Local News

The Town of Banff looks set to move ahead with a feasibility study of a gondola to popular tourist spots on Sulphur Mountain, the Banff Centre and Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in a bid to ease the town’s traffic woes.

The Town of Banff looks set to hire a marketing and sales coordinator for the Fenlands recreation centre and other recreation facilities to boost municipal revenues.

Parks Canada is beefing up avalanche safety messaging with permanent signage for visitors to the Lake Louise and Emerald Lake region after five people were killed in avalanches in Banff National Park in March.

An unprecedented snowfall at the end of November and recent warm weather has resulted in the Town of Banff needing up to an extra $165,000 for snow removal throughout the resort community.

From trails and education to signage and four legged friends, a variety of options to deal with human use in wildlife corridors and habitat patches that surround Canmore were floated at a recent open house.

It is still abundantly clear many residents in the neighbourhood surrounding the old daycare site want zero development on the land, but council moved forward this week with three scenarios.

The annual Banff-Canmore Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place on Saturday, Dec. 20. This will be the 40th consecutive year for the local event, which is organized by Bow Valley Naturalists.

A Banff Roam bus that burst into flames last week while in operation had a refurbished engine installed just six weeks before.

The multi-million dollar expansion of the Bow River Seniors Lodge in Canmore will get underway in the new year and improve care for seniors in the Bow Valley who want to age in place.

Three tree species have been assessed as at risk in Canada due to disease and alien insects, including the limber pine found here.