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TOWN OF BANFF ORDER OF BUSINESS Regular Council Meeting Town of Banff Council Chambers Monday, December 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

1.0 CALL TO ORDER

2.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1 Regular Meeting Agenda Recommendation: That council approve the agenda for the December 9, 2013 regular meeting of council.

2.2 For Information: 2013 Council Priorities and Workplan

3.0 ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MINUTES 3.1 Minutes of the November 25, 2013 Regular Meeting of Council Recommendation: That council adopt the minutes of the November 25, 2013 regular meeting of council.

4.0 DELEGATIONS

5.0 PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS

6.0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7.0 BYLAWS AND STAFF REPORTS 7.1 Request for Decision: Banff Recreation Master Plan Recommendations: a) That council accept the public comments on draft 2013 Recreation Facilities Master Plan as information. b) That council adopt the amended 2013 Recreation Facilities Master Plan as a guide for the development of recreation facilities in Banff.

7.2 Request for Decision: 40 Mile Creek Flood Remediation Work Recommendation: That council direct administration to use provincial funding for flood remediation work in 40-Mile Creek and move up capital project PW-75-09 (40-Mile Creek dam decommissioning) to 2014.

7.3 Request for Decision: Bylaw 329 - Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment Recommendation: That council give three reading to Bylaw 329 – Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment.

7.4 Request for Decision: Library Board Member Appointment Recommendations: a) That council increase the number of members of the Banff Library Board to ten member for a three-year period ending on the 2016 annual organizational meeting of council. b) That council appoint Ben Berci to the Banff Library Board for a three-year term ending on the 2016 annual organization meeting of council.

7.5 Briefing: Travellers All-Star Curling Skins Game Fenlands Banff Recreation Center Recommendation: That council accept the report as information.

8.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 Minutes of the June 18, 2013 Meeting of the Bow Valley Waste Management Commission 8.2 Minutes of the July 17, 2013 Meeting of the Bow Valley Waste Management Commission 8.3 Minutes of the August 21, 2013 Meeting of the Bow Valley Waste Management Commission 8.4 Minutes of the September 18, 2013 Meeting of the Bow Valley Waste Management Commission 8.5 Minutes of the August 26, 2013 Meeting of the Bow Valley Regional Housing Board 8.6 Minutes of the September 26, 2013 Meeting of the Bow Valley Regional Housing Board 8.7 Minutes of the October 17, 2013 Meeting of the Bow Valley Regional Housing Board

9.0 CORRESPONDENCE

10.0 NEW BUSINESS

11.0 PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS

12.0 ADJOURNMENT

Agenda prepared by: Tara Johnston-Lee 2013 Council Priorities & Workplan Agenda #2.2

December 9, 2013 2013 Council Priorities

1. A Sustainable Transportation System – focus on implementing the recommendations of the transportation plan. 2. Effective Land Use to Ensure a Sustainable and Prosperous Banff – focus on results of commercial floor space mapping, reviewing transferability and allotment policies, as well as on public service lands and on design/guidelines and administrative functions. 3. Toward Economic Prosperity – Supporting the Competitive Initiative – continued community consultation, as well as work with partners, to solidify the Town’s role in the delivery of an economic prosperity plan. 4. Toward Financial Sustainability – Seeking Resort Community Status and Financial Tools – to build on relationships and to ensure others recognize the unique needs of Banff in the delivery of excellent service to more than three million annual visitors. 5. Urban Forest Management – Renewing our Most Valuable Resource – developing and implementing long- term maintenance and funding plans. Council Workplan Note: blue highlight indicates a 2013 Council Priority.

1st Quarter 2013 Original New Due Council Finance Status/Next Steps Due Date Date Meeting Meeting Draft Land Use Bylaw Phase 2-B2 Planning Complete Bylaw Defeated Open House/ Online Recreation Facilities Master Plan – survey Env. Coordinator Complete Community Consultation June 19 Farmer’s Market Engagement Draft Accepted by Social Assessment Community Services Complete Council

Employee Satisfaction Survey Human Resources Complete 2013 Property Assessment Overview Corporate Services Complete Presented to Council

Snow and Ice Management Policy Operations Complete Policy Approved Council Compensation Review – Human Resources Complete Committee Appointed Committee Appointments

2nd Quarter 2013 Original New Due Council Finance Status/Next Steps Due Date Date Meeting Committee 4 To Finance Mill Rate Split Analysis Corporate Services Q1-2013 2014  Committee On-line Payments Corporate Services Complete Online Economic Prosperity Strategy Focus Corporate Services Complete Phase 1 report Group Review3  received.

Compensation – External Market Human Resources Complete Approved mechanism for pay

2013 Council Priorities & Workplan Agenda #2.2 2nd Quarter 2013 Original New Due Council Finance Status/Next Steps Due Date Date Meeting Committee Indicators4 adjustments st 1 Traffic Master Plan 1 Draft Engineering Complete Draft received Traffic Master Plan Final 1 Engineering Complete 4 Complete Performance targets Fenlands Cost Recovery Model Corporate Services set Service Review & Budget Integration4 Corporate Services Complete Council  Recommendations Received 2 Land Use Bylaw- Transference Planning Complete  Bylaws 320/321 Approved Transference Fees Bylaw2 Planning Complete Bylaws 324/325 Approved Cave Avenue Reconstruction Design Engineering Complete Approved Design Selection Residential Bin Communication Operations 2012 Q2-2013  Ongoing Improvements Communications Complete  First Quarter Forecast Corporate Services Town Owned Lands Cost Recovery Corporate Services May 27 2014 

Model4 Utility Rate Review (Solid Waste) Corporate Services Complete  Council recommendation Utility Rate Review (Water/Sewer) Corporate Services June 24 Dec 9 

Council Compensation Review – Human Resources Complete  Council Committee Report Remuneration Policy 076-2 Adopted Traffic Bylaw Amendments – Bylaw Complete Passed Bylaw 323 Skateboarding and Biking

3rd Quarter 2013 Original New Due Council Finance Status/Next Steps Due Date Date Meeting Committee 4 2014 Financial Plan Corporate Services Complete  Council recommendation Urban Forest renewal options5 Operations Q3-2013 Q4-2013  Waste Bylaw Amendment Operations 2012 Q4-2013  3 mos. post bin communications Land Use Bylaw-Public Service Lands2 Planning 2012 and Q4 2013  beyond st Recreation Facilities Master Plan – 1 Planning Complete Draft posted for

Draft Community Services public comment Employee Housing and Rental Rate Corporate Services 2012 Dec 19  Structure Review Human Resources Cemetery Administrative Processes Grounds 2012 Q4-2013  Meet with Regional Transit Corporate Services Complete Council comments Commission to review 2013-2014  forwarded at AGM

2013 Council Priorities & Workplan Agenda #2.2 business plans

Community Standards Bylaw Env. Coordinator Complete Bylaw defeated Amendment - Closing Doors in Winter Resource Recovery Yard Operations Complete  Sunday Operations Out of Town Service Agreements Corporate Services 2012 Q4-2013  Wastewater/Utilities contact Operations Q3-2013 Q4-2013  proposal Facilities Life Cycle plan Operations Q3-2013 Q4-2013 Engineering  Corporate Services Sewer Bylaw Operations 2012 Q4-2013  Taxi Bylaw (Efficiencies) Enviro Coordinator Q2-2013 Q4-2013  Amendments Bylaw Green Fleet Policy Operations Q3-2013 Q4-2013  Yellow curb/sidewalks Operations Q3-2013 Q4-2013 

Second Quarter Forecast Corporate Services Complete 

Community Recreation Master Plan – Final Planning  2012 Dec 9 comment in Document Community Services progress Banff Housing  Community Housing Strategy Q3-2013 Q4-2013 Corporation Consider with Outdoor music - Community  outdoor Bylaw Services 2012 Q4-2013 Standards Bylaw Amendment merchandising pilot project  Rickshaw/Pedi-cab Appropriateness Planning Q3-2013 Q4-2013

Land Use Bylaw- Non-Conforming Planning 2012 sites, Commercial Service lands2

th New Council Finance Status/Next Steps 4 Quarter 2013 Original Due Meeting Committee Due Date Date Library Bylaw Amendment – Board Corporate Services Complete Land Use Bylaw - Employee Planning Complete Direction provided

Residences by council Third Quarter Forecast Corporate Services Complete Economic Prosperity Plan3 Corporate Services Q4-2013  Phase II Pre-Audit Planning Corporate Services Complete Performance Benchmarks4 Corporate Services Q4-2013  Memorial benches, trees, and graves Operations Q4-2013 

2013 Council Priorities & Workplan Agenda #2.2 Q4 Downtown Fire Pits3 Planning  budget Q4 Toboggan Run3 Streets  budget Q4 High School rink lighting options3 Engineering  budget Q4 Seasonal and Short Term Staff Accom Human Resources  budget Transportation Master Plan 2014 Q4 Engineering  Recommendations budget Illegal Biking and Skateboarding Q4 Bylaw  Signage budget

st 1 Quarter 2014 Original New Due Council Finance Status/Next Steps Due Date Date Meeting Committee Water System Bylaw Section 11 Operations Q1 2014  Review Pilot project (complete)  Outdoor Merchandise Display Policy Planning 2012 Jan 2014 Draft policy (complete) Posted for feedback Alternative Transportation Incentive Planning Nov 25 2014 Policy/Off street Parking  Requirements

Regular Town of Banff Council Meeting Item 3.1 November 25, 2013 Unapproved Page 101

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL of the Town of Banff in the Province of Alberta Town Hall Council Chamber Monday, November 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm

COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Karen Sorensen Mayor Stavros Karlos Councillor and Deputy Mayor Brian Standish Councillor and Acting Mayor Grant Canning Councillor Chip Olver Councillor Corrie DiManno Councillor Ted Christensen Councillor

COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT

ADMINISTRATION PRESENT Robert Earl Town Manager Claire Wilkinson Planner Randall McKay Manager of Planning and Development Mary Brewster Manager of Community Services Tara Johnston-Lee Municipal Clerk (Recorder)

1.0 CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the November 25, 2013 regular meeting of council to order at 2:00 p.m.

2.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1. Meeting Agenda COU13-275 Moved by Councillor Karlos that council approve the agenda of the November 25, 2013 regular meeting of council with the following amendment: • under 9.1 New Business add Competitive Tourism Communities’ Regional Collaboration Grant CARRIED

2.2. 2013 Council Priorities and Workplan Received as information.

3.0 ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MINUTES 3.1. Minutes of the November 12, 2013 Regular Meeting of Council COU13-276 Moved by Councillor Standish that council approve the minutes of the November 12, 2013 regular meeting of council as presented. CARRIED 4.0 DELEGATIONS There were no delegations.

Minutes approved by:

Regular Town of Banff Council Meeting Item 3.1 November 25, 2013 Unapproved Page 102

5.0 PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS Alison Brewster, Banff resident, spoke to item 7.3. Ms. Brewster is not in favour of a separate land use category for employee residential housing. She is of the opinion that most residents of Banff are employees and that the same amenities should be required for all residences. She expressed concern with a new development proposing a significant variance in off-street parking.

6.0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business considered.

7.0 BYLAWS AND STAFF REPORTS 7.1. Draft Outdoor Merchandising Display Policy C121 COU13-277 Moved by Councillor Olver that council direct administration to publish draft Policy C121 – Outdoor Merchandise Displays on the Town of Banff website to allow for public review and feedback. CARRIED

COU13-278 Moved by Mayor Sorensen that council direct administration to return in January 2014 with a summary of public feedback provided and draft Policy C121 for council’s consideration for adoption. CARRIED

7.2 Library Board Bylaw 67-2 COU13-279 Moved by Councillor Karlos that council give first reading to Library Board Bylaw 67-2 as presented. CARRIED

COU13-280 Moved by Councillor Standish that council give second reading to Library Board Bylaw 61-2 as presented. CARRIED

COU13-281 Moved by Mayor Sorensen that council go to third reading of Library Board Bylaw 61-2. CARRIED

COU13-282 Moved by Councillor Canning that council give third reading to Library Board Bylaw 61-2 as presented. CARRIED

7.3 Employee Residential Housing COU13-283 Moved by Councillor Karlos that council direct administration to revise the scope and intent of the alternative transportation incentive referred to in Section 8.16.1 of the Land Use Bylaw and provide an expanded list of criteria to allow for a reduction in the amount of minimum required off-street parking for apartment housing which would include, amoung other things, tenant/building tenure, unit size, number of bedrooms/unit, proximity to transit, proximity to commercial core services and amenities and permanent alternative transportation provisions. CARRIED Christensen opposed

Minutes approved by:

Regular Town of Banff Council Meeting Item 3.1 November 25, 2013 Unapproved Page 103

7.4 Outdoor Rink Warming Shelter and Lighting Update Administration updated council that the actual dollar amount of the Communities Initiatives Program funding received by Banff Lake Louise tourism was $16,600.

COU13-284 Moved by Councillor Karlos that council: a) accept for information correspondence from Banff Lake Louise Tourism regarding Community Initiatives Program funding confirmation for warming shelter construction and lighting upgrades, and a request to allocate potential surplus Town funding toward additional outdoor rink animation such as lighting, fire pits and heritage signage; and b) accept the Community Initiatives Program funding from Banff Lake Louise Tourism and approve the expenditure of surplus shelter project funding on additional outdoor rink animation. CARRIED

COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 Minutes of the October 9, 2013 meeting of the Municipal Planning Commission Received as information.

8.0 CORRESPONDENCE There was no correspondence received.

9.0 NEW BUSINESS 9.1 Competitive Tourism Communities Regional Collaboration Grant A written report was distributed to council and added to the agenda package for this meeting.

COU13-285 Moved by Mayor Sorensen that council authorize the Town of Banff to participate in an application for a Competitive Tourism Communities Project, that will be submitted by the Town of Jasper under the Province’s Regional Collaboration Program; and further, that the Town of Banff agrees to abide by the terms of the Conditional Grant Agreement, governing the purpose and use of the grant funds. CARRIED

10.0 PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS Fabio Wagner, Banff business owner, spoke to item 7.1. Mr. Wagner asked that council consider allowing businesses to use signage in outdoor displays when considering outdoor merchandising policy C121 for adoption.

Alison Brewster spoke again to item 7.3. Ms. Brewster is of the opinion that a significant percentage reduction in the number of parking stalls required for any new development should not be considered a small variance.

Bunny Julius, Banff resident, spoke to item 7.3. Mr. Julius asked that council review any currently proposed developments before considering an alternative transportation policy.

Minutes approved by:

Regular Town of Banff Council Meeting Item 3.1 November 25, 2013 Unapproved Page 104

11.0 ADJOURNMENT COU13-286 Moved by Councillor Canning that council adjourn the November 25, 2013 regular meeting of council at 3:35 p.m. CARRIED

______Karen Sorensen Tara Johnston-Lee Mayor Municipal Clerk

Minutes approved by:

Added Dec. 9, 2013

REQUEST FOR DECISION Subject: Draft Recreation Facilities Master Plan

Presented to: Council Date: December 9, 2013

Submitted by: Chad Townsend, Kim Coultis, Agenda #: 7.1 Margaret Riordon, Michael Geertsema, and Steve Nelson

RECOMMENDATION 1. That council accept the public comments on draft 2013 Recreation Facilities Master Plan as information. 2. That council adopt the amended 2013 Recreation Facilities Master Plan as a guide for the development of recreation facilities in Banff.

BACKGROUND Reason for Report On September 9, 2013 Council a) received the draft 2013 Recreation Master Plan and recreation facilities public consultation results as information; b) directed administration to post the draft 2013 Recreation Master Plan on banff.ca for public comment; and c) planned to consider the 2013 Recreation Master Plan for adoption, as a guide for the development of recreation facilities in Banff, at the November 12, 2013 regular meeting of council.

Amendments to the draft Plan since Council last saw it are as follows:

- A number of new images to better reflect the activities and facilities described in the text

- A recommendation under Indoor - Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre, now reads “Expand the dry floor uses, in both summer and shoulder seasons.” Instead of “Expand the dry floor uses, possibly by shortening the curling season”, in response to public feedback.

- A number of detailed suggestions under Parks and Playing Fields – Recreation Grounds have been deleted as specifics such as field reconfiguration and will be considered as part of the recommended Recreation Grounds specific Master Planning exercise. Similarly, a diagram of potential future field reconfiguration has been replaced with a diagram of current uses and space allocation of the Recreation Grounds.

- The final public consultation results from October have been added as Section 6.4

The production of a Recreation Facility Master Plan began in late 2012 with a working group of five Town staff and an issues workshop with Council. Facility inventory, data collection, community consultation, mapping and report formatting were all done in-house by Town of Banff staff. The plan process was then aided by Eric Lees and Associates of Vancouver, an experienced recreation planning consultant who has also worked with other mountain/resort communities such as Squamish and Fernie.

2 of 4 The current local recreation facility offering, (considered to include assets that belong to Canadian Rockies Public School Division, The Banff Centre, Parks Canada and the private sector), was assessed for improvement recommendations based on these guiding principles that were agreed with council:

• Increase the use of recreational facilities, parks and trails (Banff Community Plan)

• Maximize municipal facility access potential; multi-season, day and evening

• Increase operating cost recovery

• A comparable local inventory of facilities (including private and other agencies) to other communities

• A planned but flexible system of open spaces, trails, and parks

• Recreational facilities that also appeal to visitors and events

• New Town indoor facilities will follow Municipal Sustainable Building policy

For discussion and analysis, Banff recreation facilities have been grouped into Indoor, Parks and Fields, Trails, and Playgrounds.

