Banff

”[It’s] to save time and really cut red tape of having to go back to council for an appointment that’s already contemplated in the land-use bylaw."

“Value trends have seen the land values staying the same, with buildings down because of a slight amount of depreciation," said assessor Frank Watson of Banff's overall residential assessments dropping about one per cent.

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The Town of Banff went out to tender on Feb. 2 to seek a consultant to implement a public engagement process that would identify options for under-used spaces at the facility, including space left vacant by the Banff Hockey Academy.

RCMP charged the man, who was travelling from Alaska to the U.S., with failing to follow the rules to isolate set out in the Quarantine Act when he stayed overnight in Banff.

The mamma cougar, which died during Parks Canada's capture and handling process, had a pre-existing lung condition. Her kitten, which was found dead earlier that day, died of natural causes.

Banff's residential property assessments remain relatively stable, decreasing about one per cent.

The Town of Banff had already started removing ice from the Fenlands rec centre before Dr. Deena Hinshaw's surprise Feb. 6 announcement allowing for limited indoor sport practices and activities as part of the first step in the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

The Town of Banff has been informed by Alberta Health Services that no variant strains of COVID have so far been identified in the Banff and Lake Louise region.

The Alberta government reinstated the province's 1976 coal policy on Feb. 8 in the face of mounting public backlash, but Banff town council doesn't believe the announcement went far enough.