Town of Banff

2011 News Archive

Team Canada practises at The Fenlands
December 16 , 2011
Team Canada Juniors hit the ice at The Fenlands today through December 21. Here are the practice times.

Program helps newcomers to Canada settle in
December 14, 2011
The Bow Valley has a new program to assist newcomers to Canada with their settlement and integration needs.

Banff first stop for Team Canada
December 9, 2011
The Fenlands, Banff's recreation centre, is the first stop after the selection camp for the national junior team enroute to gold at the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Calgary and Edmonton.

A trip to Banff grand prize for Canada's Grade 8 students
November 10, 2011
Mayor Karen Sorensen was in Toronto with the Hon. Peter Kent, Environment Minister and Minister Responsible for National Parks, and Alan Latourelle, CEO of Parks Canada to launch Canada's Coolest School Trip contest. The grand prize? A trip to Banff for an entire Grade 8 class.

Flames hold practices at The Fenlands in Banff
October 3, 2011
The Calgary Flames are in Banff for three days this week to prepare for Saturday's season opener. Two practices are open to public.

Racer ready? Banff partners with Canmore to host 2014 Alberta Winter Games
September 7, 2011
Two destinations with plenty of experience in hosting big events have been selected to produce the 2014 Alberta Winter Games, it was announced this morning. The Town of Banff, the site of the inaugural Alberta Winter Games in 1976, and the Town of Canmore, a venue city of the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games, will be playing host to more than 2,600 young Albertan athletes and coaches, as well as their parents, in February, 2014.

Public members needed for Land Use Bylaw Review Working Group
August 19, 2011
Council is seeking public members to join a working group on commercial land use in Banff, part of the Phase 2 of the Land Use Bylaw Review. Applications due August 31.

Portion of Legacy Trail temporary closure planned
August 12, 2011
Parks Canada is closing a portion of the Legacy Trail, from the third Vermilion Lake to Bow Valley Trail August 15, weather permitting, for herbicide spraying of noxious non-native plants.

Clean, green, musical public washrooms
July 12, 2011
Powered by the sun and completely refurbished, the Wolf Street public washroom in downtown Banff offers visitors a clean, accessible and green facility year-round.

Spend Canada Day in Banff - Canada's Top Destination
June 28, 2011
Where better to spend Canada Day than in Canada’s number one destination: Banff. And 2011 offers one of the Town of Banff’s biggest Canada Day celebrations ever.

Premier announces GreenTrip funding  - $900,000 for Bow Valley Regional Transit Services
June 23, 2011
Premier Ed Stelmach announced today that the Town of Banff and the Town of Canmore will each receive a $450,000 grant from the Province of Alberta’s Green Transit Incentives Program to help fund a new transit service between the two Bow Valley communities.
   
Premier Stelmach made a special trip to Banff to make the announcement this morning and help celebrate the launch of the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission, the first regional transit commission in the province.

Banff receives a grant from Province of Alberta Safe Communities Initiative
May 13, 2011
A grant from the Government of Alberta’s Safe Communities Initiative will go a long way to helping the Town of Banff prevent drug and alcohol-related crime in a new program aimed at the town’s at-risk young adults.

The Banff Centre goes Roaming
May 12, 2011
Starting June 1, residents and visitors can Roam to the Banff Centre via the Town of Banff's award-winning, fully hybrid transit system.

Bow Valley Transit Commission approved
April 22, 2011
Regional transit is a step closer to reality. The Province of Alberta formally approved the establishment of the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission on April 21, 2011. Next stop, Canmore.

New website feature connects lost pets with owners
April 13, 2011
Lassie would have come home a lot sooner if little Timmy had been able to register her with the Town of Banff’s new website service for lost pets. The Pet Connect application, being launched this week, is a map-based service that allows lost and found pets to be returned to their owners quickly and easily.

Spring clean Banff
April 13, 2011
While this season’s great snowfall is an ongoing boon to winter sports enthusiasts, one thing is certain this spring. It will melt. The Town of Banff is asking residents and property owners to prepare for it and help clean Banff for spring.

Council asks to meet with YWCA board over deficit
March 18, 2011
Town of Banff council have asked to meet with the board of directors of the Banff YWCA to discuss that organization’s financial problems and the threat to close the women’s shelter.

Town urges residents to help clear catch basins
March 18, 2011
The Town of Banff is asking residents and property owners to help clear any catch basins near their homes and businesses of snow, ice slush and any other blockages, during this warmer weather.  Clearing the drains will prevent puddling on streets, walkways and their yards, and facilitate spring melt of this year’s high snowpack.

Beauty abounds in Banff National Park, setting for the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
February 15, 2011
The 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, out this week, features Canada’s first national park and the Town of Banff as the stunning backdrop for photographs of equally beautiful world-class athletes.

Town of Banff Council sets priorities for 2011
January 28, 2011
Garbage and recycling, transportation and land use are among the top priorities for 2011 for Banff Town Council.

Outdoor rink now open at the new Banff recreation centre
January 11, 2011
Ice skating fans in the town of Banff have an additional place to lace up their skates this winter. The outdoor rink at the new recreational centre in Banff on Norquay Road is now open and, best of all, is free.