Banff

“This will be a loss for the pack, but given that there are some other wolves remaining in the pack, that increases their likelihood of the pups’ survival. We’ll have to watch to see how they fare and whether the breeding female finds another mate next winter.”

“At this point, we feel confident we can have a tax split as presented.”

“It was just this beautiful bird with the biggest beak I’ve ever seen … it was just so magical and cool,” said 14-year-old Charly Garrow of a white-faced ibis she spotted in Banff National Park

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted businesses across the province, but our Alberta-based newspaper group has established a community marketing fund to help small business owners get back on their feet again.

In April, Canadian Rockies Public Schools submitted a list of facility maintenance projects to the province to consider funding and on Wednesday (May 20), Alberta Education announced the division would receive $2.5 million in funding to complete the work

“We are very pleased that visitors from the Calgary region responded to our request to wait a little longer before visiting Banff.”

"We have been clear from day one, this would not continue into other grades [at Banff Elementary School]."

“We are ready to re-implement educational checkstops if traffic volume is too high, resulting in people not being able to maintain physical distancing when walking around town.”

“We’ve been waiting to hear when the national park is opening and when the Town of Banff will be welcoming people back in. Unlike Canmore, Banff is a ghost town right now, so the demand for dining is not high.”

“Yes, we get to promote people and support local businesses … but in the end this a community experience and however you get to enjoy community, amongst a bunch of people you are sheltering in place with, [or] people you love and care for, far away."