Banff

“What this is saying is we’d be going after the larger production films, which has a knock-on effect of how many room nights they’d be staying,” said Jason Darrah, the Town of Banff’s director of communications and marketing.

“In terms of limiting people coming into town, one of the issues we dealt with previously, and continue to deal with, is you don’t really get to say ‘you can’t come in and yet you go out,’ ” said Mayor Karen Sorensen.

“It’s great to have some good news in 2020 … it's an iconic restaurant that’s been around for 43 years and we’re excited about moving into an iconic location.”

A marathon meeting on Monday (Nov. 30) saw Banff councillors divided on the need for tougher restrictions in Banff to help reduce the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the community

The Town of Banff's mandatory bylaw will include the entire length of Banff Avenue, including the Bow River Bridge, once it comes into effect on Thursday (Dec. 3) at noon

“If people know that they have an animal that’s deemed a vicious animal because it’s had incidents with wildlife, that they had to be paying this $500 annual fee, rather than a $300 annual fee, it will be an incentive to be extra cautious with their interactions.”

A COVID-19 testing site for the general public will open in the south parking lot at the provincial health building in Banff on Friday (Dec. 4), and an isolation centre is expected to open as early as Monday (Nov. 30)

The new tastes of the Bow Valley are here

In its 36th year, the volunteer-driven Santa's Anonymous will be distributing grocery cards for those who apply online

As part of the temporary suspensions, vehicle access on part of the Bow Valley Parkway is restricted