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In a speech to Canmore’s development industry, Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen spoke about the daunting task of updating that community’s Land Use Bylaw.

As it turns out, Canmore really has gone to the dogs. According to results from the 2011 Municipal Census, the number of children in the community has been surpassed by the number of four-legged friends.

Fish and Wildlife officers want to move another black bear from the area due to habituation by fruit trees. A small black bear patrolling the Bow River looking for a meal has been seen in numerous crab apple trees.

Banff’s Mount Norquay wants to build a new unloading station on the Spirit chairlift to give skiers and boarders a chance to get off at the top or half way up.

The Town of Banff is investigating the possibility of taking over the operation of its wastewater treatment plant in hopes of saving money for the municipality. On Monday (Sept.

Dave McDonough has come full circle. He began his career with Parks Canada as a warden in Banff National Park in 1982 and has now returned as superintendent of Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay, beginning Aug. 29.

A working group has been struck to examine municipal proposals to regulate franchise fast food restaurants in Banff and to protect existing gas stations and grocery stores. On Thursday (Sept.

Despite opposition from Parks Canada, Banff’s development authority has approved a permanent change of use to allow a law office to remain in an area not zoned for commercial uses.

A 27-year-old mountain climber miraculously escaped with his life after tumbling 400 metres from near the summit of Mount Lefroy on the weekend. The Calgarian and his climbing buddy had reached the summit of the 3,423-metre peak around 1 p.m.

Canmore RCMP have successfully caught and arrested a murder suspect from Manitoba. Russell McDiarmid from Fisher Branch Manitoba was thought to be in the Canmore area since Monday (Sept.