Banff

EDITORIAL: Allowing people to have a voice to give feedback on issues that impact their community is among the most important aspects when it comes to decision-making, particularly in the public sector.

A Bow Valley foundation received an education-based award for its contributions to local public schools.

LETTER: The stigma persisting around mental health is alarming.

“To be clear, approving first reading is not an endorsement for or against the bylaw. It simply allows us to proceed through the process and hear from the community," said Mayor Corrie DiManno

“We saw a tremendous amount of development and building activity during and post-COVID. We are anticipating that to slow somewhat over the next few years, so revenues are anticipated to drop.”

“I really enjoyed going through this process. Where this policy ends up, is in a great place. The reality is the whole idea of going out to public input, it’s a very different concept to different people – when it’s appropriate, the level of engagement, how you engage it and it can change dramatically depending on even the seven of us [on council] and the community as a whole, so where this policy ended up is in a really good place.”

LETTER: While Banff’s traffic conundrum is indeed becoming a larger problem all the time, I can’t help but think “I told you so” – though not directly to you – or “as ye sow, so shall ye reap” because for many, many years it has been stated “we need to increase tourism each year.”

“[It’s] the idea that there are hazards and risks in our environment that we cannot necessarily prevent or mitigate all of the impacts against. It’s impossible to believe we won’t come up against this hazard every single year.”

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“We’ve talked about this since I first got on council … We can wait another two years, but this is in front of us right now with a far more appropriate number. To move it for what will be $55,000 in 2024 to $241,000, so it reflects annual inflation, I think it’s critical."