Public feedback was generated through media (website, Twitter, Facebook, and newspaper stories), A-boards in Town Hall lobby and three public open house opportunities: - March 14 (The Fenlands) - June 19 (Farmer’s Market) - June 26 (DJ in the Park – image below)

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An initial survey was conducted, then a later survey specifically on the draft recommendations, and finally on the draft plan as a whole. The results of the final survey are attached, and the results of the first two surveys can be found in the draft plan, Section 7 – Appendices.

A final public comment opportunity, on the whole draft plan was available on the Town’s website through the month of October. Printed copies of the draft plan were made available at the Library, Banff Centre, and Fenlands Recreation Centre.

Summary of Issue

While Banff’s offer/inventory is already considered good, over time steps can be taken to modify arrangements, retrofit spaces, expand partnerships, and better realize the potential of the recreational facilities in and around our community. The vision is that by 2023, The Fenlands Recreation Centre, Sally Borden Centre, 101 Bear St., and High School are community hubs, where wide varieties of indoor users thrive and mix, our fields host all kinds of activities, all year round, we have a well- connected trail system with locals and visitors leaving their cars behind in both summer and winter, and everyone has a place to play outdoors near their house.

Following council consideration, the next stage will be an implementation strategy/capital budget for the 10-year period from 2014 – 2024, including facility-specific plans for Trails and the Recreation Grounds. It should be noted that this plan is a guidance document, and priorities may need to be altered if changes to the current inventory of recreational facilities occur that are beyond the Town’s control.

IMPLICATIONS OF DECISION

Internal Resources An internal administration team has guided the plan to date and another would be formed to oversee recommendation implementation.

Banff Community Plan The Community Plan, adopted by Town Council in 2008, offers these objectives for recreation facilities:

• Improve the quality, quantity and access to social programs, recreation, education and cultural facilities.

• Implement an active living program that educates and encourages healthy lifestyles.

• Build a system of open spaces, trails and parks that reinforce connections to the natural environment.

• Increase the use of Banff parks and trails.

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4 of 4 • Develop and implement a town-wide wayfinding plan that is simple and graphically representative of our sense of place.

• Collaborate with partners to maximize resources and infrastructure available for community use.

• Co-operate with other levels of government and agencies to achieve goals.

Financial Council will see a number of the projects discussed in this plan as part of future capital and operating budget considerations.

Attachments 1. Public Survey Results from October, 2013 2. Recreation Facilities Master Plan, including Appendices

Circulation date: November 26, 2013

Submitted By: Chad Townsend

Reviewed By: Robert Earl, Town Manager

Council: Recreation Facilities Master Plan Agenda #7.1

Attachment #1

Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback General Recommendations

Comments

It was unclear to me if the 'X' marked that the requirement was fulfilled or not, so I will not speak to that. I think planning to increase facility use and cost recovery are essential. I have concerns about improving appeal to visitors and for events as it seems that often funds that could be used to improve everyday life for residents is used for short term events to bring in tourists. It is unclear to me as to where funding comes from for local use and where 1 funding comes from for tourist use. There are many traffic issues that come with large events and I encourage council to address these issues before increasing events in town. The recent changes to increase parking have made streets like Beaver over-crowded and less enjoyable to maneuver with family young and old.

2 I think we need to focus on strengthening partnerships with Parks Canada, CRPS and the Banff Centre. 3 I have lots of respect for every one involved in the prosess of creating this Master Plan! 4 The recommendations seem to be to be strongly supported by the research Forming partnerships and increasing marketing & communications is a great idea. It seems that the town has, to date, been asleep on these actions. 5 Make use of the Banff Center facilities as well as Canmore's Elevation Place and the Canmore Curling Club facilities. I think observations and recommendations are well-represented.

Implementation of the plan's recommendations needs to include a commitment to the "right" staff to deliver recreation at a cultural and service-oriented level. Non-residents 6 were included in the feedback and we need some expertise with a broader level of experience to execute on some of the suggestions put forward.

The vocal minority will continue to usurp "their" space without strong and impartial intervention. FYI There are no page numbers on the draft document.

7 The SWOT is good, glad to see you are looking beyond the town's boundaries for opportunities. I'm not sure what Hockey/Rugby high travel times have to do with our own master plan. In the recommendations vs plan objectives there are significant areas with no intersection (town of canmore, flexibility, appeal/event hosting)... that's not good.

I think the draft master plan fails to address the utilization of the tennis courts. There is abundant information available on public tennis courts per capita for municipalities of a similar size (e.g. Whistler, Blue Mtn.) Tennis is a growing sport (more than 3% per year in the past 5 years according to Tennis Canada 8 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/downey-moves-on-with-few-regrets/article14540431/) Many visitors bring their tennis racquets when they come to the area. As well, many resident Banff players commute to Canmore to play because they want to be part of a tennis community/club (social interaction, club activities like challenge ladders, round robins, ability to find playing partners). 9 all looks like good plans. 10 I think overall it is heading in the right direction. The big issue will be funding all the changes. Especially to fenlands. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback Indoor Facilities

Comments

I agree with the recommendations in this section. Especially for 101 Bear Street and the Fenlands Banff recreation centre. I attended a fitness class at the Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre and was disappointed with the room used (carpet & yoga didn't quite mix), the distance to the washrooms, and the lack of a change room. The ideas for dry land use for the ice arenas are great. 1 I have volunteered at the seniors walking program as well as been a spectator at hockey events and found the display cases to be in the way. They do not seem to serve a purpose and are not adding to the decor. It would not be a shame to remove them. This would provide wall space for location maps (you are here), advertising for the food vendors and possibly a community board. The Fenlands - I agree with retrofitting both meeting rooms - there are numerous places to hold meetings in town and I think if the flooring were different in the meeting rooms it would allow for potentially more programming options. I don't agree of the window coverings, too many people have access to the concourse and I see them getting damaged. I don't believe shortening the curling season is an option - it operates for 6 months and I believe that is an adequate time frame. Has there been any other interest for use of dryfloor space that has been documented more than 4 times as requests from different people? Look at evaluating the potential of expanding the BHA rooms (such as thier weight room) to allow for public use when the BHA is not there - spring/summer/away games etc.

101 Bear St. rename the building - YES 2 review the current programs in the building and see where it can expand -

CRPS I agree with recommendations

Banff Centre I agree with these recommendations -

3 If dry floor in ice arena and curling rink is possible, also consider indoor Tennis, even at night time. I am concerned with the concept of The Banff Centre & the Sally Borden as being part of the community plan. While I agree replicating a pool or a climbing wall does not make financial sense, the Banff Centre feel like a private facility. It was designed for use by the artists and conference guests and continues to be treated as a profit-generating fitness 4 centre. Community feedback is not well received by the exisitng management. Any involvement with the community will be of benefit to them through positive public relations, increased revenue, etc. They don't seem willing to extend use of their facility or programs out of pure goodwill and community partnership.

10 Partnerships among the various owner/operator groups to focus on "community" experience will help estalibhs the maximum utilization and access of users. This should be a common focus as a health-focussed community challenged by lack of opportunity to "grow" space". Love the 101 Bear St. recommendations, it's a great, central facility and flexibility and other features (e.g. parent link) should be emphasized. Consider unifying the library under 11 whatever new branding you come up with. 13 The Fenlands is a remarkable building for our town.....just start generating more income in those meeting rooms and during the summer. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback Indoor Facilities

Comments I think the Banff Centre Pool is great but it seems like Banff could definitely use another public pool or an agreement with the Banff Springs so it isn't cost restrictive to swim there. (I think it's over ten dollars for drop in).

I think the ideas for the Fenlands are fantastic, especially changing a meeting room maybe to a small equipment gym and developing that concourse. Promoting more use of the 16 dry floor under the ice is great too, dn there seems to be some great opportunities suggested too. Although I am unsure how shortening curling or hockey seasons is a good idea since that would be cutting back on CURRENT usage, which seems counter-productive.

I also think that some kind of cool outdoor park for kids would be cool. 17 Again I think overall it is heading in the right direction. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback Parks and Playing Fields

Comments

I have always thought the rock climbing structure for children was very unique and have seen many enjoy the area. Although I don't have children who have used the facility, I like the idea of increasing this play area with similar structures that are non-traditional. As we have seen on market day (and Canada Day) people still find a place to park even when that parking area is not available. I would encourage the town to consider removing 1 that parking area (or minimizing it) to increase green space. This plan could also incorporate the idea to introduce controlled paved areas for the 'behind the scenes' vehicles for events. I enjoy watching skaters at the high school ice rink and hope to see it continue. Overall I think the recommendations are good although,

My main concern would be to not approve any changes to the rec grounds until a proper specific site plan can be approved - one done by an outside agency who has no connections to the user groups. There are many recommendations in this section that all come with a price tag - how will priority be determined?

I also don't believe we need another dog park the current one we have is sufficient - certianly not at the rec grounds where we have active play taking place. I think this needs to 2 be researched futher to see if other municipalities are doing this in the winter season - if they are not I bet there is a good reason why.

Suveying users of the spaces, skate park, shelters, bbq pits, tennis courts and others would be a good idea -

At the moment we have 2 greenhouses and I think looking at rooftop space (since we are so limited with land) might be a good way to go.

Use the ball diamonds for other purposes but leave them as the are currently configured. No need to further develop facilities in Central Park to promote special events. No need to build a multipurpose building at rec ground. no need to improve or expand current facilities for tourists and special events at rec ground. If ether current facilities are expanded or multipurpose building built is to be funded 6 by user pay and not the taxpayer. Raise permit fees to cover building and operating costs. No need to pay or buy a lot to expand playgrounds within town. If new playground required convert existing town of Banff lot at no cost to taxpayer. No need to convert Cascade Gardens into a picnic location, enough facilities exist already at rec grounds and this is not the purpose for Cascade Gardens This is the section I have feedback on, specifically the bike skills park. I've used it regularly for the last two years and make use of all the features in the park. I know around a 7 dozen other older boys like myself 8 Not sure that a dog park at rec.grounds is a good idea. This is where some of the territorial user group issues need to be effectively managed.

9 There is already controversy on the use of Central Park for Destination Events, yet a balance on supporting our primary industry needs to be recognized by residents (predominantly). Further, the recreation grounds would provide an amazing social and visitor-centered space if it can be enhanced to addressed a wider variety of uses for year- round purposes. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback Parks and Playing Fields

Comments Central park: Yes, please preserve the character. But I think it's a mistake to move the bathrooms in central park, the building is in good shape and just needs to be refurbished a bit inside, definitely needs a drinking fountain outside, but moving it seems costly and I fail to see the benefit. I also think it's a mistake to put porta-potties in Central Park. The capacity for Central Park is limited as is, it has beautiful sight-lines from almost all angles, and it's right next to a major commercial district. Do you want porta-potties in people's photos of Banff? Do you want to smell porta-potties when you're strolling along the river? Good intent but bad idea! Under Parks and Playing Fields, we are vastly under-represented in picnic shelters and yet we are a National Park. Sure you can get out of town and there are lots of options (if you own a car, I don't). But we should be leaders in this area. Worse, not only are we under represented in picnic shelters, the area along the bend in the Bow River near Rocky Mountain Coop #1 is in terrible shape: erosion, missing picnic tables, missing BBQs, lack of trees. It's a hugely popular area in the summer and between it and the Rec Grounds the entire area is often at capacity, but there is limited parking and it looks run down and yet doesn't get a mention in the plan. You fixed the tennis court and the basketball court, but there is still lots of work to be done. You also turn a blind eye to the consequences of people crossing the river in the winter. At the very least you could put rock like steps that go into the river like there are along the Bow near the canoe docks/river skating rink so that pedestrians don't increase damage to the soil and shrubbery surrounding those areas. Let's fix these rundown areas we have before we go spending money removing the fence in the Rec Grounds. 10 Rec ground: you're trying to do too much in too little space. Why not put a proper soccer pitch at the high school or elementary school? Either that or remove the central diamond permanently (baseball is only played on Wed and Sun, they could easily split it up over more days of the week), you could put a kids diamond or baseketball court there and let the second soccer pitch be permanent. Rec ground dog park: a terrible idea! Do you want people playing where dogs have been shitting and pissing all winter? Do you want to build yet another fence in such a nice area? Guess what, the tennis courts already do that, there's your dog park! Dog owners already do informal offleash activities in the park both summer and winter, let's keep it informal. Parking lot expansion: I'm not a fan of cars but even I think it makes sense after seeing how popular that area is. Skate park deserves something permanent. I don't even skate, but it's a visible part of the Banff culture and deserves it. Outdoor rinks: even the smallest town in Quebec has boards for their outdoor rinks and proper night lighting. Why don't we? Community gardens: would love to see one in each school yard. Consider using it as a unifying feature with playground on east side of town by high school.

Central Park - Leave the trees and shrubs in the SE corner. They add to the character of the park and bridge. Rec Grounds - A lot of people avoid the rec grounds because of lewd behaviour and the continual presence of alcohol. 11 Skate Park - Never will skateboard, but the use of the present one suggests an improved, aesthetic, permanent one is inn order. Tennis Courts - Impressive renovation and well utilized, but the formation of a club or a way to network with others in town would help. Nets need maintenance. I think there are some good ideas, especially updating the kids' playground at the rec grounds near the diamonds and adding a facility for changing/washrooms. As a regular user of the soccer field AND the diamonds, I share the concerns of others I have talked to that this demand for a second soccer field/open area seems non-existent, and in fact the report itself says that the sports field capacity is "sufficient for current and projected usage". Keeping in mind that it requires a substantial amount of people to actually put together a new soccer, rugby or cricket (?) league, or even a game I cannot fathom where the need or demand for a second field is coming from . Let's be realistic - promoting cricket is interesting based on our town demographics, but a full-sized pro field? I am sure most people would agree that this would be extremely underused. My personal observation is that the soccer field currently at the rec grounds is only used on Sundays for Soccer, 6-10 Saturday afternoons a year for Rugby and random rentals 12 for an hour or so for training at other time slots during the rest of the week. Considering the negative impact on the two softball leagues, including the necessary reductions of league teams to accommodate the loss of a diamond which in turn limits the number of people who can participate, this seems counter-intuitive and actually contrary to the "Everyone gets to Play" vision of the whole plan. Considering there are 5 games being played there every summer Sunday on each of the three diamonds with two teams per game, that is 15 games a day, with two teams per game...I think the company who researched this must have been misinformed about the impact that losing a diamond would cause to the ball leagues. Believe me, if there was evidence of a high demand for another soccer field, or "free play" area I think many rec grounds users would feel differently, but it seems now to be just a suggestion.

I feel most of our space is under utilised. The plan seems to realise and address these issues. There will be pushback on making some facilities more multiuse and going forward 13 it will be important to keep in mind we are looking at 365 days a year not seasonal. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback Trails

Comments

8 A focus on areas where health & safety of users are an issue - Legacy connectors over busy streets, visibility on some trails (mostly to avert wildlife encounters - for example, the visibility due to overgrown brush along the Bow River trail from Central Park to Canoe Docks ... I don't walk along there in early morning or evening anymore as elk, bears and coyotes have been there). Trails ignores the crossing of the Bow River as a major traffic route in the winter time. Both banks are in terrible shape to support this and should have stone steps in the same way that the river skating rink has stone steps. 9

Improve access to the Banff Centre via bike and foot. Double the sidewalk on the north side of Buffalo street, consider making it oneway heading uphill! Those 'sharrows' are a waste of paint and money, and they add to the clutter prevalent in town.

Trials - Gravelled, paved, steep....who cares? Keep up with the maintenance...... drainage and puddles, force Warner to clean up the horse poop, block/vegetate shortcuts and braided sections, etc. 10

Bike Skills Park - Stay off BNP land to prevent any human/wildlife conflict, food garbage, consuming alcohol in public, impeding wildlife corridors, etc.

Too much thinking. Too much junk. QR codes? Why? Difficulty levels posted? Why? I think the trail plan looks fantastic. The trails around here are great and there is something for everyone. I may have missed it, and I don't know if it falls under trails, but a huge 11 improvement would be a washroom at Bow Falls. The trail from the rec grounds or downtown all the way to the falls and then continuing on to golf course or spray loop is a long way without a public washroom, especially for older people and kids!! 12 Again the plan looks great. A bridge linking downtown to the rec grounds should be a priority Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback Playgrounds

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Stop the rush to spend taxpayer money. 5 see earlier statement on previous page re playgrounds and needs 6 no feedback 7 no comment I think the trail systems provide good access to the existing playground areas (Rotary, Elementary School, Middle Springs and Rec. grounds) ... maybe encouraging combined 8 activity - bike/walk to locations - could be highlighted ... 9 Definitely build a playground on the east side of Banff, ideally somewhere north of Buffalo (there's a giant lot right there!) and south of Fox. 10 Some funny comments from parents that playgrounds are too far away. Well, when I was a kid in Banff...... As I don't have kids I am not really familiar with the playgrounds themselves, but I like the idea of a park on the East side somewhere, I have never actually noticed that there 11 isn't one. Also additions in Central Park are a great idea - that climbing rock is full of kids all summer. Another feature could be great! 12 Everyone should have access to a great playground by foot. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback General Feedback

Comments

It would be great to see the Town develop a proper studio space at Fenlands for fitness classes like yoga, spin, aerobics, etc. It would also be great to see another weight room/fitness centre for the community that would welcome a greater variety of users. Transportation and parking are a significant issue at the Sally Borden and the fitness centre 1 is extremely busy during peak hours. It would be great to have another gym in town that offered cardio equipment and strength training machines. The Banff Springs is too expensive and Elite Fitness caters to a younger body-builder crowd. This could also double as a training space for community classes with a greater focus on health & wellness programs. Where is the money coming from to implement the recommendations for the Recreation Master Plan? 2 The taxpayer, and that would be me. Do not support further expansion of facilities such as buildings at rec grounds to facilitate special events or sporting events at taxpayer expense. User to pay for any 3 improvements or new construction through higher permit/rental fees. 4 Love the community involvement in this process! Too many people want far too much in this town. There's this notion that it has to have everything right now. You can only pack so much into 4 square kilometers. Slow down 5 and breathe for another 10 years, and put more effort into the housekeeping, maintenance, aesthetics, bulletin boards, communications, cost recovery, clubs, etc.

