Banff

“I have never in all my time working with grizzly bears – since the early 1980s – seen a white grizzly bear. I’ve seen a really, really blond grizzly, but never a white one," said Canmore-based grizzly bear expert Mike Gibeau.

The Town of Banff will continue discussions with Canadian Pacific for a safe train track crossing for pedestrians near the industrial compound

“Rather than recovering to what we were, it’s an opportunity for discussions and planning on what we want to be as a tourism destination,” said Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen.

“Not everyone will need a face-to-face consultation. For example, it may be more appropriate to have a phone appointment with a physician, or another health professional at the clinic."

"We had a pretty decent snow year in Canmore this year, not a lot of melting through chinooks and the snowpack has stayed with us." 

"The whole point of this thing is 100 per cent for community support, and it made us feel like we were supporting our community – so we are glad to hear what to hoped to achieve, we have been able to do."

“As we ask Calgarians to please not visit the Bow Valley right now, we also have to follow our own advice," said Mayor Karen Sorensen.

“I think it’s primarily young folks who have a lot of time on their hands, that aren't working, and on a nice sunny day like to gather outside."

“There is no pressing need to do this project at this time. It is designed to be debt financed with cost recovery, but at this time, we felt that this is one we could move out into the future for cash flow reasons.”

Construction of a second pedestrian bridge over the Bow River in Banff has been pushed back to 2021 while the municipality waits for the Alberta government to confirm that $2 million from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program will be provided to the municipality for the project