Banff

BANFF – A 2.76 tax increase for Banff residents and businesses for 2019 is the starting point – but that tax increase is about to get higher as local politicians consider requests for additional services and programs.

BANFF – A rebate is being offered for studded bicycle tires in a bid to get more residents riding in winter. At a meeting on Monday (Nov.

BANFF – The YWCA Banff’s annual Red Rose evening returns next Thursday (Dec. 6) to discuss the importance of engaging men and boys as allies to prevent violence.

BANFF – The Town of Banff’s efforts to increase awareness around food security in the community have been recognized with a provincial award.

BANFF – Local dog owners may be thrown a bone with a proposal to develop a new off-leash dog park on the south side of the Bow River.

BANFF – The Town of Banff is eyeing a lot in the industrial compound as the site of its new $7 million Roam bus storage garage and intercept parking lot.

BOW VALLEY – More than 2,500 fruit trees have been counted in Canmore.

BANFF – It was love at first sight. When one of Banff’s treasured heritage homes, known as the McLeod/Crosby Residence, was put up for sale, resident Dazhang Yan put in an offer that very same day with a plan to turn the 137 Lynx St.

BOW VALLEY – Larger male grizzly bears in this area aren’t too sleepy yet.

BANFF – The sewage is hitting the fan. Three property owners on Sulphur Mountain are on the hook to pay for replacement of an aging sewer line that occasionally blocks up and spills raw sewage – and they’re not happy about.