Banff

A Black Lives Matter Vigil is planned for Friday (June 5) in Canmore beginning at 1 p.m. at Riverside Park and the Banff Supports Black Lives Matter Vigil is planned for Saturday (June 6) beginning at noon in Central Park

“We haven’t located the den site yet. Staff are patrolling and we are certainly looking for feedback from residents on what they’re seeing in the area," said Bill Hunt, resource conservation manager for Banff National Park.

“Wildlife are incredibly sensitive to changes in the environment, and as as soon as we change our human use patterns, wildlife detect that right away. We are asking people to respect these closures, so we can protect wildlife.”

“Coming to Banff National Park and some of our iconic spots will still look the same – the mountains are still the mountains and the beautiful places are still the beautiful places – just the way that we visit them is changing.”

“Any measure that assists in providing more liquidity to local businesses will be helpful to supporting the destination’s economic recovery,” said Darren Reeder, executive director of the Banff Lake Louise Hospitality Association

“We started with 16, so the population has almost tripled, which is pretty neat,” said Karsten Heuer, project manager for the $6.4 million bison reintroduction project in Banff National Park

"Liquidity is important during this pandemic and this will certainly assist many hoteliers."

"We are still very fortunate the provincial budget came in at the rates that it did. If it didn't, we would be experiencing major challenges and dire straits." 

Salaries and benefits for Banff's elected officials are determined with the help of a review committee made up of public members that makes recommendations for changes in the year prior to an election

“Fortunately, it’s late enough in the year, and there are other wolves there, that I suspect that the pups will be OK,” said Canadian wolf expert Paul Paquet