Banff

The Town of Banff is looking to beef up enforcement measures around fruit trees that draw wildlife into town and is contemplating a ban on planting any new trees and shrubs that bears love to eat.

“We are really wanting to make sure this is a community effort when it comes to being as energy efficient and water efficient as possible,” said Mayor Corrie DiManno.

“Three of the buyers currently are residents in Ti’nu and currently we’re sitting at 100 per cent of all the units sold, with a wait list.”

Year-end athletic awards were handed out by Bow Valley high schools.

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“It’s really about the spirit of being a national park community and we probably should have never gotten to the place where we were generating waste at the rate we currently are.”