As somebody who uses all of the current facilities regularly and plays in all the leagues mentioned, I think the current and future community involvement and growth in these sports should be given a little more importance than a prospective chance of a new user group appearing that has shown little or no interest in creating the organization and/or league or team it would need to start up and necessitate a new rec facility. At least not one that has been made public to mine or anyone else's knowledge that I have talked to! 6 I have even tried to actively FIND a user group that is looking to start up anything that would require a second soccer field with no success. At the very least the plans could be tabled until such a need arises! The soccer field we have now is terrible and unsafe to play on. Also as mentioned in the report it is not regulation size for rugby, the other current main user. Perhaps updating this field would be more appropriate as a first step!

I really liked what I saw. And hope that the majority of the ideas are implemented and that the voices (or complaints) of a few do not end up detail a plan for everyone especially 7 when it comes to the rec grounds and the softball balls diamonds. Recreation Facility Master Plan

November, 2013

1.1 Vision # 1.2 Introduction # 1.3 SWOT Analysis Overview # 1.4 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objective # 2 Indoor 2.1 Current Inventory # 2.2 SWOT table # 2.3 Benchmarking table # 2.4 Map # 2.5 Recommendations # 2.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 3 Parks and Playing Fields 3.1 Current Inventory # 3.2 SWOT table # 3.3 Benchmarking table # 3.4 Maps # 3.5 Recommendations # 3.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 4 Trails 4.1 Current Inventory # 4.2 SWOT table # 4.3 Maps # 4.4 Recommendations # 4.5 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 5 Playgrounds 5.1 Current Inventory # 5.2 SWOT table # 5.3 Benchmarking table # 5.4 Maps # 5.5 Recommendations # 5.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 6 Public Consultation 6.1 First Survey Results # 6.2 Open House Boards # 6.3 Second Survey Results # 6.4 Community Feedback # 1.1 Vision

In Banff, Everyone Gets to Play Banff is synonymous with mountain recreation and natural beauty. well-connected trails, dotted with People come from around the world to explore the national park, hike, cycle, mountaineer, ski and camp. Residents are drawn by an active visitors“ and locals who leave their lifestyle in a small, Canadian community and the proximity to the world- class, protected mountain environment. vehicles behind to interact with the world around them Preserving and enhancing this experience, providing quiet spaces of respite and bustling areas that connect one to the environment, to ” the national park, or to the community – are key to achieving Banff ’s vision for the future: a healthy community and a place of inspiration, Throughout the decades, as Banff has matured and demographics enchantment and renewal. shift to more diverse ethnicity, as technology and trends change, the community has evaluated inventory, assessed needs and built upon the Recreation and leisure are woven throughout Banff ’s rich history. Faded recreational opportunities within the townsite. They provided feedback black and white photographs depict locals curling, skating or picnicking to Parks Canada on the opportunities in the national park, for both along the Bow River or posing in front of the Frank Lloyd Wright residents and visitors. They envisioned the future of a town with parks, designed Park Pavilion at the athletic grounds. Ski runs were cut into fields, trails, playgrounds and indoor spaces. Mt. Norquay in 1926, and hockey tournaments dominated the annual winter festival. Visitors enjoyed golf and swimming at the Banff Springs This recreation facilities master plan is the community’s latest evaluation Hotel. Fishing, hiking, boating on the river or on Lake Minnewanka or of resources and needs for the next decade. Led by the Town of Banff, hiking up Tunnel Mountain were all favorites. Sports moved indoors and the plan encompasses all the current inventory in the community, be became year-round activities when facilities such as the old curling rink it public, partner, private and neighbouring facilities. Shaped by Banff ’s and hockey rink opened. unique constraints and opportunities, it describes a future where all recreational facilities are used by more people, in more seasons. And it The sheer variety of recreational opportunities for all abilities and ages, offers the recommended steps to achieve it. and the choice of pace, is a keystone of Banff ’s tourism experience. It’s also the standard for Banff residents, and programs such as KidSport, The vision for recreation in Banff reflects the overall vision for a healthy Every Senior Gets to Play, and Sports Equipment Lending, ensure community and a place of enchantment: well-used facilities, accessible affordability and access. to all and adaptable to a multitude of uses; a thriving community mixing with visitors in a broad range of activities, year round; well-connected trails, dotted with visitors and locals who leave their vehicles behind to interact with the world around them. In Banff, everyone gets to play near their home. 1.2 Introduction

This Recreation Facility Master Plan, developed to help achieve the Banff’s Community Plan, adopted in 2008, contains these recreational objectives outlined in the Banff Community Plan, and objectives for recreation facilities: form the future of the community’s parks, fields, playgrounds, trails • Improve the quality, quantity and access to social programs, and indoor facilities, began with a Town Council and staff workshop on recreation, education and cultural facilities. current realities and opportunities. • Implement an active living program that educates and encourages healthy lifestyles. Seven guiding principles were formed: • Build a system of open spaces, trails and parks that reinforce • Increase the use of recreational facilities, parks and trails (Banff connections to the natural environment. Community Plan objective) • Increase the use of Banff parks and trails. • Maximize municipal facility access potential; multi-season, day and • Develop and implement a town-wide wayfinding plan that is simple evening and graphically representative of our sense of place. • Increase operating cost recovery • Collaborate with partners to maximize resources and infrastructure • A comparable local inventory of facilities (including private and other available for community use. agencies) to other communities • Co-operate with other levels of government and agencies to achieve • A planned but flexible system of open spaces, trails, and parks goals. • Recreational facilities that also appeal to visitors and events • New Town indoor facilities will follow Municipal Sustainable Building According to the Canadian National Recreation Statement, published policy by the Interprovincial Sport and Recreation Council, “the basic role of the municipality is to ensure the availability of the broadest range It was generally agreed, that while Banff ’s inventory is already of recreation opportunities for every individual and group consistent considered good, over time steps can be taken to modify arrangements, with available community resources.” While municipal government retrofit spaces, expand partnerships, and better realize the potential of has a key role to play, it states, it is by no means the only provider of the recreational facilities in and around the community. recreation opportunities. As indicated in the Community Plan, non- profit organizations, other levels of government (locally the Canadian Rockies Public Schools (CRPS), The Banff Centre, and Parks Canada), and the private sector are significant providers in Banff ’s inventory of recreation facilities. a thriving community mixing with visitors“ in a broad range of activities, The Town’s position is ideal to serve as a coordinator to maximize use of existing resources, to lead joint planning, act as an information and year round programming coordinator, and to undertake an evaluation of recreation ” opportunities offered by all groups and agencies. well-used facilities, accessible to • Banff ’s community has seen changes to its multicultural make-up in all“ and adaptable to a multitude of recent years. More than a quarter of the people who have moved to Banff in the past five years came from outside Canada [Banff uses Census 2011]. Currently the schools have approximately 30% of their students from outside of Canada. Approximately 1,000 immigrants ” make up 12% of the population according to the last census that Beyond a healthy participation rate in traditional parks and recreation collected this data in 2007 (it is expected that this figure has grown). activities, Banff is internationally known as a service centre for outdoor In recent years, many have originated from The Philippines and enthusiasts including hikers, skiers, picnickers, campers, cyclists, and India. From the Town’s work with this demographic, there can many others. This Recreation Facilities Master Plan seeks to evaluate be differences in use of recreation facilities, physical activity & parks and recreation facilities within the unique context of Banff townsite unfamiliarity with facilities located in an outdoor setting. and its current (2013) inventory, which includes partner, private, and • Banff ’s montane climate with a relatively short summer season. neighbouring facilities. For discussion and analysis, Banff recreation facilities have been grouped Relevant and relatively unique considerations for this study have into Indoor, Parks and Fields, Trails, and Playgrounds. included: • The Town is wholly surrounded by the outdoor activity opportunities Public Consultation of Banff National Park. Public feedback was sought through media and three open houses. • The Town is spatially growth limited to just 4km2 by the boundaries Feedback was generated through an initial survey, and then a later survey set in 1998. Most land is now fully developed, meaning that specifically on the draft recommendations. recreational facilities and fields may need to redevelop, reconfigure, or become multi-use (seasonal or otherwise) in order to accommodate Facility inventory, data collection, community consultation, mapping, and new activities. report formatting were completed in-house by the Town of Banff. A • Due to the large tourism service industry, the town is demographically consultant helped to assess the current facility offering, analyse current young, with the 20-34 age group representing 40% of the population. and forecasted needs, and then recommend enhancements and steps to Many of these people work evenings and weekends. achieve the objectives. • As commercial (employer) growth is capped, and there are residency This is a guidance document that recognizes some changes to the current restrictions, it is expected that the population will not exceed 10,000. inventory may be beyond the Town’s control. An implementation strategy • Banff ’s sole industry, tourism, brings spikes of visitors in summer and will inform capital budget considerations for the 10- year period from 2014 on weekends. Some recreational facilities such as picnic shelters are – 2024, and potential facility specific plans for trails and the Recreation heavily used by visitors. Athletic events based within the townsite are Grounds. also increasing in frequency. • The Town of Canmore, 24 km east (and now served by public transit from Banff) offers many of the same recreational activities as Banff, In Banff everyone gets to play boasts a world-class Nordic Centre, and has recently opened a large “ indoor recreational facility that includes swimming pools and climbing near their home walls. To the west is the hamlet of Lake Louise, offering world-class ” downhill skiing, hiking, and cross country trails. 1.3 S.W.O.T Analysis

OVERVIEW / KEY ISSUES

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • Abundant outdoor recreation • The community is unfamiliar with • Maximize efficient use of space • Cost and time are significant opportunities in the surrounding the opportunities available (facilities, scheduling) barriers for many in service industry National Park • Limited use data for some activities • Maximize access to free / flexible • Many families have parents with 2-3 • Young, active community and for activities taking place at recreation opportunities jobs, long hours • Community has a rich heritage and partner facilities • Adjust hours of operation to • Scheduling: Participation during well established tourism industry • Limited land base - constraints ensure access by service industry evenings, weekends and holidays • Predictable population growth and on forms of development, limits employees may be limited for many residents recreation demands to new resources (tax base from • Partnerships: primary employers, (service industry employees) • Exciting influx of diverse population growth) School District, Parks Canada, • Hockey and Rugby have high travel populations Canmore time requirements for games; • Influx of tourists has led to benefits • Parks Canada’s new focus on visitor contributes to costs as well. of a wide range of recreational experience and education • Canmore’s new facility may draw facilities that a similar small town • Canmore’s new facility will provide users from existing facilities in Banff may not have new opportunities for swimming, • Well established facility indoor climbing, and other indoor partnerships include Parks Canada, recreation programs The Banff Springs, The Banff Centre, Canadian Rockies Public Schools, and the Town of Canmore 2.3 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives

PLAN OBJECTIVES

PARTNERSHIPS Helps increase participation in and Improves facility utilization Addresses deficienciesContributes based on to a flexible, multi- access to recreation programs and Improves appeal for visitorsAddresses and for public feedbackAddresses /demand current national, provincial, Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trails system activities event hosting or local trends in recreation Parks Canada: The overlapping interests are outdoor recreation and tourism related services. Strategic priorities are the coordination of trail planning and way-finding/interpretation installations; use of Park x headquarters’ grounds for community green space; and x x x (helps identify x deficiencies) improving municipal park facilities such as picnic tables, washrooms, playgrounds, etc.; and developing mountain biking, cross country, and hiking trails. CRPS: The overlapping interests are recreation facilities, adult education programming and child and family wellness. The strategic priorities are the enhancement of the outdoor ice rink amenities; expanded use of school spaces for community programming; coordination of booking and tracking of community recreation use; and x x x x potentially reciprocal access to municipal rec facilities (e.g. ice, playing fields) for school physical education classes and intermural sports. Banff Centre and major hotels: Shared interests in tourism, events and active living opportunities and

RECOMMENDATIONS promotion. The strategic focus should be on facility access, scheduling, co-promotion, and potential x x reciprocity agreements. Town of Canmore: The recreation services of the respective municipalities serve the recreational needs of their combined population. The strategic focus should be on coordinating programming options and scheduling and maintenance closures to minimize gaps and overlaps. As well, formal reciprocity agreements on access and fees would benefit both communities. PLAN OBJECTIVES MARKETING +

Addresses current national, Helps increase participation in and

COMMUNICATIONS provincial, or local trends in access to recreation programs and Addresses deficiencies basedContributes on to a flexible,Improves multi- appeal for visitorsAddresses public feedback / recreation Improves facility utilization activities Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trailsand system for event hosting demand

Institute annual (or biannual) meetings with groups of representative users of different facilities. This should include Recreation Grounds users, 101 Bear x x x users, and Fenlands users.

Establish a baseline of user data so that trends can be tracked, use of facilities can be measured x quantitatively, and strategies can be developed to x (helps identify x deficiencies) improve use.

Facilitate communication for informal activities, hiking and biking groups, and hobbyists. Different strategies could include online bulletin boards; physical notice boards at the Fenlands, 101 Bear RECOMMENDATIONS Street, and the post office; “meet-ups” in the spring and fall (or at the start of the summer sports season). Improving communication of these x x informal activities can help new residents meet people, enable people to try new activities, foster informal “mentorships”, and can even be the seed for a new community organization or program 2 Indoor 2.1 Current Inventory # 2.2 SWOT table # 2.3 Benchmarking table # 2.4 Map # 2.5 Recommendations # 2.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 2.1 Current indoor facility inventory

use Location Season Ownership available Activity Type Facility Type Facility Name Maintenance Availability for Facility class Participation Participation datadata source Community Senior Centre Municipal Municipal Public Core Year-Round Community Yes Town Centres

The Fenlands Municipal Municipal Public Fenlands Year-Round Community Yes Town

Middle Springs Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Year-Round Community Yes Private Cabin

Gymnasiums Elementary School Provincial Municipal Limited Public Squirrel st. Year-Round Community Yes Town

High School Provincial Municipal Limited Public Core Year-Round Community Yes Private

Sally Borden Private Private Public Tunnel Mtn Year-Round Regional Yes Private

St. George’s Private Private Private Core Year-Round Community Yes Private

Scout Hall Private Private Private Core Year-Round Community Yes Private

Dance Studio Private Private Private Industrial Year-Round Community Yes Private

Fitness facilities Sally Borden Private Private Public Tunnel Mtn Year-Round Community Yes Private

Banff Springs Private Private Public Spray Ave Year-Round Community Yes Private

Rimrock Hotel Private Private Public Sulphur Year-Round Community Yes Private

Elite Fitness Private Private Public Core Year-Round Community Yes Private

Rocky Mountain PLAY / FITNESS LEISURE RECREATION PLAY Private Private Public Adjacent Year-Round Community Yes Private Resort

Elevation Place Municipal Municipal Public Regional Year-Round Regional Yes Town

Cross Fit Private Private Public Industrial Year-Round Community Yes Private Yoga/Pilates Yoga Studio Private Private Public Core Year-Round Community Yes Yes

LuluLemon Private Private Public Core Year-Round Community No N/A

Tunnel Sally Borden Private Private Public Year-Round Community Yes Yes Mountain

Banff Springs Private Private Public Spray Avenue Year-Round Community Yes Yes

Banff Springs Bowling Alley Private Private Public Spray Ave. Year-Round Regional Yes Private Hotel Fall-Winter- Arenas The Fenlands Municipal Municipal Public Fenlands Regional Yes Town Spring

Canmore Arena Municipal Municipal Public Canmore Regional Yes Town

Curling Rink The Fenlands Municipal Municipal Public Fenlands Winter Regional Yes Yes ICE & SNOW

Canmore Municipal Municipal Public Canmore Winter Regional Yes Yes

Indoor Swimming Sally Borden Private Private Public Banff Centre Year-Round Regional Yes Yes

Banff Springs Private Private Public Spray Ave Year-Round Community Yes Yes

Elevation Place Municipal Municipal Public Regional Year-Round Regional Yes Yes

Rimrock Restort Private Private Public Sulphur Year-Round Community Yes Private

Rocky Mountain

Private Private Public Adjacent Year-Round Community Yes Private Resort Outdoor WATER Banff Springs Private Private Public Spray Ave Year-Round Community Yes Yes Swimming

Banff Hot Springs Federal Private Public Adjacent Year-Round Regional Yes Yes

Waterslide Douglas Fir Private Private Public Tunnel Mtn Year-Round Regional Yes Yes

Elevation Place Municipal Municipal Public Regional Year-Round Regional Yes Yes

Climbing Wall Sally Borden Private Private Public Tunnel Mtn. Year-Round Regional Yes Private

Elevation Place Municipal Municipal Public Regional Year-Round Regional Yes Town

Squash Rimrock Restort Private Private Public Sulphur Year-Round Community Yes Private COURT Rocky Mountain Private Private Public Adjacent Year-Round Community Yes Private Resort 2.2 S.W.O.T Analysis THE FENLANDS BANFF RECREATION CENTRE

