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Paid parking is one of the hot topic issues for Banff’s municipal election – and there’s already a wide range of views on the controversial issue from mayoral and council hopefuls.

The 2017 Canmore municipal election is officially underway and 14 citizens have put their name forward as potential town councillors, with two longtime local politicians challenging each other for the mayor's seat.

Semi retired I have worked for Warner Guiding and Outfitting, Guenther's Landscaping, Banff Centre, contract work for Park Canada, in the ski industry and wwner of rental properties in town.

By all accounts, nomination day at the M.D. of Bighorn started off slow, with no surprises. All five current council members officially filed their nomination papers Monday morning (Sept. 18) – in addition to two surprise candidates.

Royal LePage fundraisers give a kick out for the YWCA Banff Walk a Mile in Her Shoes in Canmore on Friday (Sept. 15).

While user groups at the Canmore Rec Centre may not have gotten everything they asked for when it comes to the upcoming $10 million project to fix the aged facility, better accessible seating has been included in the design as a result of their input

There will be no shortage of names on the ballot for voters to choose from in next month’s municipal election, with 18 residents with varying platforms throwing their hats in the ring.

A draft redevelopment plan for the lower Kananaskis River and Barrier Lake aims to turn the area into a water sports mecca. The draft document, out for public consultation until Oct.

Three partnerships were celebrated at Hay Meadow in Kananaskis Country last Saturday (Sept. 16).

A move to investigate a car-share program for Banff is taking a back seat again. A tied 3-3 council vote at a recent meeting means a move to spend $30,000 to hire a consultant to study options for a car- and ride-sharing program won’t happen now.