Banff

PHOTOS: Banff Bears competing for first place

“We were defending champions, so we had high expectations. We want to keep it up. It is not going to be easy because everyone wants to beat us. We always bring our A-game to every single weekend.”

“Overall, the bison are doing well in the 1,200 square kilometre re-introduction zone."

“The quartets will be arriving this week and we are 99 per cent sold out on tickets, which is pretty remarkable when you think about string quartets and the audience for this kind of chamber music. It has a very fierce following and people are very excited to come back to Banff.”

"With exception – and exception being the operative word here – we will think about or consider these huts at or above treeline where there’s some demonstrated public safety issue."

“We want to have line of sight and make sure that things don’t get too out of control in these home-based businesses.”

A man charged with the murder of a lifelong Banff resident made his second court appearance, with the hearing adjourned until the first week of September to allow for more time to complete disclosure.

“We suspect this was the case of somebody letting an invasive species into the park."

“Since incorporation, the level of municipal service has expanded dramatically. With this, the space required to support these service levels has resulted in numerous ad hoc changes to the existing yard."

“It speaks to the needs within the organization that are very important to delivery in what our mandate is. It’s come to a point where in order to meet the expectation for service, it means putting in place positions like the training staff. This is something people, especially the later bus, have asked for. To be in a position to consider this is really great news for the timeline evolution of the transit commission.”