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • Newly constructed / good • Current space configuration geared • The facility has operated for 2 • Land constraints make expansion condition towards winter sports, rinks & to 3 years and Town staff have costly • Adequate provision for ice sport curling and limited summer use as a good idea of which spaces are • To accommodate new and different demand and visitor tournament a result underutilized users, displacement or reduction events • Low percentage of multifunctional • There is potential to improve cost in services or amenities would be spaces recovery for underutilized spaces likely • Poor pedestrian/bike access and • There are opportunities for • Adding some new uses would lighting revenue generation to support require additional capital investment • Not performing as a central, operating costs complete community centre • There are opportunities to add • Not located in a central location: informal gathering areas and located away from town and across boost casual use of the facility as a the railway tracks community centre • Conceptual plans exist for future additions: gymnasium, weight room, community program space, community kitchen, leisure pool • Future transit service

101 BEAR STREET

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • Serves seniors well • Parent Link program is at capacity • Potential exists to improve and • To accommodate new and different • Central location with many and is in need of more space increase use of the facility by users, displacement or reduction complementary uses • Facility is not staffed, so it’s difficult increasing sharing of rooms in services or amenities would be to manage bookings and track • Redevelopment of the site with likely actual use better multifunctional spaces and • If redevelopment occurs, existing • Many of the rooms have a single expanded uses (long-term) users would be displaced, user group temporarily suspending some services POOLS

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • Several private pools provide public • There may be limited access to • Town could partner with existing • There is a limited formal agreement access (also a water slide) lessons (potential limits to access providers to expand services/ for public access with the Banff • Private provision of pool access include cost and amenities for facilities/access for a lower cost Centre saves the Town substantial capital elderly/disabled) than developing a new, separate • Public access at Banff Springs Hotel and operating costs. • Lack of a coordinated effort facility is at the discretion of the owner/ between the Town of Banff and the • Canmore Elevation Place may operator Banff Centre to track use and seek boost the availability of swimming • Pools are highly subsidized facilities. ways to improve access lessons, lap swim availability and No recovery of capital investment • Existing pools at Banff Centre and other aquatic programs should be anticipated and only a Banff Springs Hotel do not have portion of the operating costs are lazy river or “play” features (indoor likely to be covered by fees and or outdoor) charges

CANADIAN ROCKIES PUBLIC SCHOOLS

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • Gymnasiums are available for • Lack of municipal gymnasium limits • Could partner for future program • Indoor facilities are only available evening and weekend recreation by access and programming options development opportunities outside of regular school hours user groups • Lack of a coordinated effort • Potential for joint booking and • School uses take priority and access • Classrooms are available for between the Town of Banff and the coordinated use tracking is at the discretion of the School booking by the public School District to manage booking • Potential to increase marketing and District • Town of Banff currently utilizes of facilities, to track use, and seek use of the School District facilities school district facilities for ways to improve access recreation programs • School uses take priority and limit the available programming hours 2.3 Benchmarking Table Current North Other Comparable Current Alberta Banff Over/under supply Recreation Facility American Industry sized Western Banff level Canadian F inventory Examples G measure Standards Standards communitiesE of service (quantity of facilities) Arena Ice Sheets 0.0118C 0.100 0.104 0.243 2 ( /1000 residents) Curling Sheets 0.0223 (recorded as 0.219 0.485 4 ( /1000 residents) rinks) Indoor leisure pools 0.025B - 0.122 0.030 0.485 4 ( /1000 residents) 0.030C Indoor fitness facilities 0.034 0.607 5 ( /1000 residents) Exceeds all standards Indoor gymnasium (including schools) shown 0.033 0.070 0.364 3 ( /1000 residents) Multi-purpose rooms/indoor program 0.084 0.364 3 rooms (/1000 residents) Municipal Recreation Centre 0.045B 0.121 1 ( /1000 residents) 0.025B - Swimming pools (i.e. lap swimming) 0.040 0.121 2 0.030C Recreation - % of Total Expenditures 15.23%

A. Evergreen (2004). Green Space Acquisition and Stewardship in Canada’s Urban Municipalities: Results of a Nation-wide Survey. Retrieved from = above standards evergreen.ca/docs/res/Green-Space-Canada-Survey.pdf B. The Trust for Public Land: surveys in the 100 largest US Cities. Does not count private tennis, swimming or other clubs. C. NRPA Standard - 2012 Data D. City of Waterloo Standard = below standards E. Based on communities of 4500 - 10,000 residents F. Based on 16 Alberta communities (public facilities only): Airdrie, Grand Prairie, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Red Deer, Strathcona County, St. Albert, Tri Municipal Region, Medicine Hat, Morinville, Cochrane, Brooks, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Okotoks, and Stony Plain G. Indoor Fitness Facilities and Swimming Pools include public and private facilities, but not the Canmore Facility H. Industry standard definition for “neighbourhood park” identifies service area of 1/4 mile or 5 min walking distance 2.4 Town of Banff indoor facility map

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0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 9/5/2013 2:40:56 PM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:11,803 File Name: Indoor_Outdoor_Facilities 2.5 Recommendations Indoor recreation facilities The main focus of the indoor recreation facilities review was to assess and improve the functionality of both municipally owned and partner facilities, while increasing cost recovery, and the range of uses that can be accommodated. The evaluation also included a comparison of the Town of Banff inventory with North American provision standards, average provision by similar sized Western Canadian communities and the provision of other Alberta communities. Recommendations were developed in relation to these benchmarks, as well as in relation to the principles developed by the Town of Banff to guide this master plan process, which include:

• Increase the use of recreational facilities, parks and trails (Banff Community Plan) • Maximize municipal facilities access potential; multi-season, day and evening • Increase operating cost recovery • A comparable local inventory of recreational facilities (including private and other agencies) to other communities • A planned but flexible system of open spaces, trails and parks • Recreational facilities that also appeal to visitors and can host local and non-local events • New Town indoor facilities will follow Municipal Sustainable Building policy The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre Photos in this margin The Fenlands is well regarded by its community; the only substantive issue evident from the public questionnaire is the lack of programming diversity. Planning should be undertaken to explore what can be addressed in the short term with the existing space and what should be prioritized in future capital initiatives. Recent cost recovery analysis for The Fenlands completed by Town staff shows a cost recovery of only 30% of the total operating expenses and approximately 50% if the amortization is excluded. Based on professional knowledge, publicly operated arenas typically recover anywhere from 50% to 60% of their operating costs. There are some initial recommendations regarding the facility itself, but other issues such as a review of fees and charges and a full evaluation of programming (existing and potential) are beyond the scope of this plan.

Overall recommendations • Undertake a detailed analysis of fees and charges, programming, cost recovery issues, and potential strategies for increasing use, particularly dry floor and summertime uses. Review and adjust fees and charges on an annual basis, if necessary. • Work with facility management to improve access for non-ice users by minimizing conversion times between ice and dry floor conditions. • Work with concessionaire to better serve Arena 2 and other areas of the building, as necessary. • Develop the Mezzanine. Potential uses include exercise machines or a children’s play area. • Consider the creation of an outdoor play area to enhance The Fenlands as a multipurpose recreation centre.

Concourse This space provides an informal gathering area for the community, which is an important function within a recreation facility. It also holds potential for the hosting of events. However it is currently an under utilized space, especially outside of winter.

Recommendations • Enhance the area through the addition of comfortable seating and tables. • Add window coverings and display space to allow for presentations and displays. Ice arenas and curling (dry floor) Banff has more than twice the per capita supply of ice sheets and curling sheets compared with other Alberta communities. The percent of peak hours booked is 74% (regional median = 78%), while the percent of off- peak hours booked is 32% (regional median = 37%). The curling league currently takes place three nights a week in the winter. The ice sheets are available for dry floor use in the summer months, but are not yet well used.

Recommendations • Expand the dry floor uses, in both summer and shoulder seasons. Programs could include ball hockey, roller derby, indoor soccer, box lacrosse, badminton, gymnastics, dodge ball, dance, wrestling, concerts, garage sales, youth dances, dog training, bicycle training and safety, summer markets, inflatable playgrounds, and summer camps. Events with large parking requirements which do not need to be centrally located in the Town would be appropriate for this location. • Search for opportunities to generate more revenue.

Meeting rooms and offices The meeting rooms are currently under utilized despite marketing and outreach efforts. Some of the other rooms that could be used for recreation programming are occupied by storage and offices for the Banff Hockey Academy.

Recommendations • Retrofit at least one meeting room to accommodate fitness programs, dance or martial arts on a more athletic/versatile floor • Other options include adding amenities for arts and crafts activities or children’s play. • Evaluate the potential to convert other existing single-use rooms, including BHA rooms, to multipurpose rooms if there are program gaps that could be filled through this process. 101 Bear Street 101 Bear Street is a municipal facility strategically located near the centre of town, next to Central Park, in an institutional precinct with the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, the Banff Park Museum, public library and the post office. The facility has rooms of various sizes, including a main hall with a capacity of 100 persons. A range of activities take place there, including Parent Link, various fitness classes and BanffLife (young adult) pasta nights, in addition to the core seniors’ programs.

Recommendations • The Facility should be renamed from the Seniors’ Centre, signed and marketed to be reflective of its diverse uses so that there is improved community knowledge of potential uses. • Evaluate the potential to convert existing single-use rooms, including rooms currently dedicated exclusively to seniors programming, to multipurpose rooms and determine which program gaps could be filled through this process. • Recreation Services staff should meet with facility user group stakeholders on a quarterly basis regarding programming and scheduling to ensure equitable allocation of space and to help inform ongoing improvements to meet changing needs. • There should be a designated staff liaison to 101 Bear Street and, in the longer term, part or full time staffing at the facility (possibly through the relocation of Banff Life staff). Onsite staff would contribute significantly to understanding the day-to-day operations of a facility and provide a community contact for improved service and site access. • In the long-term, a major renovation or replacement of the facility should be considered in order to expand the potential uses. A redeveloped facility could better capitalize on the location within Banff ’s civic hub by finding synergies between the other civic and cultural features nearby and by providing new recreation opportunities, when they are identified. • Provide additional space for the ParentLink program. This could be accommodated by repurposing some of the 101 Bear Street programming spaces in the short-term. However, in the long-term, an improved purpose-built space should be considered through the redevelopment of 101 Bear or a separate facility. Canadian Rockies Public Schools The Town hosts general interest evening and weekend programming in languages and arts classes in the Banff Community High School (BCHS) classrooms, along with evening and weekend sports and exercise classes in the gymnasiums. The facilities can also be booked directly through the BCHS. Specific use data was not available at the time of writing, but there may be potential for expanded programming – especially evening gym sports such as basketball, volleyball and floor hockey.

Recommendations • Work with the CRPS to: • Keep better records of participation • Coordinate booking • Find potential for accommodating more programs • Within a larger assessment of programming and community facilities, coordinate with CRPS to address gaps and barriers. There may be benefits to implementing a coordinated booking system to enable the municipality to track the use of these facilities, as well as to provide a single location for community members to find out about the available facilities.

The Banff Centre The Sally Borden Fitness and Recreation Centre (Sally Borden) at The Banff Centre is a comprehensive recreation facility which includes fitness centre, climbing gym, gymnasium and an aquatic centre. Public access is granted through both memberships and drop-in options. Members can book the gymnasium for an hour during certain times. There are also massage and physiotherapy services offered at market rates. Sally Borden is an excellent resource that contributes significantly to available recreation opportunities for the entire community. There were many comments from the public consultation regarding the desire for a pool and gymnasium other than The Banff Centre, but the only specific barrier that emerged was the lack of transportation and safe pedestrian/bike access to the facility.

Recommendations • Partner with The Banff Centre to identify specific gaps in services or facilities currently available at Sally Borden. This assessment should include public consultation, as well as a specific facility and program inventory and assessment. • Partner with The Banff Centre to strategize ways in which the Town can help to address gaps in service identified through the assessment. These could include providing financial support for more pool staff, or contributing to additional program offerings (including free public swims or events) or expanded hours of operation. • Specifically regarding a pool: Due to the existing pool at Sally Borden and the high financial burden of building and operating such a facility, consider a capital contribution for pool upgrades to enhance accessibility and serve a broader range of users at the existing facility (including ramp/ wheelchair lift, larger leisure pool, etc.) Future indoor recreation facility planning The public questionnaire suggests that there is public interest in additional indoor recreation facilities. Numerous factors should be considered in determining whether or not to build these new facilities, either as new stand- alone facilities or as an expansion to the Fenlands. The suggested main four factors are discussed below.

1) Public desire for specific facilities An online public questionnaire and stakeholder feedback form was used to gauge community interest regarding recreation facilities. The feedback highlighted the desire for the following components: • a pool • gymnasium • fitness centre • family/children’s play area • facilities for arts and crafts

Each of these areas are currently provided in the community by the municipality, CRPS, The Banff Centre, and/or in the private sector. However, there is a community perception that the existing facilities and programs are inadequate.

Recommendation • Gather additional information to determine what gaps and barriers exist in programming and amenities that are leading to public dissatisfaction with the existing facilities in the community. Examples of gaps that may exist include programming deficiencies (not enough, wrong times, missing programs, etc.), cost barriers, a lack of specific facility amenities or components to support programming (diving board, gymnasium amenities, entry level vs. advanced skill facilities) or other issues. 2) Available capacity and opportunities at existing facilities in the community Based on the analysis of gaps and barriers from a public opinion point of view, as described above, determine whether those issues can be addressed through changes or modifications to the existing community-wide facilities and program offerings.

Recommendations: • Update and improve the existing recreation tracking system (ActiveNet/CLASS) to include more information on current utilization, as well as potential strategies for tracking use of facilities that aren’t booked (i.e. basketball court at the Recreation Grounds). • The Town of Banff should lead the way for the ommunityc as a whole by coordinating ongoing data collection and analysis for facilities and programs offered not only by the municipality, but by the School District, The Banff Centre, and private facilities so that public demands for recreation facilities and programs can be met in a coordinated and efficient manner. • Strategize ways in which to address the identified gaps and barriers yb actively supporting and contributing to the enhancement of existing facilities and programming throughout the community before planning additional new municipal facilities (see Recommendations regarding The Banff Centre).

3) Impact of Canmore’s Elevation Place Canmore’s new Elevation Place is a community centre with an aquatic centre, climbing gym, library, fitness centre, child minding, art gallery and multipurpose rooms. It has significant programming capacity and provides most of the indoor facilities requested in the Banff public questionnaire. It will take time for the impact of Elevation Place on the use of the Banff recreation facilities to be evident, and Town staff should initiate sharing of facility assessment and use data. The issue of access to this facility is likely a primary reason why Banff residents would like the same amenities closer to home. The public questionnaire revealed that key barriers to participation are a lack of time and high costs. From that perspective, it should be recognized that there will be barriers to the use of Elevation Place for some Banff residents. In terms of access and scheduling, the facility is a 20 minute drive or 25 minute bus ride from Banff. For example, current buses run hourly. To go for a fitness class by bus, for example, would require a minimum of 2 hours (1 hour total on the bus, 1 hour class), but in reality would likely be closer to 3 when including bus schedules and wait times. The cost of access is also a concern. An individual day pass is significant at $15, compared with a day pass at The Banff Centre ($10). The price point for fitness classes at Elevation Place is around $10. The Banff Centre offers fitness classes for $6 and yoga for $10. For many this would be in addition to the cost of the bus ($10-12 round trip).

Recommendations: • If possible, coordinate with Elevation Place staff to track the use of the facility by Banff residents for different programs and memberships, ideally including demographic information. • If deemed necessary to improve overall participation, consider strategies to reduce barriers to access through subsidies, reciprocal use agreements, increased transit service or other collaborative efforts with the Town of Canmore. 4) Business case analysis In considering any potential new indoor recreation facilities or amenities, the Town’s ability to afford the capital costs and ongoing maintenance costs will be a primary concern. The results of the discussion above will help decision making by establishing a clear need for additional services. It should also be used to ensure that other options for meeting community needs have been exhausted. If the decision is made to begin planning for additions to the Fenlands, a business case analysis should be undertaken early on. A business case analysis will establish the expected long term capital and operating expenses, the cost recovery potential, and thus the expected municipal subsidy in the short and long term. The analysis should also include long-term replacement costs.

Recommendation: • Undertake a detailed business case analysis for any potential new recreation facilities to ensure long-term financial sustainability. • In addition to The Fenlands, indoor recreation programs are available at the Community High School and Elementary School, 101 Bear Street, The Banff Centre, and at various private sector facilities. A wide range of recreation opportunities are provided through these additional facilities. On the down side, the decentralization of facilities and program offerings can result in difficulty communicating what is available, where and when. 2.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan objectives PLAN OBJECTIVES

Addresses current national, Helps increase participation in and Addresses deficiencies basedContributes on to a flexible,Improves multi- appeal for visitorsAddresses public feedback / provincial, or local trends in THE FENLANDS access to recreation programs and recreation Improves facility utilization activities Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trailsand system for event hosting demand Undertake a detailed analysis of fees and charges, programming, cost recovery issues and potential strategies for increasing use, particularly dry floor and summertime uses. Review and adjust fees and x x x x x charges on an annual basis, if necessary. Work with facility management to improve access by minimizing conversion times between ice and dry floor conditions. x x x Work with the concessionaire to serve Arena 2 or other areas in the Fenlands, as necessary. x x

Develop the Mezzanine. Potential uses include exercise machines or a children’s play area. Consider the creation of an outdoor play area to enhance The Fenlands as a multipurpose recreation centre. x x x Enhance the concourse with the addition of comfortable seating with tables, display space, and window coverings to allow for presentations. x Expand dry floor uses (such as indoor soccer) in both summer and shoulder seasons, in both the summer RECOMMENDATIONS and shoulder seasons. x x x x x x Consider retrofitting the meeting rooms in order to expand the range of potential users: Retrofit at least one meeting room to accommodate x x x x dance or martial arts on athletic floor Other options include adding amenities for arts and crafts activities or children’s play. x x x x Evaluate the potential to convert existing single-use rooms, including BHA rooms, to multipurpose rooms and determine which program gaps could be filled x x through this process. PLAN OBJECTIVES

Helps increase participation in and Improves facility utilization Addresses deficienciesContributes based on to a flexible,Improves multi- appeal for visitors and for 101 BEAR STREET access to recreation programs and Addresses public feedbackAddresses /demand current national, provincial, Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trails system activities event hosting or local trends in recreation

The Facility should be renamed from Seniors’ Centre, signed and marketed to be reflective of its diverse uses. x x x

Evaluate the potential to convert existing single-use rooms, including rooms currently dedicated exclusively to seniors programming, to multipurpose rooms and determine which program gaps could be filled through x x x this process.

