Opinion

We certainly hope that on the local front, Bow Valley citizens have received the don’t drink and drive message loud and clear.

Unfortunately, you see it all the time in Banff and Canmore – cyclists making their merry way to who knows where before or after sunset, dressed in dark clothing and with no lights adorning their bike.

Like Mayor John Borrowman, we’d like to express our disappointment with Canmore’s Snow Tracks being cancelled.

While the Outlook has a story about the big change in the Banff Santa’s Anonymous campaign, we feel it’s worthy of a mention here as well. For the first time, Santa’s Anonymous in Banff (page 11) is not taking food donations.

Notes A $70,000 gondola study ... Hundreds of thousands for increased municipal staff ... Millions of dollars for rental apartment development ... More millions of dollars to find a way out of what’s becoming a parking/traffic nightmare ...

There are a lot of things in life that could be classified as way sexier than a municipal budget process. Indeed, even the Land Use Bylaw and Municipal Development Plan give this process a run for its money.

This Remembrance Day, perhaps more than any other in decades, Canadians should take the view that Nov. 11 is not just a day off work or one where kids have a break from school or a chance to squeeze in some shopping.

It seems to be getting to the point where housing issues in the Bow Valley, particularly in Banff, must become irrevocably linked with the promotion of tourism.

While confusion reigns in relation to shootings in our nation’s capital, Wednesday morning (Oct. 22), it appears terrorism may well be rearing its ugly head in Canada.

Anyone who has celebrated New Year’s Eve on Banff Avenue will have no trouble seeing where the RCMP is coming from in respect to increased presence at the beginning of the year event.