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Evelyne Asselin
Video producer
She left her hometown Montreal in 2008 to explore the wild West and fell in love with the city and mountains. She worked as a video journalist and radio/TV host for Radio-Canada and is now a video producer for CBC Calgary.
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Alberta wild bison complete historic 650-km journey to ancestral Montana home
"Seeing those buffaloes coming home is a dream unfolding in front of us," says a man from the Montana First Nation that received 87 wild bison that travelled 650 km from east of Edmonton in a historic repopulation effort.
Canada -Calgary |
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Calgary police Howler car: How it works
If getting pulled over leaves you trembling, just wait until you feel the Howler — the latest tool in the Calgary police arsenal, which will literally leave you shaking in your boots.
Canada -Calgary |
Calgary downturn has some businesses offering discounts
Downturn or not, many Calgarians still want to grab a beer and a burger — have a night on the town. As cash gets tighter, some of our city's restaurants and entertainment venues are coming up with deals and lowering their prices.
Canada -Calgary |
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Canmore caves give Christmas carols sonic boost
The holiday season is always a special time for choirs. This year the Valley Winds Music Association choir will get a once in a lifetime experience when they sing in an underground cave.
Canada -Calgary |
Banff tries to lead the way to affordable housing solution
Banff is in good company with other resort towns in a lack of affordable housing.
Canada -Calgary |
Bow Valley housing helpers offer discount rooms, online advice
The scarcity of affordable housing in Canmore and Banff leaves many renters vulnerable to scams, bad landlords, overpriced rent and overcrowding — but luckily some kind-hearted souls are stepping in to help out.
Canada -Calgary |
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Canmore in a housing 'crisis' with average home price hovering near $998,000
Once seen as an affordable "suburb" of Banff, Canmore is now facing a housing shortage to rival its famous neighbour.
Canada -Calgary |
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Banff businesses face unique challenges to stay afloat
A resort town with more than three millions visitors a year seems like a perfect place to open a business. But in Banff, the housing crisis makes it brutal for companies to find and keep workers without going under.
Canada -Calgary |
Banff may be a mountain paradise — but housing crisis more 'dire' than ever
Many people dream of living in the Rocky Mountain mecca of Banff — but paradise comes at a cost: the vacancy rate has flatlined at zero per cent for several years and the town's mayor warns the situation is now "critical."
Canada -Calgary |
Siksika Nation flood victims demand answers on new homes
Siksika band members forced into temporary housing after the floods of 2013 are circulating a petition demanding the First Nation's chief and band councillors explain where donation money is going and why it's taking so long to move into new housing.
Canada -Calgary |