Recreation Services staff should meet with facility user group stakeholders on a quarterly basis regarding programming and scheduling. x x x

There should be a designated staff liaison to 101 Bear and, in the longer term, part or full time staffing at the facility (possibly through the relocation of Banff Life x staff). RECOMMENDATIONS In the long-term, a major renovation or replacement of the facility should be considered in order to expand the potential uses. x x x

Provide additional space for the Parent Link program. This could be accommodated by repurposing some of the 101 Bear Street programming spaces in the short-term. However, in the long-term, an improved purpose-built x x x space should be considered through the redevelopment of 101 Bear or within an expansion of the Fenlands. PLAN OBJECTIVES CRPS

Helps increase participation in and Improves facility utilization Addresses deficienciesContributes based on to a flexible, multi- access to recreation programs and Improves appeal for visitorsAddresses and for public feedbackAddresses /demand current national, provincial, Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trails system activities event hosting or local trends in recreation

Work with the CRPS to: • Keep better records of participation • Coordinate booking x x x • Find potential for more programs

Within a larger assessment of programming and community facilities, coordinate with the School District to address gaps and barriers. x x x RECOMMENDATIONS

PLAN OBJECTIVES

SALLY BORDEN SALLY Helps increase participation in and Contributes to a flexible, multi- BANFF CENTRE / Improves facility utilization Addresses deficiencies based on access to recreation programs and Improves appeal for visitorsAddresses and for public feedbackAddresses /demand current national, provincial, Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trails system activities event hosting or local trends in recreation Partner with The Banff Centre to identify specific gaps in services or facilities currently available at Sally Borden. This assessment should include public consultation, as well as a specific facility and program inventory and x x x assessment. Consider capital contributions to upgrade the accessibility x and family appeal of Sally Borden pool. x x (no municipal pool) x x x Consider operating contributions for more pool staff, or contributing to additional program offerings (including x free public swims or events) or expanded hours of x x (no municipal pool) x x x

RECOMMENDATIONS operation. PLAN OBJECTIVES

Helps increase participation in and Contributes to a flexible, multi- FACILITY PLANNING FACILITY Addresses deficiencies based on Improves facility utilization access to recreation programs and Improves appeal for visitors and for FUTURE RECREATION FUTURE RECREATION Addresses public feedbackAddresses /demand current national, provincial, Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trails system activities event hosting or local trends in recreation Gather additional information to determine what gaps and barriers exist in programming and amenities that are leading to public dissatisfaction with the existing facilities x x x x in the community. Update and improve the existing recreation tracking system (ActiveNet/CLASS) to include more information on current utilization, as well as potential strategies for tracking use of facilities that aren’t booked (i.e. basketball x x x x x court at the Recreation Grounds). The Town of Banff should lead the way for the community as a whole by coordinating ongoing data collection and analysis for facilities and programs offered not only by the municipality, but by the School District, x x x the Banff Centre, and private facilities. Identify specific gaps and barriers through the assessment of facility and programming data (as per recommendation above) and through public consultation. Topics to focus on include: the range of programming, facility amenities x x x x or components, cost and access. If possible, coordinate with Elevation Place staff to

RECOMMENDATIONS track the use of the facility by Banff residents for different programs and memberships, ideally including x x x x demographic information. If deemed necessary to improve overall participation, consider strategies to reduce barriers to access through subsidies, reciprocal use agreements, increased transit service, or other collaborative efforts with the Town of x x Canmore. Undertake a detailed business case analysis for any potential new recreation facilities to ensure long-term financial sustainability. x Parks & playing 3 fields

3.1 Current Inventory # 3.2 SWOT table # 3.3 Benchmarking table # 3.4 Map # 3.5 Recommendations # 3.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 3.1 Current inventory

use Location Season Ownership Activity Type Facility Type Facility Name Maintenance Availability for Facility class available Participation Participation data data source Natural Climbing Banff National Federal Unmaintained Public Adjacent Summer Regional Yes N/A Areas Park Parks and Open Rotary Park Private Private Public Banff North Year Round Neighbourhood No N/A Spaces

Central Park Municipal Municipal Public Core Year Round Community No N/A

Middle Middle Springs Municipal Municipal Public Year Round Neighbourhood No N/A Springs

Cascade Ponds Federal Federal Public Adjacent Year Round Regional No N/A

Johnston Lake Federal Federal Public Adjacent Year Round Regional No N/A

Minnewanka Federal Federal Public Adjacent Year Round Regional No N/A

Rec. Grounds Municipal Municipal Public Year Round Regional No N/A

High School Provincial Provincial Public Year Round Community No N/A

Elementary School Provincial Provincial Public Year Round Community No N/A

FIELD RECREATION Two Jack Federal Federal Public Adjacent Year Round Regional No N/A

Marmot Crescent Private Private Public Year Round Community No N/A

Cascade Gardens Federal Federal Public Core Year Round Regional No N/A

BBQ Pits/ Rec. Grounds Inc. Municipal Municipal Public Rec. Grounds Year Round Regional Public N/A Shelters shelters

Cascade Ponds Federal Federal Public Adjacent Year Round Regional No N/A

Minnewanka Federal Federal Public Adjacent Year Round Regional No N/A Soccer Field / Rec. Grounds Municipal Public Public Rec. Grounds Summer Community Yes Yes Football / Rugby

Banff Springs Private Semi-Private Semi-Private Spray Ave Summer Community NoN/A

Ball Diamonds Rec. Grounds Municipal Municipal Public Rec. Grounds Summer Community Yes Yes continued Elementary School Provincial Municipal Public Core Summer Community No N/A

Frolf (Frisbee Nordic Centre Private Private Public Regional Summer Regional No N/A Golf) Off-Leash Dog Dog Park Municipal Municipal Public Industrial Year round Community No N/A Areas

Golf Banff Springs Private Private Public Adjacent Summer Regional Yes Yes

Stewart Creek Private Private Public Regional Summer Regional Yes Yes

FIELD RECREATION FIELD RECREATION Canmore Private Private Public Regional Summer Regional Yes Yes

Silver Tip Private Private Public Regional Summer Regional Yes Yes

Ice Climbing Wall HI Hostel Private Private Public Tunnel Mtn. Winter

Natural Ice Banff National Federal Unmaintained Public Adjacent Winter Regional Yes N/A Climbing Park Downhill Ski Lake Louise Private Private Public Regional Winter Regional Yes Private Areas

Norquay Private Private Public Adjacent Winter Regional Yes Private

Sunshine Private Private Public Regional Winter Regional Yes Private

Nakiska Private Private Public Regional Winter Regional Yes Private

Outdoor Ice High School Municipal Municipal Public Core Winter Regional No N/A

Middle Middle Springs Municipal Private Public Winter Community No N/A Springs ICE & SNOW

Bow River Parks/Federal Private Public Core Winter Regional No N/A

Banff Springs Private Private Public Spray Winter Regional No N/A Hotel

Fenlands Municipal Municipal Public Fenlands Winter Regional No N/A

Marmot Neighbourhood Private Public Marmot Winter Community No N/A Paddling - Flat Vermillion Lakes Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A Water

Johnston Lake Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A

Two-Jack Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A

Paddling - Moving Bow River - Above Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A Water Banff Bow River -

WATER Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A Below Banff

Canoe Dock Canoe Dock Municipal Private Public Core Summer Regional Yes Yes

Minnewanka Pier Private Private Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A

Tennis Courts Rec. Grounds Municipal Municipal Public Rec. Grounds Summer Community No N/A

Banff Springs Private Private Semi-Public Spray Avenue Summer Community Yes Yes

Adjacent to Rocky Mtn Resort Private Private Public Summer Community No N/A Town

Basketball Courts Elementary school Provincial Municipal Public Core Summer Community No N/A

Rec. Grounds Municipal Municipal Public Rec. Grounds Summer Community No N/A

COURT Skate Park Rec. Grounds Municipal Municipal Public Rec. Grounds Summer Regional No N/A

Horseback Warners Stables Private Private Public Rec. Grounds Year round Regional Yes Yes Riding

Mtn. Bike Park Rec. Grounds Municipal Municipal Public Rec. Grounds Summer Community No N/A

Horse Storage Horse Corals Federal Private Private Adjacent Summer Community Yes Yes

Rec. Grounds Maintenance Equipment Municipal Municipal Private Rec. Grounds Summer Private No No Facility Storage Rec. Grounds Municipal Municipal Private Rec. Grounds Summer Private No No Irrigation Central Park Municipal Municipal Private Rec. Grounds Summer Private No No

MAINTENANCE Irrigation 3.2 S.W.O.T Analysis PARKS & PLAYING FIELDS

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • Surrounded by National Park land • Limited municipal land base • Political will to convert single-use • Reconfiguration or reallocation and many opportunities for outdoor • Few neighbourhood parks, not a space to multifunctional space of park space would likely recreation and programs provided by lot of public green space within • The Recreation Grounds has require reduction in some user others residential areas (east of Banff potential for increased use and group spaces or a reduction of • Parks Canada (Cascade Gardens) avenue) multifunctional spaces exclusivity/quality due to sharing and the Rotary Club (Rotary Park) • Soccer/Rugby pitch is not wide • Capital budget exists to reconfigure • Cost to acquire one existing provide additional open space for the enough for official size Rugby the soccer/rugby pitch residential lot for a neighbourhood community • Asphalt oval track is in poor • There is potential to work with park $0.75-1M • Banff has 2 centrally located condition, underused Parks Canada to improve Cascade • Parents often anxious about community parks (Central Park and • Ball diamond outfield fences limit Gardens for picnicking and informal outdoor recreation risks in parks Recreation Grounds). Both have multi-use potential of fields use by locals and tourists and trails (wildlife, in particular) washrooms and picnic facilities. • Limited outdoor sport courts, • There are many opportunities • Potential for seasonal flooding of • Sports field capacity is sufficient for especially basketball to showcase environmental the recreation grounds existing & projected demand (soccer, • Outdoor basketball for kids is sustainability within the park system • There is limited available land at the rugby, softball) limited to the elementary school • Additional multifunctional sport Recreation Grounds • Two school fields provide additional • Parking at the Recreation Grounds courts are relatively inexpensive • The outdoor ice rink might not be play space, are available to the public, is insufficient to meet summer and can serve a wide range of users able to be done every year due to and joint use agreements exist demands turf damage • Existing picnic areas are extremely • No storage, change room or popular in summer clubhouse at the recreation grounds • Banff has a new and well-used dog • Dog park is of limited size and park is mostly forested, not centrally • Banff has two community green located houses. • The rink damages the turf • Town of Banff has been able to use underneath, reducing the ability the High School field for an outdoor to use the field during spring and ice rink summer 3.3 Benchmarking Table Current North Other Comparable Current Alberta Banff Over/under supply Park Facility American Industry sized Western Banff level Canadian F inventory Examples G measure Standards Standards communitiesE of service (quantity of facilities)

Parks (hectares/1000 residents) 2.8A - 4.5C 5.3 9.200 75.84 units are in hectares (1 ha = 10,000 m2)

Park service areas Banff Parks are well distributed with most areas within a short walk of parks and of 5 or 10 minute Park distribution and service areas open space (see maps). The surrounding H walk National Park is an added benefit. Ball Diamonds (adult size)( /1000 Does not meet supply measure standards 0.19B-0.345C 0.612 0.733 0.364 3 for Western Canadian or Alberta supply residents) comparisons Outdoor Basketball Courts (full size) 0.13B - 0.136C 0.045 0.275 0.121 1 Does not meet Alberta supply comparison ( /1000 residents) BMX/Mountain Bike Park ( /1000 0.030 0.121 1 Exceeds standards shown residents) Dog Parks ( /1000 residents) 0.01B - 0.023C 0.025 0.121 1 Exceeds standards shown

Does not meet Alberta supply in comparison communities, but it should be noted Field House 0.022 0.000 0 that only 1/2 of the 16 comparison communities had a field house. 0.005B - One rink is not owned by the Town, but this provision would still be met with 3 Outdoor Ice Rinks ( /1000 residents) C 0.325 0.485 4 0.026 rinks. Park Agency Community Garden Plots 0.29B - 6.065 50 Exceeds standard shwon (/1000 residents)

C Does not meet NRPA Standard, but Picnic Shelters (/1000 residents) 0.5 0.052 0.364 3 exceeds Alberta supply measure. Note: The existing facility is not perma- 0.005B - Skateboard Parks ( /1000 residents) 0.089 0.045 0.121 1 nent. Does not meet all supply measures, 0.264C but does meet standard of comparable sized Western Canadian Communities. 1 soccer pitch/90 0.121 Does not meet supply measure standards. Soccer fields ( /1000 residents) participantsD 0.312 0.685 1

Tennis Courts ( /1000 residents) 0.2B-0.228C 0.278 0.255 0.243 2 ?

Recreation - % of Total Expenditures 15.23%

A. Evergreen (2004). Green Space Acquisition and Stewardship in Canada’s Urban Municipalities: Results of a Nation-wide Survey. Retrieved from evergreen.ca/docs/res/Green-Space-Canada-Survey.pdf B. The Trust for Public Land: surveys in the 100 largest US Cities. Does not count private tennis, swimming or other clubs. = above standards C. NRPA Standard - 2012 Data D. City of Waterloo Standard E. Based on communities of 4500 - 10,000 residents F. Based on 16 Alberta communities (public facilities only): Airdrie, Grand Prairie, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Red Deer, Strathcona County, St. = below standards Albert, Tri Municipal Region, Medicine Hat, Morinville, Cochrane, Brooks, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Okotoks, and Stony Plain G. Indoor Fitness Facilities and Swimming Pools include public and private facilities, but not the Canmore Facility H. Industry standard definition for “neighbourhood park” identifies service area of 1/4 mile or 5 min walking distance 3.4 Town of Banff maintained and natural developed open spaces

Pika Place Whiskey Creek Rotary Park

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Central Recreation Park Grounds 2 o B w R i v e Recreation r Grounds 1 Riverview Middle Springs 1 Middle Park Ave Springs 2 Valleyview

Private Public 22 m2 of Maintained Green Space per Resident Green Spaces (2011 Municipal Census Population = 8244) Maintained (180,782 m2) Maintained Green Space = ~5% of Town's Gross Area Natural Developed (770,885 m2) Natural Developed Green Space = ~20% of Town's Gross Area Total Green Space = ~25% of Town's Gross Area Town Boundary (3,938,832 m2) Townof Banff Maintained and Natural Developed Open Spaces

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Rotary Park Banff High School

Banff Ave Park Central Park Maintained Old Banff Cemetery not included Recreation in Service Area Analysis Grounds

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Banff Springs

Middle Springs Playground Park Ave Maintained Open Space Playground ValleyView 5 Minute Service Area Playground 10 Minute Service Area 15 Minute Service Area Town Boundary Townof Banff Proximity to Maintained Open Spaces

Whiskey Pika Creek Park

Banff Elementary School

Rotary Park Banff High School

Banff Ave Park Central Park Maintained Old Banff Cemetery not included Recreation in Service Area Analysis Grounds

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Riverview Parkette

Banff Springs

0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 5/3/2013 4:18:55 PM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:18,229 File Name: Manicured_ServiceArea 3.5 Recommendations Parks & Playing fields Parkland supply is usually considered in terms of the total area of maintained parks and natural areas and how well they are distributed (measured by the walking distance service area). The Town of Banff currently provides over 75 hectares of parkland or 9.2 ha per 1,000 residents. This is greater than the provision standards identified by the National Recreation and Parks Association benchmark as well as in comparison to other similar sized communities in Western Canada (4.5 and 5.3 ha per 1,000 residents, respectively). The parkland provision in Banff will meet or exceed the higher of these standards unless the population reaches 14, 310. Banff has the added benefit of being surrounded by Banff National Park (not included in the inventory). When considered in this context, it is clear that Banff will never be deficient in parkland, based on the population of the Town. Banff has the added complexity of having a large number of visitors who widely use both the Town parks, as well as the National Park. For discussion purposes, if the Town wished to provide parkland within the Town for both residents and visitors (~30,000), there would need to be nearly 160 hectares of parkland, which is neither practical nor possible, given the boundary limits of the Town and the surrounding provision of the National Park. Based on the discussion above, the focus of the recommendations is on the distribution of parkland, the amenities provided within Banff parks, and the multifunctionality of the parks, rather than the quantity. Some amenities have benchmarks which can be used as a comparison, and these have been highlighted throughout the recommendations where applicable. Other recommendations are based on public input, discussions with Town of Banff staff, trends in parks and recreation, and experience of the consulting team. Recommendations were also developed in relation to the principles developed by the Town of Banff to guide this master plan process, which include:

• Increase the use of recreational facilities, parks and trails (Banff Community Plan) • Maximize municipal facility access potential; multi-season, day and evening • Increase operating cost recovery • A comparable local inventory of recreational facilities (including private and other agencies) to other communities • A planned but flexible system of open spaces, trails, and parks • Recreational facilities that also appeal to visitors and can host events • New Town indoor facilities will follow Municipal Sustainable Building policy Central Park Central Park is the main civic hub for passive recreation. It is located at the heart of the Town and is adjacent to several other civic features: 101 Bear Street (library and Seniors’ Centre), Town Hall, the post office, and the Whyte Museum. Several events are staged at the park, primarily through the summer months, including weekly farmers markets in the summer. Primary features include the Bow River trail, flexible open lawn, picnic facilities, gazebo a small play area and washrooms. Reconstruction of the washroom building is being planned in 2013, for construction in 2014. Although generally considered a Town-wide park and visitor attraction, the compact nature of the Town and difficulty in adding new neighbourhood park land means that it also needs to provide amenities for the local neighbourhood (i.e. play space). National trends in recreation are toward more informal, low-intensity activities and less structured, strenuous recreation and team sports. Central Park is an ideal place for showcasing the surrounding scenery and providing unprogrammed park space that addresses this trend. It is also a good counterpoint to the Recreation Grounds, which serves the needs of the Town and visitors for active/structured recreation and sport.

