Each month the Banff Ideas Bank hosts a Conversation Cafe on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. The first hour of the Cafe focuses on the specific topic of the month with a series of questions designed to deepen our understanding of the sub-themes, leading to possible follow-up ideas and local actions. The second hour is a wide-open…
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The fate of the Three Sisters Wildlife Corridor is about to be determined, and an informed community is a strong community! HSBC Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers seek approval for a development that would see 10,000+ more people in our community. As y2y explains, “‘nstead of honouring standards our community established for sections of the Three Sisters wildlife corridor in 2002, they…
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UPDATE FROM THE TOWN OF CANMORE: “THREE SISTERS ASP PUBLIC HEARING POSTPONED At the request of the applicant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the public hearing scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 15 has been postponed and will not be heard at this time. Council will reschedule the date and time sometime in the near future. The routine public advertising will be done…
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Cave and Basin NHS Grand Re-Opening Celebrations - May 17 – 20, 2013 Come celebrate the Grand re-opening and launch weekend of the “old but improved” Cave and Basin National Historic Site.
The Rocky Mountain Section of the Alpine Club of Canada is hosting a slide show by the new VP Sections, Sandy Walker. Sandy will share stories and photos from a 2012 ascent of Cerro San Lorenzo in Chilean Patagonia. Sandy was the camp manager for this successful ACC National climbing trip. The show will take place at the Policeman’s Creek Senior…
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This presentation is: Ecosystem Research and Restoration in Banff National Park Parks Canada Resource Conservation Specialists will share their monitoring and restoration projects in Banff National Park, answer questions and demonstrate some of the tools and techniques they use in their work. Conservation Updates are presented as a partnership between Parks Canada, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the…
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The Polaris Music Prize awards $30,000 to the Canadian artist who makes the album of the year. The Prize is adjudicated by over 200 music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across the country, who nominate 40 albums for the Long List. This same jury will then vote for a Short List of 10 titles. A second panel of 11 jurors…
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You know, sometimes it’s nice to play tourist for a day. Have you been up the Banff Gondola, done the Banff Lake Cruise or visited the Columbia Icefield? Why not? Too expensive, right? WELL… To kick of the 2013 season, Brewster Travel Canada will be welcoming residents of Canmore, Banff National Park and Jasper National Park to our attractions. Locals can enjoy…
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This week, and this week only, you’re allowed to write on the walls. Chalkboard walls that is, part of a new event offered by the Community Services departments of the Town of Banff, to encourage creativity and community interaction. 7 Days of Art, running May 26 through June 1, features eight chalkboards located around Banff, such as at Town Hall,…
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Every Friday evening, I get a wonderful surprise in my inbox. A new photo from Amar Athwal. Amar is an interesting Banffite with a keen eye for photography AND happens to be extremely knowledgeable… especially when it comes to birds. In his free time, he is out shooting landscapes, flora or fauna. If you would like to receive weekly shots…
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