, and she talks with John Kelly from the Canadian Avalanche Centre, and Pam Farron from the Mountain Grannies.  Also, Chic Scott is in to give us an update form Banff Public Library, and we'll hear an interview Camara Miller did with local award winning film makers Julia Szucs & Steve Smith. 

This week we hear from Banff Mayor John Stutz about possible RCMP cuts in Banff and Doug Kerr gives us an update on the TransCanada construction between Banff and the BC boarder.  We'll also hear from Town of Banff Environmental Coordinator Chad Townsend about Public Transit in Banff, and Nicky Cross tells us about Kickin It In Kananaskis.  And to round out the show, part two of Camara's interview with artist Robert Sinclair. 

The Bow Valley has plenty coming up in the next few weeks. Craig Richards from the Whyte Museum comes in to chat about the Olympicans in the Bow Valley exhibit, Jerry Auld and Brendan Glass merge wine and books with En Vino Novellus and we play Part 1 of an in depth interview with Canadian artist, Robert Sinclair.

This week, Sarah Elmeligh from Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (http://www.cpaws.org/) talks about the Alberta Grizzly count.  Stavros Karlos, chair of the Banff Housing Corporation tells us about a survey they are conducting.  Sally Caudill from the Town of Canmore talks about Canmore becoming a fair trade community. 

This week, Banff town councillor Stavros Karlos gives us an update from council and Hal Morrison, wildlife-human conflict specialist for Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay talks about what happens when the winter weather is mild and the bears wake up from hibernation. As well, we play a segment from the Canadian Rockies Snow and Ice Initiative 2010 Speaker Series where Bob Sandford shared a presentation he recently made to policy makers in Western Canada about why we urgently need a national water policy strategy. And Andy Winfield wraps up the show with another Mountain View.

This week, Kathy Calvert talks about her presentation with Dale Portman on the History of Mountain Safety, Brenda Holder from Mahikan Trails lets us know about their interpretive trips.  Garry Buxton gives us an update on the Canmore Land-use By-law, and Jacolyn Daniluck & Alice Weber tell us about the Commemoration activities of a 1910 Avalanche in Revelstoke. 

For more information on Mahikan Trails visit:https://www.mahikan.ca

For more information on the Avalanche commemoration events visit: http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/events/cranes

Michale Lang starts off the show talking about her trip to Japan. Then it is all about the provincial budget cuts. We ask Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation spokesperson, Erin Larson, about the cuts and what that means for the future of provincial parks. With the possibility of shortening the hours or closing the parks all together, we will get the reaction from Anne-Marie Syslak, Acting Executive Director of CPAWS and Don Boynton, spokesperson for Travel Alberta. And, keeping with the theme, we get another Mountain View with Andy Winfield.

Up this week, Elodie Button from CAUSE Canada gives us an update for the Bow Valley Justice Film Festival taking place next weekend. As well, town coucillor Leslie Taylor comes in and Helene Walsh responds to the letter CPAWS wrote to Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach about the oil sands. Rahan Edwards and Safina Singo talk about their experience with the Canada World Youth Organization and the findraiser this weekend and we get another Mountain View with Andy Winfield.

This week we learn about the Best of DOXA Documentary Film Festival going this weekend at the Banff Centre.  http://www.banffcentre.ca/events/2010/winter/doxa/  Chic Scott is in to tell us about the Banff Public Library's 60th Anneversary events.  Tom Willock from Willock & Sax Gallery http://www.willockandsaxgallery.com/  is in with Bill Peters to talk about Bill's exhibit.  We'll also hear from a recent presentation at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies featuring tales of a journey from Jasper to Banff on horseback.  And, as always, Andy Winfield is in with his Mountain View.