Banff

“They said there were potentially three more cougars in town, so we should watch out.”

“I’m so relieved and honestly just so proud of this community,” said Mayor Karen Sorensen.

The number of active COVID-19 cases was 209 at Stoney Nakoda First Nations in Morley on Monday.

“By hunting within the Town of Banff, and showing aggressive behaviour to a person with an on-leash dog, the cougar’s behaviour indicated it was becoming increasingly less wary of humans as its health deteriorated.”

Bear Street businesses voice numerous concerns about the construction project, including timelines, schedules, parking, working hours, financial impacts and communications from the Town of Banff.

Tim Gerwing, director of communications for the UCP Caucus, said Banff-Kananaskis MLA Miranda Rosin lives alone, so when she travelled to Saskatchewan to visit family over Christmas, she was following public health guidelines.

“I love where our case count is trending, but we’re not quite far enough along yet to be sure nothing’s happened from the holidays," said Coun. Chip Olver.

COVID testing at the provincial site at Lynx Street in Banff is now Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only, but AHS says testing can be ramped up quickly if case counts begin to rise dramatically.

Parks Canada is performing a necropsy on a dead male wolf found on Jan. 7 near the Bow River to determine the cause of its death.

Parks Canada has issued a widespread cougar warning for the Town of Banff and surrounding area following a spike in cougar sightings, and a cougar that killed a deer and followed a man and his dog to within two metres.