Recommendation • Expand the children’s play area in Central Park. Continue to develop unique, non-traditional features that complement the existing climbing structure and enhance the sense of place. (Traditional large play structures are not recommended.) This recommendation is based on the public survey comments regarding family- friendly features. • Preserve the character of the park as a flexible, multifunctional ivicc space and avoid over-programming with ad hoc structures, amenities or trees. This will enable events, use by visitors, and accommodation of informal play and recreation. • Relocate washroom closer to the street to allow for more park space, potentially for an expanded play area. • Consider opening up the area in the SE corner of the park through select removal of vegetation. • Incorporate features to help host successful events, but avoid permanent structures that would restrict other park uses. • Electrical outlets – Provide permanent electrical boxes for sound systems and lighting to reduce the need for power generators which are loud, use fossil fuels, are detrimental to air quality, and can compromise safety. These could be incorporated into the new washroom building or along existing paved paths, if the location is appropriate for event staging. • Lighting – Provide lighting systems that can be used during events to light critical entrances, exits, and pathways. • Potable water taps – design for water bottle filling to reduce bottled water consumption and waste and reduce dehydration (incorporate into the new washroom building). • Plan areas for supplemental port-a-potties for large events. • Open turf areas – consider adding structural components within the subbase of the Central Park grass areas to accommodate stages and tents while limiting damage to the lawn. • Plan for controlled paved entrances and exits for equipment, trucks, and “behind the scenes” activities. Ensure that vehicular traffic won’t cause significant damage to lawns or other amenities. Recreation Grounds The Recreation Grounds are a valuable recreational asset, in that they provide the only option for adult regulation field sport play in the municipality. They are also the site of a number of other recreation amenities including a running track, community greenhouse, tennis and basketball courts, skateboard park, a mountain bike park, picnic shelters, and washrooms. The latest Master Plan for the park is from 1993.

Recommendations: • Undertake a site specific plan update for the whole park. A redesign of the ecreationR Grounds should be undertaken to improve the existing spaces for multiple functions. Redesign should enhance the site beyond simply an athletic park and picnic area to showcase the Banff setting and lifestyle. The site plan should include a vision for the park and the uses it should serve, as well as the phasing of projects to be undertaken to achieve this vision.

Map Area 659 sq m Recreation Grounds Usage Type 2,462 sq m 0.67% 2.49% Environmentally Sensitive Leisure 208 sq m Sport 0.21% 1,390 sq m Utility Town of Banff 1.41% Sundance Rd Recreation Grounds 98,767 sq m 53 sq m Property Lines 0.05% Town Boundary 394 sq m 0.4%

Sundance Rd 543 sq m 0.55% 1,168 sq m 12,563 sq m 23,745 sq m 1.18% 12.72% 24.04%

119 sq m Birch Dr 0.12% Birch Ave

9,519 sq m 104 sq m 941 sq m 9.64% 0.11% 0.95%

2,991 sq m 3.03% 17,785 sq m 18.01%

Cave Ave

Townof Banff RecreationGrounds

0 25 50 100 150 200 Date Created: 11/22/2013 10:40:49 AM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:1,733 File Name: RecreationGroundsSiteOverview • Modify the existing field reservation system for all field use to better • Basketball: Consider adding another basketball court and practice record actual use and practices (Note: This does not imply increased hoops for younger children. This recommendation follows from the fees). In doing so, work with annual contract users to establish public survey request for more family-friendly amenities, national better protocol for reporting actual levels of use. This should trends in playground design and amenities, and staff discussions provide better clarity when developing field user fees, and prevent regarding the popularity of basketball. overuse during vulnerable periods. Improved tracking would also • Bike Skills Park: Consider relocation of the bike skills area to Tunnel allow the Town to gather information on local sports participation Mountain. The bike skills area is occasionally flooded and requires trends that are essential for ongoing field planning. regular renovation as a result. The suggestion to add a better • Undertake a survey of summer visitors and local residents using range of obstacles for different ability levels was made in the public the Rec. Grounds. Due to the popularity of the facility with both questionnaire. There is potential to develop a bike skills area at local residents and tourists, a survey of summer users should be Tunnel Mountain, through a partnership with Parks Canada. This undertaken. It would be very informative regarding which amenities location would be closer to the main biking trails. might enhance the day-use/picnic experience for visitors, as well • Skate Park: Create a permanent skate park. The existing skate as broader park objectives (including informal field use) by local park is comprised of modular structures built and maintained by residents. volunteers. The location and design of a new, permanent skate • Consider building a multipurpose building to provide user groups park should be done with substantial community consultation and with change rooms, showers, additional washrooms, and some feedback from the existing users of the skate park. Some features storage capacity. An alternative would be to add on to the could be permanent, while others could be designed so that they existing washroom building. A multipurpose building could also can be changed occasionally for new challenges. provide additional services for tourists (sports equipment rental, • Community Gardens: Consider future expansion of the existing concessions). community greenhouse. One community greenhouse exists • Improve and expand facilities for tourists, tournaments and special at the Recreation Grounds and another was recently built at a events (more picnic amenities specifically for groups, expanded private parking lot facility. Based on national trends, the demand options for concessions by local businesses, access to rented or for community gardens and greenhouse plots is likely to increase. free recreational equipment, reconfigured/expanded parking). This Allowing for an expansion or addition to the existing greenhouse in recommendation would follow a summer tourist survey and study. the future should be considered in order to provide more gardening • Playground: Improve and expand children’s play facilities with good opportunities without requiring the duplication of the support sightlines from sport fields for casual supervision. Consider adding amenities (shared compost, stockpile area, potting station, etc.). a tricycle/biking circuit suitable for young children, a small challenge • Dog Parks: Consider adding a ‘winter only’ dog off-leash area. An course, and/or beginner mountain bike skills/skate board obstacle. elk-exclusion fence and Parks Canada approval would be required. This recommendation follows from the public survey request for Ensure that the damage caused to the turf is considered managable more family-friendly amenities and national trends in playground (like outdoor ice at BCHS). design and amenities. • Parking lot expansion. Due to the large number of summer users who park at the Recreation Grounds for the entire day, in addition to the fluctuating parking needs of sports teams, a reconfiguration and expansion of the parking lot is recommended. Community gardens Recommendation: • Continue to add community gardens and greenhouses as demand increases. Support the development of partnerships with community organizations, institutions, and schools for different types of gardens and learning opportunities throughout the Town. Skate parks Recommendation: • In addition to a permanent location at the Recreation Grounds, consider incorporating small skateboard features/nodes at other locations around town. Outdoor rink The outdoor rink that has been installed at the High School in recent years has been very successful, and there were many comments from the public survey in favour of making it a regular amenity and even adding boards for hockey. Recommendation: • Establish the High School grounds as a long-term location for an outdoor ice rink and consider the addition of a seasonal warming hut and concession stand • Ensure a high level of turf recovery maintenance to prevent damage and ensure that continued use during the winters is acceptable by the School District. Parks owned by others Two significant public parks within the Town are owned by others, the Parks Canada Cascade Gardens and the Rotary Park. Recommendations: • Partner with Parks Canada to pursue the development of Cascade Gardens and Banff Avenue Square as an additional picnic site and open play area. Based on discussions with Town staff, picnicking is very popular with both locals and visitors. National recreation trends also indicate that informal recreation activities are on the rise. • Anticipate the need to assist the Rotary Club with future playground upgrades and maintenance. This recommendation is based on preliminary discussions with Rotary Club and experience of the consulting team with private playgrounds dependent on volunteer efforts and fundraising. Loss of Rotary Club park space and playgrounds would negatively affect the ability of some residents to walk to a park in 5-10 minutes (i.e. service area benchmark).

3.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan objectives PLAN OBJECTIVES CENTRAL PARK Addresses current national, Helps increase participation in and provincial, or local trends in access to recreation programs and Addresses deficiencies basedContributes on to a flexible,Improves multi- appeal for visitorsAddresses public feedback / recreation Improves facility utilization activities Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trailsand system for event hosting demand Expand the children’s play area in Central Park. Continue to develop unique, non-traditional features that complement the existing climbing structure and enhance the sense of place. x x x x x (Traditional large play structures are not recommended.) Preserve the character of the park as a flexible, multifunctional civic space and avoid over- programming with ad hoc structures, amenities or x x x x x trees. Relocate washroom closer to the street to allow for more park space, potentially for an expanded play area. x x x

Consider opening up the area in the SE corner of the park through select removal of vegetation. x x x Incorporate features to help host successful events, but avoid permanent structures that would restrict other park uses: • Electrical outlets – Provide permanent electrical boxes for sound systems and lighting to reduce the need for power generators which are loud, use fossil fuels, are detrimental to air quality,

RECOMMENDATIONS and can compromise safety. These could be incorporated into the new washroom building or along existing paved paths, if the location is appropriate for event staging. • Lighting – Provide lighting systems that can be used during events to light critical entrances, exits, and pathways. • Potable water taps – design for water bottle filling to reduce x x x x bottled water consumption and waste and reduce dehydration (incorporate into the new washroom building). • Plan areas for supplemental port-a-potties for large events. • Open turf areas – consider adding structural components within the subbase of the Central Park grass areas to accommodate stages and tents while limiting damage to the lawn. • Plan for controlled paved entrances and exits for equipment, trucks, and “behind the scenes” activities. Ensure that vehicular traffic won’t cause significant damage to lawns or other amenities. PLAN OBJECTIVES

Addresses current national, Helps increase participation in and provincial, or local trends in access to recreation programs and Addresses deficiencies basedContributes on to a flexible,Improves multi- appeal for visitorsAddresses public feedback / recreation Improves facility utilization activities Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trailsand system for event hosting demand RECREATION GROUNDS RECREATION Undertake a site specific plan update for the whole park. A redesign of the Recreation Grounds should be undertaken to improve the existing spaces for multiple functions. Redesign should enhance the site beyond simply an athletic park and picnic area to showcase the x Banff setting and lifestyle. The site plan should include a (2nd soccer field, x x skate park, field x x x x vision for the park and the uses it should serve, as well as house, outdoor the phasing of projects to be undertaken to achieve this basketball) vision. The recommendations below are components to be evaluated in detail through the site-specific master plan process, prior to making any capital investments. Upgrade Sports Fields. Field upgrading would improve the performance and usability of the playing surfaces. In the long term, it would be desirable to raise the level of each of the fields to improve drainage or to consider an x x x x artificial turf field. Modify the existing field reservation system for all field use to better record actual use and practices (Note: This does not imply increased fees). In doing so, work with annual contract users to establish better protocol for reporting actual levels of use. This should provide better clarity when x x (helps identify x developing field user fees, and prevent overuse during deficiencies) RECOMMENDATIONS vulnerable periods. Improved tracking would also allow the Town to gather information on local sports participation trends that are essential for ongoing field planning. Undertake a survey of summer visitors and local residents using the Rec. Grounds. Due to the popularity of the facility with both local residents and tourists, a survey of summer users should be undertaken. It would be very informative regarding which amenities might enhance the x x x day-use/picnic experience for visitors, as well as broader park objectives (including informal field use) by local residents. RECOMMENDATIONS services for tourists (sports equipmentrental, tourists(sports concessions). for services capacity. Amultipurposebuildingcould alsoprovide additional rooms, showers, additionalwashrooms, andsomestorage existing washroom building)toprovide withchange usergroups Consider buildingamultipurpose(oraddingtothe recommended. lot is theparking teams, areconfiguration andexpansionof sports entire day, needsof inadditiontothefluctuating parking summer userswhoparkattheRecreation Groundsthe for Duetothelargenumberof facilities. 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Thisrecommendationparking). would asummertourist follow rented orfree recreational equipment,reconfigured/expanded concessionsexpanded options for by localbusinesses, access to groups,for special (more events picnic amenitiesspecifically Improve tourists,and for tournaments andexpandfacilities x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x (basketball courts) (skate parks) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x PLAN OBJECTIVES AND AMENITIES

Skate Boarding: In addition to a permanent location at the Recreation Grounds, consider incorporating small skateboard features/nodes at x x x x other locations around town.

Community Gardens/Greenhouses: Continue to add community gardens and greenhouses as demand increases. Support the development of partnerships with community organizations, institutions, and schools for different types of x x x gardens and learning opportunities throughout the Town. Outdoor Ice Rinks: Establish the High School grounds as a long-term location for an outdoor ice rink and consider the addition of a seasonal x x RECOMMENDATIONS warming hut, concession stand, and boards.

Partner with Parks Canada to pursue the development of Cascade Gardens as an additional picnic sites and open play areas and Banff Avenue x x x x Square for a greater variety of uses. 4 Trails

4.1 Current Inventory # 4.2 SWOT table # 4.3 Map # 4.4 Recommendations # 4.5 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 4.1 Current inventory

Paved Multi-Use Legacy Trail Federal/Municipal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional Yes Yes Trails

Bow River Trail Municipal Municipal Public Core Year round Regional Yes Yes

Cave & Basin Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A

Unpaved trails Bow Falls Municipal Municipal Public Spray Ave Summer Regional No N/A

Tunnel Mtn Municipal Municipal Public Tunnel Mtn Rd Summer Regional No N/A

Fenlands Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A Trail Recreation Trail Marsh Loop Federal Federal Public Adjacent Summer Regional No N/A

Horse Storage Horse Corals Federal Private Private Adjacent Summer Community Yes Yes

Horseback Riding Warners Stables Private Private Public Rec. Grounds Year round Regional Yes Yes

Tunnel Mtn Tunnel Mtn. Mtn Bike Trails Federal Private Public Summer Regional Yes Private Network Bench X-Country Ski Spray River Trail Federal Federal Public Adjacent Winter Regional No N/A Trails

Lake Louise Trails Federal ID#9/Federal Public Regional Winter Regional No N/A

Nordic Centre Provincial Provincial Public Regional Winter Regional Yes N/A snow Ice & Mt. Shark Trails Provincial ID#9/Federal Public Regional Winter Regional No N/A

Minnewanka Trails Federal Federal Public Adjacent Winter Regional No N/A 4.2 SWOT analysis

TRAILS

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • There are abundant trails and • There is a limited amount of use data • There is a desire to create an • Limited road width allowances and trails/linkages to LATB and they • Winter maintenance limits use integrated trail system in Town that land to put new trails in along some connect to a much wider range of • Grade separation from vehicle links recreation facilities and parks routes opportunities in the National Park traffic for cyclists and pedestrians is • It is a Council priority to link Town • Ice and winter surfaces maintenance • Trails are extremely popular and lacking on some key routes trails to National Park trails and safety is an issue offer the Town a high community • Not all key recreation facilities are • New pedestrian bridge in 2013 • Grades are steep in some areas value per dollar spent linked by off-street trails, sidewalks • There is a desire to create better and bike lanes (Banff Centre and way-finding ystems and to provide Fenlands) high quality trails 4.3 Town of Banff trail and walkway surface type

The Fenlands

Central Park

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Roadside Routes or Connections Map Area

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0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 5/17/2013 11:45:49 AM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:14,852 File Name: Trails_SurfaceTypes The Fenlands

Central Park

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Under Construction Townof Banff Trail and Walkway Surface Type

Legacy Trail Legacy Trail Connector Connector

Bow River Hoodoos Trail

Fenland Trail

Tunnel Mountain

To Sundance Canyon Trail

To Cave & Basin B o w R i v e r

Roadside Routes or Connections

Multiple Use Trails Pedestrian Only Spray River Under Construction Loop Trail Parks Canada Trails

Town Boundary Townof Banff Trail and Walkway Useage Type

0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 5/17/2013 11:43:55 AM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:14,852 File Name: Trail_Walkway_UseTypes Legacy Trail Legacy Trail Connector Connector

Bow River Hoodoos Trail

Fenland Trail

Tunnel Mountain

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Town Boundary Townof Banff Trail and Walkway Useage Type

Legacy Trail Legacy Trail Connector Connector

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Tunnel Mountain

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To Cave & Basin B o w R i v e r

Sharrow Marked Bike Lanes Spray River Town Boundary Loop Trail Bike Sharrow Example Townof Banff SharrowMarked Bike Lanes

0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 5/6/2013 10:08:28 AM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:14,852 File Name: BikeRoutes Legacy Trail Legacy Trail Connector Connector

Fenland Trail

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Sharrow Marked Bike Lanes Spray River Town Boundary Loop Trail Bike Sharrow Example Townof Banff SharrowMarked Bike Lanes

Legacy Trail Legacy Trail Connector Connector

Fenland Trail

Tunnel Mountain

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Spray River Banff Loop Trail Trailhead Kiosk Townof Banff Pedestrian Kiosks

0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 5/6/2013 9:28:26 AM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:14,852 File Name: KioskMap Legacy Trail Legacy Trail Connector Connector

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Spray River Banff Loop Trail Trailhead Kiosk Townof Banff Pedestrian Kiosks

Trails Trails are highly valued amenities in Banff, which is not surprising given the national trend toward individual, flexible, informal recreation. Trails offer a great deal of value for a relatively low amount of investment. National trends show that walking is the activity with the highest participation rate, and other activities such as jogging and cycling continue to be some of the most popular and accessible activities. Trails should be considered in their capacity as not only a recreational amenity, but also in light of active transportation – facilitating cycling and pedestrian access between different locations in Town. The attached trails map illustrate the current levels of trail connectivity, surfacing and distinguish the different user groups permitted.

