Banff

Unless a member of council changes their vote, Councillor Chip Olver will be the deciding vote on whether or not the next council after the Oct. 18 election gets a salary increase.

“The garbage and litter is beginning to be very noticeable. It was my motivation to say, I know many people in the community love the environment and they pick-up litter themselves, so why not have a organized day where people can see others and have it be a great community spirit event. … World Environment Day is a great day to come together as safe as we can under COVID and say, ‘let’s do it.’”

“This initiative is all about collaboration. A project of this scale will bring each partner’s perspectives to the table. In coming together, we can take on challenges and opportunities in the Bow Valley at a regional scale."

The orphaned cubs, a male and a female, were relocated by wildlife specialists into a remote backcountry area within their mother’s traditional home range, which included parts of Banff and Yoho national parks.

Parks Canada confirmed two people have died in an avalanche on the Banff and Jasper national parks border.

Anyone driving into British Columbia using the Trans-Canada Highway can expect fewer daytime delays in the Kicking Horse Canyon area.

“There’s a number of different reasons why the doctors in that clinic said they are leaving. Some of them literally don’t like government, and literally beyond that with COVID we know that family physicians on the fee for services model are challenged,” Notley said.

The Town of Banff is advertising a newly available B&B allocation after the Downtown B&B's permit was revoked

With one councillor absent, Banff Town council was at a stalemate on whether to approve a wage increase for the next council or hold the line on wages

Town of Banff encouraging all residents to get COVID-19 vaccines as numbers are starting to slowly drop off