Cathy Ellis

Like grizzly bears and wolverines, the vivid dancer damselfly is federally listed as a species of special concern and found only in southern British Columbia and in Banff, Alberta.

“Surely, the minister responsible for this, Minister Ellis, cannot think only Albertans that live in the town cause crime. There is the possibility that someone visiting can cause crime."

The province of Alberta has rejected the Town of Banff’s $150,000 funding application for planning work required for a community fireguard to protect the tourist town in the wake of the devastating wildfires that destroyed a third of the Jasper townsite last summer.

With the Kananaskis Country summit a controlled access zone for security reasons, RCMP are preparing for potential protests in Banff given the media centre will be located at The Banff Centre.

The first stage of the wildlife fence will be about eight kilometres long, and will surround the areas of Stewart Creek, Three Sisters Ridge, Three Sisters Creek, Gateway at Three Sisters, Cairns on the Bow and Three Sisters Village. It also crosses through the Stewart Creek Golf Course.

“How archaic are wildlife management regulations in Alberta and just how free flowing are they for something like this to happen?”

Summertime paid parking rates in Banff could go from $6 to $7 an hour.

“What we are doing is strategically putting in clearings or some harvested thinning that will really stop or slow the fire down."

The patriarch of Bow Valley grizzly bears has been left bloodied and scarred on his hind and face, likely a result of a fight or two with other large male bears, perhaps by his closest rival bear No. 136, a.k.a Split Lip for his disfigured mouth.

The Alberta government has removed furbearer trapping limits for the 2024-25 season in most zones, including for at-risk wolverines.