Recommendations: • Prioritize trail planning, infrastructure, and maintenance as a way to provide accessible, affordable recreation opportunities to the widest range of users, both residents and visitors. Trail use is widely recognized as an increasing recreation trend, and public feedback indicates that it is also very popular in Banff. • Support development of trails, even outside of the Town site, because it contributes to the recreational amenities of residents and visitors. An example of how this is already occurring is the current partnership with Parks Canada to develop cross country ski trails at Tunnel Mountain. Another initiative could be a relocation of the bike skills park to Tunnel Mountain. • Maximize use of the new pedestrian bridge – linkages and design at both ends, signage, and promotion • Add more trail counters and track usage • Review the existing trail maintenance plan in terms of the following: • Regular, scheduled inspections with documentation procedures; • Prioritized trail improvement projects; and • Coordination of volunteer groups willing to perform routine maintenance. • Undertake an updated Trails Master Plan. As part of the Trails Master Plan, consider the following: • Continue to create and maintain trail connections to Parks Canada Trails; • Develop a network of trails of different difficulty levels, surfaces, grades, seasons and distances; • Plan and design trails with user experience as a key consideration; • Update existing trail and destination kiosks with on- and off-road loops, trail difficulty information, and “pit stop” locations. Well-known routes such as Melissa’s Race and the Banff Marathon could be highlighted; • Incorporate new technologies in trail communications. Potential initiatives include: • Provide QR codes linking to trail condition or map websites. • A pilot project incorporating a trail tracking system for those who want to track and compare performance times. • Distance markers – bollards or painted on pavement. • Implement a winter trails plan (comparable to the Town’s lighting and snow removal plans) to establish the most popular winter routes and a plan for increased winter maintenance and lighting to improve safety and enable more use; • Consider adding lighting to selected off-road trails to improve safety and enable more use, especially those that are well-used in the winter for residents getting to and from school or work. • Develop key routes to provide safe pedestrian and cycling access linking residential areas to schools, recreation facilities and parks. The main connections identified through discussions with staff and based on public feedback include: • Access to the Fenlands for pedestrians and cyclists, including sidewalks, bike lanes, and lighting. • Sidewalks and bike lanes up to Sally Borden. • Undertake consultation to design safe pedestrian routes for seniors and children. Include essential sidewalks, cross walks, wheelchair ramps, rest spots, and accessible surfaces. Utilize the “Safe Routes to School” toolkit. Learn more, saferoutestoschool.ca/school-travel-planning-toolkit. 4.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan objectives PLAN OBJECTIVES TRAILS

Prioritize trail planning, infrastructure, and maintenance as a way to provide accessible, affordable recreation opportunities to the widest range of users, both residents XX XXXX and visitors. Support development of trails, even outside of the Town site, because it contributes to the recreational amenities of residents and visitors. An example of how this is already occurring is the current partnership with Parks Canada to develop cross country ski trails at Tunnel X XXXX Mountain. Another initiative could be a relocation of the bike skills park to Tunnel Mountain.

Maximize use of the new pedestrian bridge – linkages and design at both ends, signage, and promotion XX X

Add more trail counters and track usage

Undertake an updated Trails Master Plan, including the following: • Continue to create and maintain trail connections to Parks Canada Trails. • Develop a network of trails of different difficulty levels, surfaces, grades, seasons and distances. XX XXX

RECOMMENDATIONS • Plan and design trails with user experience as a key consideration. Update existing trail and destination kiosks with on- and off-road loops, trail difficulty information, and “pit stop” locations. Well-known routes such as Melissa’s Race and XX XXX the Banff Marathon could be highlighted. Incorporate new technologies in trail communications. Potential initiatives include: • Provide QR codes linking to trail condition or map websites. • A pilot project incorporating a trail tracking system for X XXX those who want to track and compare performance times. • Distance markers – bollards or painted on pavement. PLAN OBJECTIVES

TRAILS continued Addresses current national, Helps increase participation in and provincial, or local trends in access to recreation programs and Addresses deficiencies basedContributes on to a flexible,Improves multi- appeal for visitorsAddresses public feedback / recreation Improves facility utilization activities Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trailsand system for event hosting demand

Consider adding multicultural references on signage. x x x x x

Review the existing trail maintenance plan in terms of the following: • Regular, scheduled inspections with documentation procedures; • Prioritized trail improvement projects; and x x x • Coordination of volunteer groups willing to perform routine maintenance Implement a winter trails plan (comparable to the Town’s Lighting and Snow Removal Priority Plans) to determine the most popular winter routes and a prioritization winter maintenance to improve safety x x x x x and enable more use.

Consider adding lighting to selected off-road trails to improve safety and enable more use, especially those that are well-used in the winter for residents x x x x x getting to and from school or work. RECOMMENDATIONS

Develop key routes to provide safe pedestrian and cycling access to recreation facilities. The main connections identified so far are to the Fenlands and x x x x x Sally Borden.

Undertake consultation to design safe pedestrian routes for seniors and children. Include essential sidewalks, cross walks, wheelchair ramps, rest spots, and accessible surfaces. Utilize the “Safe Routes to x x School” toolkit. Learn more, saferoutestoschool. ca/school-travel-planning-toolkit.

5 Playgrounds

5.1 Current Inventory # 5.2 SWOT table # 5.3 Benchmarking table # 5.4 Map # 5.5 Recommendations # 5.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives # 5.1 Current inventory

use Location Season Ownership Activity Type Facility Type Facility Name Maintenance Availability for Facility class availableParticipation Participation data data source Play Structure Middle Springs 1 Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Summer Neighbourhood No N/A

Middle Springs 2 Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Summer Neighbourhood No N/A

Valley View Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Summer Neighbourhood No N/A

Central Park Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Summer Regional No N/A

Rotary Park Private Private Public Middle Springs Summer Neighbourhood No N/A

Rec. Grounds 1 Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Summer Regional No N/A

Rec. Grounds 2 Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Summer Community No N/A RECREATION

Elementary School Municipal Municipal Public Middle Springs Summer Community No N/A PLAY/FITNESS/ LEISURE PLAY/FITNESS/ Marmot Street Private Private Semi-Private Marmot Summer Neighbourhood No N/A

Whiskey Creek Private Private Semi-Private Whiskey Creek Summer Neighbourhood No N/A 5.2 S.W.O.T Analysis

PLAYGROUNDS

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITY THREATS • Good range of play areas for • No playgrounds in residential areas • Increasing population density within • Limited land availability. different age groups East of Banff Avenue the core as redevelopment occurs • High acquisition costs. • Middle Springs area is well served • The informal open play space / will likely lead to increased demand • Playgrounds are in good condition grass areas are fairly centralized for play spaces within Central Park, Recreation • New types of amenities and Grounds, and the schools playgrounds can serve a wider • Most of the playgrounds don’t range of ages and user groups than contribute significantly to the “sense in the past and also tourists of place” (Central Park climbing rocks are an exception) • Wildlife entanglment considerations (swings) 5.3 Benchmarking Table

North Other Comparable Current Current sized Western Alberta Over/under supply Recreation Facility American Industry Banff level of Banff Canadian F Examples G inventory measure Standards Standards E service communities (quantity of facilities) Meets national standards and Alberta Playgrounds ( /1000 residents) 0.23B - 0.297C 1.131 1.213 10 comparison community averages. Does not meet industry metric for Park service areas walkable service areas (see maps). Playground distribution and service areas of 5 or 10 minute The addition of a playground east of walkH Banff Avenue is proposed to improve the distribution.

Recreation - % of Total Expenditures 15.23%

Pika Place Whiskey Creek Rotary Park

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Recreation Grounds 1 Riverview Middle Springs 1 Middle Park Ave Springs 2 Valleyview

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Townof Banff Public Play Grounds Service Areas

0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 5/3/2013 3:26:45 PM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:18,571 File Name: PlayGrounds_ServiceAreas Pika Place Whiskey Creek Rotary Park

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Central Recreation Park Grounds 2

Recreation Grounds 1 Riverview Middle Springs 1 Middle Park Ave Springs 2 Valleyview

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Townof Banff Public Play Grounds Service Areas

Playgrounds

Pika Playground supply is considered in terms of the number of playgrounds as well as whether they are well Place Whiskey Creek Rotary distributed, providing equal access to residents. As illustrated in the attached map (Public Playgrounds Park Service Areas), there are several municipal and school playgrounds within easy walking distance of Elementary most residents. In addition, Rotary Park and the schools have open spaces and provide the equivalent School

Possible Playground Site of neighbourhood parks for the community. The primary gap identified in the background review and *Note Service Area Results mapping was the lack of play areas east of Banff Avenue.

Central Recreation Park Recommendation: Grounds 2 Private • Plan for a new playground east of Banff Avenue. This could be accomplished the acquisition of 1 or Recreation Public Grounds 1 Riverview Middle 5 Minute Service Area 2 residential lots east of Banff Avenue for a playground and informal grass area, ideally on a corner Springs 1 10 Minute Service Area Middle Park Ave Springs 2 15 Minute Service Area lot, or the Town triangle lot at Beaver St. and Wolf St. (see attached map). As the area increases in Valleyview density, these amenities will be in increasingly high demand. A new park in that area will also improve the distribution of playgrounds throughout the community (see benchmark discussion, below).

Possible Playground Site Townof Banff Public Play Grounds Service Areas * Note Result of Possible Playground Site

0125 250 500 750 1,000 Date Created: 9/10/2013 2:56:38 PM Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Meters Produced By: Town of Banff - GIS Dept (nelsons) 1:18,596 File Name: PlayGrounds_ServiceAreas_NewPark2 5.6 Matrix of Recommendations vs. Plan Objectives

PLAN OBJECTIVES AMENITIES OTHER PARKS, PARKS, OTHER Addresses current national, Helps increase participation in and Addresses deficiencies basedContributes on to a flexible,Improves multi- appeal for visitorsAddresses public feedback / provincial, or local trends in PLAYGROUNDS AND PLAYGROUNDS access to recreation programs and recreation Improves facility utilization activities Increases operating cost recoverybenchmarks or standardsfunctional parks and trailsand system for event hosting demand

Playgrounds: Plan for a new playground east of Banff Avenue. This could be accomplished the acquisition of 1 or 2 residential lots east of Banff Avenue for a playground X and informal grass area, ideally on a corner lot, or the X (spatial distribution X Town triangle lot at Beaver St. and Wolf St. (see attached of playgrounds) map).

Anticipate the need to assist the Rotary Club with future X playground upgrades and maintenance. (potential loss of XX playgrounds) RECOMMENDATIONS 6 Public Consultation

6.1 First survey results # 6.2 Open house boards # 6.3 Second survey results # 6.4 Community Feedback # 6.1 First survey results Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey

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Male 52.1% 135

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54.0% 52.0% 50.0% 48.0% 46.0% 44.0% Male Female Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey

Question: Answer Options Response Percent Response Count 0 - 5 years 8.10% 21 Countries of Origin 6 - 10 years 6.60% 17 (If not Canada) 11 + 12.40% 32 1 argentina 1 Canada: Born in Canada 73% 189 2 Australia 7 youresided in Howlong have If not born in Canada See Below 55 3 Colombia 1 answered question 259 4 England 2 skipped question 2 5 Germany 2 6 Ireland 2 7 Italy 2 80.00% 8 Japan 5 70.00% 9 Korea 1 60.00% 10 New Zealand 2 50.00% 11 PHILIPPINES 3 40.00% 12 Scotland 1 30.00% 13 sirlanka 1 20.00% 14 Switzerland 2 10.00% 15 U.S.A. 4 0.00% 16 UK 7 0 - 5 years 6 - 10 years 11 + Born in Canada Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation

Question: Answer Options Response Percent Response Count 1 - Unsatisfied 4.6% 12

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5 - Completely Satisfied 20.1% 52

completelysatisfied) Please Comment on the quality and unsatisfied, being 5 and available for recreation? for available (pleaserank with being 1 Overall,how satisfied are youwith theopportunities See Below 116 availability of facilities. answered question 259 skipped question 2

40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 1 - Unsatisfied 2 3 4 5 - Completely Satisfied Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation Comments 1 great so far - so much to do! 2 The baseball grounds are great! So amazing to play women's slow pitch every summer. What avliblity we have to rely on private places 3 The climbing wall could be bigger. I enjoy the skating ring at the high school in the winter. I wish we could have more mountain biking trails and better grooming of current ski trails. 4 i dont skate and don't play hockey and neither do my kids so Fenland Rec Centre is of no use to us. If a public pool with lane swimming in salt water was built I would use it. I am disappointed that the sidewalks rebuilt several years ago took away the opportunity for bike lanes instead opting for gardens with rocks for kids to play on and dogs to pee in and for trees that keep dieing. 5 Not sure if Sally Borden is considered public facilites, but I usually go there for fitness, and find it very clean, affordable and quite good quality. The trails around Banff are awesome - I run all winter long as well as summer. 6 We are never allowed to play on the rec grounds rugby pitch until after spring break and this causes us (the boys highschool rugby team) to only have a limited number of home games. Usually only one all year! I think that if the field was maintained better and if the town took the time to do this earlier in the season we would be able to have more than just one home game per year. thank you. 7 Very good 8 All of the sports facilities are scattered around town. Could town of Banff have centralized space for all for the local community. I am not asking as for Canmore multimillion facility. I am just asking for small extension of current Rec Centre could provide a space to accommodate other sports and community groups in town. 9 Current 'local pool' (Banff Centre) is small, outdated and cold. Current gymnastics facility is poor, outdated, dark and unsanitary. No option for outdoor splash-park.... why not? 10 All good except for the outhouses/porta-potties at the ball field. They are not kept very clean. 11 It would be great to have a town-based fitness facility offering a gym with weights and a studio space for classes. 12 Great for the most part - too much traffic in Banff during the summer. More focus needed on promoting pedestrian forms of transportation and reducing cars from town centre. Paying for parking during summer is essential. Allow free parking in space near train station and shuttle people into town. Parking lot beside fire station needs to be used as recreational space providing a safe, permeable connection with Beaver st. 13 I only tried recreation centre once at the hockey field seems nice. And banff centre is awesome too 14 There are a few facilities but they are far to access without transportation 15 Not many evening activities and ability within walking distance 16 Everything is available 17 It's all about nature, so get out and play in the wood 18 It's good so far Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation Comments 19 More hours open to public as I work overnight 20 Volunteer Recreations or costly ones? 21 The indoor skating rink does not offer enough public skating for families. The SSB pool does not offer enough swimming classes spaces. The gymnastics club is very crowded, definitely need a bigger space. 22 If you play hockey or curl you have somewhere to go- those of us- yes the majority of the residents don't have any public facilities to use even though we pay the majority of the taxes 23 The improvements to the Banff mini ramp are extraordinary. But the need for a concrete park is huge with the volume of skateboarders that occupy the town. 24 The rugby pitch and ball diamonds could use some better maintenance, but the hockey/curling rings are good, although underused. The classes available through the Sally B. are limited. All of these places are relatively out of the way. It would be nice to have something more direct to the town center. 25 There's is so much on our doorstep here in Banff. My reason for a score of three (low) is that I wish there was a better pool. And I wish the ski hills offered a better price for locals to ski. After all, we almost all work in tourism and are ambassadors to the sport. It works for Vail, beaver creak, keystone, etc. they have a 500. Pass for all residents of Colorado. Can we not work something out? 26 We could use things like a new skatepark which the miniramp is great but the rest is terrible . Also we could use of a disc golf place in banff , it's easy to built ,and that way no ones as to drive to Canmore to do it .. 27 Banff needs to realize how important the need for a decent permanent skateboard park is. More people skateboard in Banff regularly than people who play tennis for example. Banff also needs a decent disc golf course. 28 Would love child care at facilities so I could go to day time classes 29 There are many recreational facilities available in Banff, but I believe that the maintenance of some of the facilities is poor. 30 It would be great to have 1 recreation complex in Banff - similar to the new one in Canmore. Pool, gym/gymnastics facility, courts, climbing, etc... 31 A large enough space to facilitate sports such as gymnastics would be appreciated 32 Hard to get my children into swim lessons, I know its a small town, and not a big city, but I feel there just isnt a lot of things to do with the kids, ie spring break and winter break. 33 The Fenlands centre is a really nice place, but I feel as if the more space could be utilized. 34 amzing!! 35 I Haven't had any chance to use recreation building. 36 The accessibility and quality of all the available recreation facilities in Banff are awesome. The Banff Centre,Fenland Centre and the Rec Grounds outdoor playgrounds are very near. Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation Comments 37 The ice rink at Banff Community High School is great idea!! 38 I find there is a fare amount of recreational areas however if we were to loose a baseball diamond it would be a shame. It is one of the few places to play baseball in Banff. Many of us do not have a back yard to organize a game in. Specailty with the amount of people involved in organized slo-pitch and baseball in Banff it would defiantly have a big impact on the community. 39 Good 40 Availability are very hard you need to book ahead of time. 41 Summer access to the skating rink. 42 We are one of a very few towns the does not have a proper recreation centre. No community pool and a proper facility for other sports, example gymnastics. We are forced to go beyond our community to seek these. 43 Facilities tend to accessible, however, it is really the cost that is a hard pill to swallow. 44 It is good and the availability is good 45 Quality is good. It would be nice to have a pool with more options for swimming lessons for children. 46 It's amazing what we fit into the footprint of our small town, and we live in one of the most amazing places in the world to recreate. I think the Town generally does an amazing job of providing and maintaining/improving facilities and I am very grateful! 47 Expand mountain bike trails around town. 48 No public pool, gym or decent skateboard/bmx parks. Ice times for public skating are god awful. 49 The facilities exist but the quality of upkeep is poor. 50 There aren't any quality fitness facilities in the downtown area. It was nice when elite fitness opened up but they are very small and they don't offer fitness classes. Yoga is downtown as well but we need an all in one facility so we don't have to be paying for several memberships at once. It would be nice to have something more accessible than the banff centre and more affordable than the banff springs. 51 Every spring the rec grounds field is covered with wood chips and small rocks that are hazardous to rugby players. Currently the town doesn't do much to clean the pitch up. We have to walk along the pitch and pick up the larger chips and rocks but it is still not perfect.

