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Cathy Ellis

Cathy Ellis

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403-609-0220
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Recent Work by Cathy

Bow Valley's labour crunch easing, housing hard to find

Bow Valley's labour crunch easing, housing hard to find

“A lot of businesses were really, really busy and there was lots of hiring happening and people that were looking for work were generally able to find work."
Parks Canada partners with Nature Conservancy to protect land near Kootenay National Park

Parks Canada partners with Nature Conservancy to protect land near Kootenay National Park

“(We) will work together to determine the area-based conservation strategy for each park, and identify prospective properties, which conservation mechanisms will be used, the timing of these projects, and the management strategy for the region."
Banff's two newish hotels opening

Banff's two newish hotels opening

“They received partial occupancy on what was previously called the Inns of Banff."
Home-based Banff cigar business snuffed out

Home-based Banff cigar business snuffed out

"Retail has changed over the past 20 years and likely some future wording updates to the bylaw may assist MPC in these sorts of decisions.”
Shell considering redevelopment of Banff Avenue gas station

Shell considering redevelopment of Banff Avenue gas station

“Banff is a community within a legislated commercial growth cap and we have come to the end of that road and, therefore, we are now discussing intensification of all of the scraps of commercial square footage left in town.”
Community plan behind schedule, need for more community consultation

Community plan behind schedule, need for more community consultation

“There’s a great desire to continue with fairly robust engagement on the draft, to seek more feedback from the public to make sure we get it right."
Banff council debates what paid parking revenues can be used for

Banff council debates what paid parking revenues can be used for

“Adding an outflow from visitor paid parking, which is a sustainable revenue stream for us, allows us to have another mechanism to fund these programs and projects that we know the community is very concerned about, and that the community would like us to continue to take really serious action on.”
Failure to remove snow, ice from Banff sidewalks could lead to heftier fines

Failure to remove snow, ice from Banff sidewalks could lead to heftier fines

“We want to make sure these sidewalks are safe for everyone to try to get where they’re going and we’re taking it seriously and we want people to do their part."
Additional sidewalk snow clearing in Banff may be 'slippery slope'

Additional sidewalk snow clearing in Banff may be 'slippery slope'

“I feel it is a bit of a slippery slope,” said Coun. Barb Pelham.
Knife-wielding Banff partier in police custody

Knife-wielding Banff partier in police custody

“The neighbours chose to shelter in place, and because the officers could position themselves between the suspect and any other people, it was felt unnecessary to have to do an evacuation."