Banff

The Banff Lodging Company has revived an iconic Banff Avenue location nearing the century mark.

Town of Banff is increasing hours of work for a liaison officer to help increase communications with Bear Street businesses during completion of the project this year

Councillor Grant Canning suggests some revenue from paid parking should go towards free bus passes for Banff residents on local routes.

“There is enough vaccine for all those in Alberta eligible for immunization in Phase 2A to get their first dose in the next two weeks," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several struggles to the Bow Valley region, but it has also highlighted the many ways the community has come together to help those in need.

When residents enter the Banff postal code, the online information indicates there are no available vaccination appointments for that area.

“I thought it was a great idea since I’m passionate about food and it’s important for the local economy to be sustainable instead of relying on products from elsewhere."

The first two performances for the Banff Library Listening Room concert series will feature Alanna J. Brown on April 9 and Lori Reid on June 11.

"That’s five animals just in the last little while, so it’s definitely on our radar that that’s fairly high mortality," said Bill Hunt, resource conservation manager for Banff National Park.

“We all remember what happened with house parties at Halloween and what that meant to our community in terms of numbers soaring," said Coun. Chip Olver.