Banff

“Most people who go into the mountains are going in to have a good safe day ... Everybody has the same goal, which is getting back to the car safe — I don’t feel like many people in the mountains are being wilfully dangerous.”

Kelly Gibson, the Town of Banff's corporate services director, has been named as Banff's new town manager

“We know they want to recycle and we know they want to compost, so we want to put as many bins as we possibly can in the neighbourhoods," said Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen of the new residential food waste bins being installed in residential neighbourhoods.

Done by the Job Resource Centre as a result of surveys given to Bow Valley employers on their retention and recruitment strategies, the review found a “picture of improvements businesses made resulting in better staffing levels,” though issues such as staff accommodation or high cost of living still remain a factor.

Banff town council will consider a location for a new dog park on the south side of the Bow River at its Nov. 25 regular meeting

“It’s important to have people that are encouraging, that are mentors, that are telling their friends that anybody can do it [get outside].”

After 56 years, Shirley Pearson retires from Mineral Springs Hospital. A community retirement celebration for her will be held on Friday (Nov. 1)

Recently released poll by poll results revealed some municipalities in the Bow Valley stayed in line with the majority of the province, such as Bighorn, Exshaw and Canmore which all voted Conservative, while other communities such as Lake Louise, Banff and Morley had different results.

A 1.1 per cent increase to the franchise fee for a street light reserve is estimated to generate $74,000 per year, while an additional 0.9 per cent to fund burial of overhead power lines would raise about $60,000

Canmore Collegiate High School and Banff Community High School have teamed up in the spirit of collaboration for the 2019 Vic Lewis Festival at artsPlace Nov. 1-3