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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Postmedia |
| Founder | Ike Byers |
| Founded | December 8, 1900 |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Circulation | 8,000 |
| Website | thecragandcanyon |
TheBow Valley Crag and Canyon is a weekly local newspaper based inBanff, Alberta,Canada. Publication began on December 8, 1900 as theCrag and Canyon.[1][2] Like other localnewspapers in theBow Valley, it does not charge customers directly but relies solely uponadvertisingrevenue for income. It is presently owned by thePostmedia Network.
TheCrag and Canyon, now known as theBow Valley Crag and Canyon, began publicationon December 8, 1900. The paper was started by Ike Byers, a Banff resident who had previously founded the short livedNational Park Gazette.[3] It started as a weekly paper with a modest circulation among residents and guests to Banff National Park. Subscriptions cost $1.00 a year or were $0.05 an issue.[4] Despite this meagre cost, theCrag and Canyon lacked financial backing and Byers sold the paper toRobert Brett in February 1902.[5]
In April 1902,Norman Luxton, a Rocky Mountain pioneer and business owner, made arrangements to purchase theCrag and Canyon from Brett.[6][7] The May 8, 1902 issue was the first to be produced under Luxton's tenure as owner and publisher.[8] Under Luxton's ownership the paper prospered, although it was used extensively by him as his personal mouthpiece to advance his business and political interests.
TheCrag and Canyon remained under Luxton's ownership until 1951 when it was sold to W. I. Clark, a businessman fromCalgary.[9] In 1958, Clark renamed theCrag and Canyon to theBanff Crag and Canyon.[10] He sold the paper in 1987 to Black Tusk Holdings, aprivate equity firm fromVancouver,British Columbia.[11] The paper was later sold toSun Media.
On July 3, 2013, following the2013 Alberta floods, Sun Media (now Postmedia) combined theBanff Crag & Canyon and theCanmore Leader under one publication.[12] As of February 2023, the paper has switched to an online news format.[12]
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