A panel discussion with Larissa Barlow, editor of the Banff Crag and Canyon, and Hamish MacLean, editor of the Canmore Leader. This week, we cover some highlights from the Parks Planning Forum, discuss what's new with BOWDA and look into the fate of the Banff Winter Festival.

The discussion airs Sunday morning around 8:45.

In this week's Mountain View, Frank Slyde shares his thoughts on health care and Stephen Duckett's cookie.

A Mountain View airs Saturday mornings around 8:15.

Michelle gets the chance to catch up with a special guest this week, Karsten Heuer. Find out more about his summer in backcountry and the fascinating new images caught with the motion-triggered remote cameras.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/plan/plan1.aspx

A panel discussion with Larissa Barlow, editor of the Banff Crag and Canyon, and Hamish MacLean, editor of the Canmore Leader. This week, we cover ... the ski bus (hopefully the next time we chat about this, there is a resolution), a Canmore community garden, Save Our Parks Week and a look at the interview in this week's Crag and Leader with local Ryan Smith.

The discussion airs Sunday morning around 8:45.

In this week's Mountain View, Frank Slyde shares his thoughts on the wacky, abrupt winter weather.

A Mountain View airs Saturday mornings around 8:15.

Times have changed, including the relationship between humans and wildlife in the Bow Valley. Kicking off the first presentation for the Wildsmart Speaker Series, here is speaker Pat Kamenka sharing an interesting and informative historic view of local wildlife issues. Kamenka is on the Wildsmart Advisory Chair, a retired RCMP Staff Sergeant and a third generation resident of Canmore.

This month's Thursday night at the Whyte hosted Ben Gadd with his presentation, 'I's the B'y that Writes the Book, and I's the B'y that Sells 'Er.' Ben Gadd is the author of nine books, including the best selling; Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. In this humorous and enlightening illustrated presentation, Ben will demonstrate how "anyone with a publishing dream and dogged determination can get his tome into the hands of over a hundred thousand people". This event presented in conjunction with the Banff Public Library.

http://www.bengadd.com/

Canadian bands Vinyl Heart and Slowcoaster are both featured in this episode of The Nightcap.

This week, Michelle catches up with Ed Jager, acting director of Parks Canada’s Visitor Experience Branch about new nationally approved recreational activities that may appear in national parks across the country. She also speaks with David Musto about volunteers, terrestrial ecosystems and more about Waterton Lakes National Park.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/waterton/index.aspx

A panel discussion with Larissa Barlow, editor of the Banff Crag and Canyon, and Hamish MacLean, editor of the Canmore Leader. This week, we cover Banff's new town council, the Alberta Parks Act Bill 29, last week's discussion on our parks at Communitea Cafe in Canmore and what skiing at Lake Louise is like right now.

The discussion airs Sunday morning around 8:45.