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“I’ve always had this feeling that music is a bridge to almost anything."

"It’s [William Watson Lodge] quite unique and it’s quite the jewel in the crown for environment and parks to offer year-round barrier-free wilderness and lodging."

Spray Lakes Road in Canmore is closed due to potential avalanche conditions and there is a planned closure of the Trans-Canada Highway between Field and the Alberta-B.C. border Saturday night (Dec. 21)

“There is a return on investment and it is one of those lovely things where there’s co-benefits: you reduce greenhouse gases and you save money for much of what’s being proposed,” said Banff Councillor Chip Olver.

"It is especially unfortunate that a person who was offering safe transport was injured by someone who chose to disregard public safety. The Banff RCMP remind the public to plan ahead during the holiday season, including the use of designated drivers and other options for safe transport."

“Anyone that comes through our doors we want to be able to find a safe place for them and the right resources."

"Leaving your vehicle idling and unlocked is an invitation to have it stolen ... the best prevention for theft is to not provide opportunities to people looking for an easy target."

“It’s not quite funk and it’s not quite jazz or rock — It’s somewhere in between there.”

"We are building our neighbourhoods and our community for all time and we need to have the foresight and forethought to ask homeowners the same as we ask of large scale developers." 

UPDATED: Alberta RCMP issued a press release Saturday (Dec. 21) that the 52-year-old Wallator had been found deceased