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“I ride a bike, and when somebody flies by me at 60 and 70-km/h, it’s pretty terrifying, whether you’re going uphill or downhill.”

“When we sat down with guests at the end of last year and asked about their experiences, we asked if they hadn’t been staying here where else would you go if those spaces are full, which they frequently are? The response was garbage bins, stairwells, camping outside, couch surfing.”

“With many activities and parades across North America pre-pandemic, there were deaths that occurred of spectators, and even in children on floats, and so insurance has gone up dramatically because of the incidents and, of course, the lawsuits that follow,."

“It would be unfathomable to me and disrespectful to just suddenly and abruptly change the entire process that we approved in July collectively.”

“A lot of people in this room probably remember when you could smoke on an airplane, when you could smoke in a restaurant, and when you could smoke just about anywhere, and those days thankfully are long gone,” said Councillor Grant Canning.

“I am trying to reflect the environment back within the Town of Banff. I am really trying to reflect the shifting of nature in the town.”

“We have a finite road system and we want to make it as sustainable as possible. When you build for cars and traffic, you’re going to get cars and traffic. If you build for transit and active modes, you’re going to get more transit and active modes.”

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