Banff

KANANASKIS – A grizzly bear that charged at a cyclist along the Smith Dorrien Highway near Buller Pond has prompted Alberta Parks to issue a warning for the area.

“The intent of the number of dwellings at this property, in the context of the land use district, was to provide for the development into duplex. I think this is consistent.”

A look at the past week in photography in the Bow Valley as it appeared in the pages of the Rocky Mountain Outlook.

In the Banff-Airdrie constituency, Conservative Party incumbent Blake Richards is expected to face-off against at least five opponents, including David Gamble of the Liberal Party, Tariq Elnaga of the Maverick Party, Nadine Wellwood of the People's Party of Canada, Aidan Blum for the Green Party and Derek Sloan as an independent.

“I am not the most outspoken person, but certainly I listen, I process and I make decisions based on facts,” said Councillor Brian Standish who will take a run for the mayor's seat in the Oct. 18 municipal election.

“The herd is still strong and healthy.  We still have 65 bison in the park, and I believe we had about 13 calves this year, so the population is still doing well.”

The Town of Banff's new policy requires all municipal staff to be vaccinated unless they have either a medical or religious exemption.

A 32-year-old man from Quebec is dead following a climbing accident in Yoho National Park on Aug. 15, and a 61-year-old Medicine Hat man died Aug. 11 when a tree fell on him at a Lake Minnewanka backcountry campground

Hugh Pettigrew joins Mark Walker and Jessia Arsenio in seeking a seat at the council table in Oct. 18 municipal election

A look at the past week in photography in the Bow Valley as it appeared in the pages of the Rocky Mountain Outlook.