Banff

Coexist is a collaborative exhibit between a pair of Banff-based artists, Teenybotanist, Cecelia Leddy, and Nahanni McKay, which combines analog 35mm photography and digital drawings.

“We’ve seen visitors are more than willing to pay to park in our town. VPP has not deterred people from coming to Banff and I think it’s enhanced their experience in reducing time driving around looking for parking spots."

The municipalities of Banff and Canmore have been in conversations on the potential for support of each other for emergency fire response and other essential services, if required, due to staffing issues associated with COVID-19.

“I do think it’s a provincial responsibility in terms of these costs, but given that we won’t see it in the near future from the province I think we should move ahead ourselves and organize another vaccination clinic.”

“This 2022 bundle of projects is going to be a tipping point in terms of the look and feel of the rec grounds. The pavilion building and the skating rink are very exciting projects that are going to really transform the sense of use of that space.”

“Given the COVID-19 rates in the valley, we remain deeply concerned with the increasing numbers and our capacity to keep classes and schools open for your children, due to staffing shortages," said CRPS superintendent Chris MacPhee.

Canmore's Krissy Scurfield is one of 30 Canadian athletes selected for Future Olympian funding through the RBC Training Ground.

COVID-related absences exacerbated other staffing issues, resulting in the short-term closure this past weekend. Regular winter hours of operation resume on Jan. 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Last entry is at 5 p.m. daily.

“Slower is safer, and in a community with four square kilometres, I don’t understand the need for speed,” said Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told the new minister responsible for Parks Canada, Steven Guilbeault, that he must invest in existing national parks and create new ones, and the new tourism minister, Randy Boissonault, to develop a national trails tourism strategy.