Banff

Bear 143 emerged from her den this spring with two cubs. One cub was presumed to have died prior to her being struck and killed on the railway tracks in Banff National Park last Thursday (Sept. 3). The other was last seen mid-August and has not been found after her death.

“I can say without hesitation that the mandatory mask bylaw would not have been as successful as it has been without the safety ambassadors on the streets every day.”

“I support pets for children … but I think we need to send a strong message that rabbits are not considered a pet for Banff because of the blatant example in Canmore," said Banff Councillor Ted Christensen.

“We need to be speaking up for us more than ever and so that’s going to be a role that I play as a person who defends and champions Alberta’s interests at that leadership table.”

“The owners were really surprised. By this time, they had kind of given up hope of ever seeing him again, but they were very grateful and were super excited.”

Information from Alberta Wildfire estimated the size of the Black Rock Mountain wildfire at 120 hectares as of Saturday evening (Sept. 5) and 346 hectares on Sunday morning (Sept. 6)

Visitation to Banff has been stronger than expected this summer, but without bigger-spending international tourists, many businesses are still struggling

Road reconstruction work for St.-Julien Road is still slated for 2022, while Caribou Street isn't expected to happen until 2025

Banff councillor Peter Poole wants enhanced reporting on potential sponsorship deals between the municipality and third parties

Parks Canada deems black bear rehabilitation a success. “If we get a grizzly bear, which is a species at risk and threatened, we might go down that same route.”