Opinion

Banff Councillor Leslie Taylor hit the nail right on the head when she said the most difficult thing for a member of an elected body to do is vote for a raise.

Social media as a scientific data gathering tool? Seriously? Is this what budget cuts have reduced Parks Canada to? Has a once-proud organization which prided itself on solid science as a means of managing ecosystems within national parks across this

Tourism – it’s what this Valley is all about.

Photo radar… is it working effectively, as some statistics would suggest, or are people merely becoming accustomed to the locations and vehicles used by the contractor that is cashing in from leadfoot Canmore drivers – and slowing down at, or avoidin

Nothing succeeds like success, they say. By that definition, recent large-scale special events in Banff National Park could be viewed as successful in that they’ve attracted large numbers of tourists/participants; thousands of them.

This week was a good week for some housecleaning-type issues here in the valley.

It’s been a week when things were hopping, literally and figuratively, in Banff. Of particular note is the fact that feral rabbits have been seen hopping around, sparking concerns that a Canmore, Kelowna or Victoria-like “bunny issue” is at hand.

The fact that yet another bear has been destroyed by wildlife managers seems to illustrate that there is a real disconnect for visitors to our valley when it comes to understanding the wildlife we share our space with.

Have you seen the bumper sticker some Bow Valley vehicles sport threatening that its driver will, ‘come to your town and drive like you?’ Judging by the driving habits of visitors to our valley, if Bow Valley residents actually took up that cause and

Can you imagine packing up your belongings and moving to a different country? For good? Leaving your family behind in the hope of creating a better life for them all at some point? Throughout the history of Canada, of course, it’s a story that’s play