Banff

With one councillor absent, Banff Town council was at a stalemate on whether to approve a wage increase for the next council or hold the line on wages

Town of Banff encouraging all residents to get COVID-19 vaccines as numbers are starting to slowly drop off

“I think beyond asking people to take travel pledges and to get excited about experiencing things in their backyard, it’s really summoning this idea we have to support local and it’s never been more important to bring back our way of life, to bring back our communities and to support our friends and families in resumption to normal work activity.”

Banff National Park has gone from the No. 1 COVID hotspot in Alberta to one of the lowest in the province in one month

"We were trying to build a quality product with advanced building systems as we knew there were concerns from neighbours about higher density and the possibility of  ‘lowering the tone’ of the neighbourhood.”

“Our demographic and population in the valley seems to be more willing and there’s less hesitancy of the vaccine, so I’m really encouraged by how many folks in our valley are getting vaccinated.”

“Access to these government supports would ensure that The Radiant and other Banff start-ups are getting the help they need to survive through the pandemic,” said Christian Dubois, of The Radiant restaurant in Banff.

Banff council has postponed a decision on sidewalk seating and patio allocations for Bear Street businesses until Tuesday, May 25.

Part four of Buried in the Aftermath looks at how the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides is undertaking a review to establish a post-critical incident response process and working to change the culture of the industry to address issues like communicating risk to clients. It also looks at how guiding companies handle these situations and explores the data around how many fatalities on guided trips have occurred in western Canada from 2000-20.

Part three of Buried in the Aftermath explores the 2019 avalanche at Massey’s Waterfall near Field, B.C. that killed one ice climber and partially buried another. Ice climbing has become an increasingly popular winter activity, and with many frozen waterfalls located in avalanche terrain, are there lessons to be learned when critical incidents occur?