Cathy Ellis

The Town of Banff, businesses and Banff-Kananaskis MLA Miranda Rosin advocating for mass vaccinations given Banff's nature as a tourist resort.

"As people walk in the area and the lineups form at several businesses – retail restaurants, whatever the case may be – we have to have additional space for pedestrians, both visitors and our residents," said Mayor Karen Sorensen

“COVID certainly has a strong hold on us here in the valley and we have to do everything we can to shake it loose.”

“This will hopefully entice or encourage commercial property owners, so with larger roofs, to participate and install larger arrays," said Michael Hay, the Town's manager of environment and sustainability

“COVID certainly has a strong hold on us here in the valley and we have to do everything we can to shake it loose.”

“I hope we don’t bend or break on the environmental side too much, especially considering these upfront investments in this proposed policy pay for themselves over time,” said Michael Hay, the Town's environment and sustainability manager.

Banff's 2020 year-end financial statements to come council on April 26

“The Lake Louise area strategy will focus on two key objectives: improving ecological integrity, and enhancing the quality of visitor experiences,” states the draft management plan for Banff National Park.

“I support trying to get the pedestrian zone before June … but I do personally feel I need more information about the health and safety of the community," said Mayor Karen Sorensen.

“Indirectly feeding wildlife by being careless and leaving garbage out is just as bad as directly feeding wildlife. The end result is the same in both cases – the animal will likely have to be relocated or destroyed.”