Canoe trail wins European funding Mar 12, 2010
An estimated 2,500 canoeists already use the canal, which connects Inverness and Fort William, each year. Fantastic news. (BBC News -- UK)
Inquiry begins into cyclist death Mar 1, 2010
Mr MacIntyre died after being hit by a van while cycling in Fort William ... The road racer, described as one of Scotland's finest cyclists, was hit by a van on the A82 near Fort William in the Highlands in January 2008. (BBC News -- UK)
Skiers swept away by avalanche Feb 28, 2010
They were taken to Belford Hospital in Fort William where they were treated for leg injuries ... "Because it was a massive and very dangerous avalanche, I called in the Royal Navy rescue helicopter from Prestwick and they located the pair and airlifted them off the mountain to safety. "The helicopter received another call and dropped the pair off at a nearby road where they were picked up by ambulance and taken to Belford Hospital in Fort William. (BBC News -- UK)
Snow leaves homes without power Feb 26, 2010
Rail services between Aberdeen and Inverness, Perth and Inverness and Glasgow and Fort William were affected and hundreds of drivers were left stranded on a 25-mile section of the A9 in Perthshire, some for more than 17 hours. The road, which has now been cleared and is described as passable with care, was blocked between Perth and Dunblane because of a fallen power line and jack-knifed lorries. (BBC News -- UK)
Lake Placid faces more competition for winter events Feb 26, 2010
The only other economic engine, unfortunately, is prisons, said Robert Flacke, an ORDA board member and president of the Fort William Henry resort in Lake George. Thirty years ago this month, Lake Placid hosted its second Winter Olympics. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Two Climbers Dead After Avalanche in Scotland Feb 25, 2010
Earlier Wednesday a man was injured when he fell several hundred feet from an ice climb in a separate avalanche on Ben Nevis, near Fort William. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Scout climber dies in avalanche Feb 16, 2010
Stephen Young, 18, from Kent, was airlifted to hospital in Fort William from Creag Meagaidh in Inverness-shire but he was pronounced dead on arrival ... A report on the incident will be sent to the procurator fiscal at Fort William. (BBC News)