52 Pretty good. 53 Woods and rocks are unacceptable on a field where contact sports are played. 54 The town really needs a proper outdoor hockey rink. 55 As the Rugby/soccer field is not cleared in the spring (as in many other communities) we are often limited from using it until late in the season. 56 Excellent! 57 The soccer / rugby field is awful... Sprinklers sticking out in the middle of the pitch. Poor drainage and poor summer maintenance.. All in all a poor job. Ive found chunks of rock pn the pitch as well, what r u ppl thinking 58 I think the overall quality of facilties is good. There are plenty of activities to participate in, also Sally Borden Center offers many varities of sports/sport training as well. 59 The staff are great, areas are safe and clean. Spend the money we have on access not bling or on what the top 1% ‘think’ we need. 60 Pretty ok Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation Comments 61 indoor arena is awesome 62 Please do not put any more woodchips or gravel on the field this upcoming spring/summer! 63 Tennis courts have poor maintenance, they are often used for othe r sports that ruin the court's nets, etc. 64 Pretty good 65 I feel that the blak death aroun the Rugby pitch is terrible, that we require a more permenant skateboard park, and a public use building, similar to the one in Middle Springs 2. We also need a community pool and gym of some sort 66 Very few team sports for adults or kids available to a reasonable standard, particularly during winter months. Would like to see more indoor soccer, lacrosse, field hockey. Kids team sports, especially age 4+ particularly lacking. Why can't more use of BES, BCHS and SBB gyms be made. Most sports are solitary in nature: skiing, boarding, skating, hiking, climbing, biking, pilates, yoga etc. to build better community, more team sports should be encouraged, particularly outside of school hours for kids. Its a really important social skill as well as a lifestyle coice. Playgrounds are really not at all challenging for age 4+. Better design is needed. 67 Outdoors - would really like a dedicated cross-country ski trail - up over Tunnel Mountain? where walking / other uses not allowed on trail. The Spray trail is the only other trail immediately accessible to town but gets walked on a lot. Would love to see as many outdoor recreation opportunities as possible as we are in a national park. 68 The Rugby field used by a provincial caliber high school team as well as men's team is a little disappointing. You would think the town these teams are representing would provide them with a bit nicer of a field. Not saying a new field should be built, just proper care of the grass and making sure it actually grows making a nice field to play on would be a good start. 69 We should have bathrooms by the ball diamonds. It would be much more family friendly and draw more people down there. 70 The rec grounds are amazing and are in a great location. Has everything I look for. Perhaps some more crowd benches to watch the baseball or rugby Ames would be a good addition 71 The soccer/rugby grounds are terrible quality, it needs relaying and fencing off in the winter to protect it 72 Quite a number of facilities available but conditions aren't the greatest 73 Opportunities are there although enhancing the facilities in place would be great for the community. Taking facilities away would damage the community culture. Im not sure why the town council is trying to change so many things, most do not participate in any community activities. Active knowledge in the community would be a great asset to the council. 74 The Fendlands is a great facility, but where are the locker/change rooms for the curling club? ie. not the washrooms. 75 The trails are great but the multi use trails have way too much horse poo. The new dog park ism amazing. One at be rev grounds would be a great addition. 76 Love how many trails there are close to the town area but dog park is too far when you don't have a car and live south of the river 77 As a rugby player, and a coach for the high school boys and girls rugby teams, I'd be happier if the Rec Grounds field didn't have dirt patches, gravel and wood chips all over it. The black running track could also be pulled away from the grass. 78 I've been playing slo pitch for the last two summers, and other than weather delays, the fields were always ready and in decent shape. Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation Comments 79 The Recreation Grounds field is an absolute mess and is unsafe to play sports on 80 Excellent 81 Great - so much to do! 82 Great 83 Some choice, maintenance poor 84 Require more useable space for kids/families eg. better skateboard park/bike park, swimming pool/water facility of some sort (other than the Sally Borden). Yes, it's great we have green space (like Central Park, highschool field) but for much of the time, these spaces are being irrigated = wet, the ground pellets are all over the place, etc. Also, why on playgrounds do we use pebbles? Can't we find a surface (like recycled tires) that would be better, more user friendly? Also, the trails/roads to get to these parks is like an obstacle course for younger kids (kids on bikes) to manover through; parked cars, lots of traffic both foot and pedestrian, mud paths the majority of the spring/summer...better pathways to get to these places would be nice. 85 The area for the ball diamonds could be put to better use. No municipal swimming pool 86 Since we have winter some ten months of the year a great indoor multi use facilty would be welcomed (not just geared to athletes but also to families with small children) 87 I think this town is sorely lacking good indoor rec facilities. Obviously there is great skiing but with a winter that is 8 months long what are the options besides the Sally B? Yes, an ice rink but that services a minority of residents. An indoor facility for tennis (which would also accommodate other sports such as badminton, basketball etc. would be great. I also feel the town lacks facilities for children (I have 2 kids under 3). An indoor play area/structure would be amazing. There are so many kids in this town and yes we love to play outdoors but an indoor physical play area would really benefit local kids. 88 Not enough indoor team recreation opportunities in the winter. 89 New hockey facilities are very good 90 The Fenlands Rec Centre could use shower heads that reach further from the wall. 91 Maintain trail systems 92 Municipal weight room. No more dog parks one is enough 93 Excellent! 94 Only facilities for skating Would like to see an all recreation facility that includes other amenities like running, weight room, swimming pool 95 would like to see a municipally owned/operated fitness facility attached to the Fenlands so I can work out when my kids are practicing. Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation Comments 96 Banff has for too long prevented the natural evolution of mountain biking (as a way for people to enjoy nature) which has been progressing everywhere else! 97 Fenlands should include a swimming pool and gym. Sally borden use has increased a lot and there needs to be another option for water sport. Tiny pools in hotels do not "cut it" 98 good 99 available & affordable; good upkeep 100 great facilities 101 Quality - good facilities with fair availability 102 I would like to see phase 3 implemented for the fenlands rec centre, I would also like to have the dowtown skating rink be made every year. 103 Quality is good, availibility good for me 104 i would like to see more invested in a municipal leisure pool 105 We do fairly good with sports facilities, but not so good for art's facilities for public use. We don't maximize the use of some of the spaces we have - schools, seniors centre, firehall. I think we don't think beyond regular parameters in partnering - ie The Banff Centre facilities.

106 Lot for young kids but not much for older age groups 107 Remember that rec is more than sports 108 Outdoor activities 109 Fantastic 110 A leisure pool with a waterslide would be great, an outdoor hockey rink with boards would be good, a large gymnasium with gymnastics equip would be good as well. 111 The existing facilities are very good, but not great. A proper indoor running track would be a very wise investment since all able bodied 112 Most facilities are top quality in their construction if a bit oddly laid out at times, but they serve the purpose. 113 More hiking trails around banff. 114 excellent 115 Sunshine Goats Eye Lodge could use some updating, its a bit of an eye sore on such as beautiful landscape Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities

Question: Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Indoor - Ice 32.0% 83 Indoor - Gymnasium 24.3% 63 Indoor - Fitness 43.6% 113 Indoor - Social Spaces 11.6% 30 Indoor - Program / Meeting Rooms 4.6% 12 Indoor - Water 40.5% 105 Outdoor - Sports Fields 48.6% 126 Outdoor - Trail 64.5% 167 Outdoor - Playground 20.5% 53 Outdoor - Picnic & Open Space 33.2% 86 you? (list up to three) up to you? (list Outdoor - Dog Park 19.7% 51 Outdoor - Water 21.2% 55 Please specify up to 3 specific sports or activites that are of 192

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Indoor - Ice 70.0% Indoor - Gymnasium 60.0% Indoor - Fitness Indoor - Social Spaces 50.0% Indoor - Program / Meeting Rooms 40.0% Indoor - Water Outdoor - Sports Fields 30.0% Outdoor - Trail 20.0% Outdoor - Playground

10.0% Outdoor - Picnic & Open Space Outdoor - Dog Park 0.0% Outdoor - Water Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 1 hiking, fitness, picnic 2 biking (road/trail) outdoor skating cross country skiing volleyball snowboarding touch football 3 trailing xcountry skiing hackey sack 4 outdoor ice 5 Mountain biking 6 Hockey indoor programming for adults and kids swimming 7 Hockey for my son dog park and the baseball diamonds are my number one 8 dedicated cross country ski trails, dedicated hiking trails dedicated bike paths 9 swimming and pool facilities 10 Hockey baseball golf 11 Swimming; fitness classes children's outdoor sports 12 Soccer Biking kayaking curling 13 Mountain Biking Skiing Climbing 14 Mountain biking skiing climbing 15 cyclng swimming running 16 Road/mountain biking hiking x-country skiing hockey 17 Running climbing skiing (backcountry) 18 The Rugby pitch 19 Skating (indoor and outdoor) swimming hiking 20 fencing 21 outdoor splash park 22 cycling 23 hiking strength-training and fitness classes 24 Hiking cycling football 25 Ice rink Swimming Poo Climbing 26 Running Yoga Swimming 27 Hiking Running Canoeing 28 Ski Hiking Swimming 29 The river to swim the gazebo for picnic and BBQ pits for eating 30 Music Playing / Biking + Hiking / Swimming 31 Climbing Hiking Volleyball (Outdoor filed would be awesome) 32 hiking 33 Gymnastics 34 mountain biking 35 Tennis bike trails camping 36 Disc golf skateboarding cycling bocce ball 37 Skateboarding Hiking Biking 38 Rugby yoga canoeing 39 Skiing alpine and cross country swimming outdoor hiking 40 Disc golf Biking Hiking 41 Skateboarding 42 Biking skateboarding and snowboarding 43 Skateboarding Disc golf 44 Skateboarding downhill mtn biking motocross 45 Skating running mountain biking 46 Family biking 47 Skateboarding 48 Play grounds curling hiking/walking/bike trails 49 Rugby weightlifting and basketball 50 Trail running 51 Gymnastics 52 Yoga softball biking 53 Gymnastics swimming climbing 54 Gymnastics swimming baseball/t-ball? 55 Skiing Hockey Soccer 56 better dog park and rugby field 57 rock climbing hiking skiing 58 Ice skating indoors for the kids swimming biking basketball 59 cross country ski tennis hiking 60 Baseball hiking and swimming 61 Hiking canyoning scuba diving 62 The ball diamonds are the most important I play in two leagues and have for 5 years 63 softball 64 Basketball volleyball badminton 65 swimming biking cross country skiing 66 Ski skate canoe 67 I use the ball diamonds every week and would The Banff Slo pitch league is part of this community and would hate to see if go 68 Swimming pool and gymnastics space 69 tennis bad menton court basketball court 70 curling; gymnastics; swimming 71 Adult drop-in gymnastics tennis mountain biking swimming 72 Ice Hockey Soccer 73 Ice Skating Roller Derby Snowboarding 74 Running trails fitness center swimming 75 Mountain biking 76 Running 77 Strength training Aquatics and skating ice and roller 78 Roller Derby 79 Rugby weight lifting running 80 Hockey Mountain Biking Hiking 81 Pilates yoga and aerobic classes 82 Curling skating picnic-ing 83 Rugby and hot tubbing 84 Softball curling hiking 85 Indoor tennis 86 Softball 87 Rugby 88 Slow pitch hockey 89 Rugby and soccer 90 Softball skating hiking 91 Baseball hiking cycling 92 Volleyball figure skating rugby 93 Soccer 94 Rugby Baseball (Slow pitch) Golf 95 Rugby! 96 cycling snowborarding hiking 97 Leave the 3 baseball diamonds / other ball playing fields alone Stop 'changing' things and maintain / renovation what we have 98 Rugby Baseball soccer 99 softball basketball squash 100 curling rugby baseball swimming 101 Softball Softball and softball 102 Rugby 103 Baseball / Slow Pitch 104 Bike/hike trails tennis courts outdoor rock climbing 105 Soccer Rugby Hockey 106 Swimming weight training hockey 107 Lacrosse field hockey for grown ups Indoor soccer for kids year round Why can't we ave a league as good as Canmore? 108 Trail running 109 Mountain biking rugby swimming 110 slowpitch soccor hockey 111 Basketball 112 Rugby fields ball diamonds and trails 113 Ultimate frisbee rugby x-country running 114 Tennis - year round 115 Soccer 116 Rugby 117 Softball!!! 118 Softball Hiking Kayaking 119 Softball I play in both leagues in banff it is a gr my 4 yr old lives playing in the park and having picnics 120 Hockey softball and golf(I realize that's not part of survey) 121 skiing working out feilds 122 Soccer 123 Swimming biking hiking 124 Rugby biking walking 125 Baseball! 126 Hockey 127 Baseball baseball and baseball Along with the parks 128 Slo-pitch hockey 129 Baseball/slo pitch 130 Rugby slowpitch hiking 131 Rugby slowpitch hiking 132 Training 133 softball 134 ladies league slo pitch and mixed league slo pitch just having a field to do misc stuff ie: bocce play with dog crossfit etc 135 Trailling cross country skiing Haki-sac 136 Volleyball Snowboarding Touch Football 137 Biking - Road/Trail Outdoor skating x-country skiing 138 Hiking Fitness Picnic 139 Hiking canoeing backcountry skiing 140 Outdoor Ice 141 Cycling canoeing racquet sports 142 Biking climbing hiking 143 water park/water place area much of the year we can't easily go outside so we are constantly looking for alternative sports ideas (other than skiing of course) water park A gym center (indoor) that can be opened up for free-play Yes, I would like playgrounds to be improved better equipment for all ages (example: Calgary zoo playground that grows with the kids) Better care of the sports fields; more options of use (right now baseball is the only thing there? there are other sports that could play there too?) 144 climbing hiking language classes 145 Would be great to have a warm pool for the kids in winter (Sally Borden too cold and cannot swim at Douglas Fir) 146 Xc skiing XC biking Road cycling 147 Swim classes and an indoor multi use facilty for kids and families plus a social place of gathering, free? 148 Skiing 149 Volleyball indoor soccer hiking 150 Need additonal park space on north / east side of the bridge 151 Hockey 152 Tennis Biking Hockey/Skating 153 Swimming 154 curling 155 GYMNASTICS 156 Curling aerobic classes 157 road biking 158 Swimming 159 Curling Skating Golf 160 Cycling curling walking 161 Mountain bike trails 162 cross country ski cycling hiking 163 Curling 164 Mountain Biking Swimming XC Skiing 165 skating cross country skking cycling 166 walking & hiking; 167 Baseball hockey 168 Biking hockey for kids court/gym space 169 Hiking swimming and running 170 hockey rugby biking 171 Hockey dog park swimming ball 172 Hockey Baseball 173 hiking swiming skiing 174 skiing 175 Biking hiking skiing 176 Hockey swimming gymnastics 177 hiking gardening photography 178 Cycling hiking 179 walking and hiking 180 Library walking trails in town 181 Ski backcountry and crosscountry cycle kayak 182 Walk dog but not at dog park ski swim 183 Hiking skiing cycling 184 Soccer hockey and swimmimg 185 canoeing 186 Camping Skating Hiking 187 Hockey hiking biking 188 love the skiing close at hand 189 Hockey fitness classes hiking trails 190 Hockey fitness classes hiking trails 191 alpine skiing cross country skiing the arts hiking/dog walking and biking and paddling Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Opportunities for Recreation

Question: Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Lack of Free time 54.8% 142

User fees (cost prohibitive) 22.8% 59

Cost of personal equipment 13.1% 34

Lack of facilities 24.3% 63

Poor quality facilities 15.4% 40 Lack of recreation programs of 13.1% 34 interest/appropriate for age group Too far to travel 6.6% 17

Lack of childcare 8.9% 23

Lack of information 12.7% 33

Language barrier 0.0% 0 activities? (choose that all apply)

Health or mobility issues 0.8% 2

Facility service hours 12.4% 32

What prevents you from participating more in recreational Not interested 9.3% 24 answered question 259 skipped question 2

60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 1 n/c 2 n/c n/c 3 facilities have too many people! 4 n/c 5 more cross country ski trails starting from town 6 Footbridge to rec grounds from central park 7 Pool. Indoor walking trail. 8 outdoor ice 9 n/c 10 n/c 11 Biking. Xc biking, dh biking 12 Weight room facilities at the Fenlands. Tennis courts put back into use that the Fenlands. On the old parking side of the curling area, put in a summertime sand filled volleyball court. (Years past, Mel's used to hold a summertime outdoor beach volleyball tournment) 13 More multi purpose space 14 More extensive recreation facility that, provides a sense of community as well 15 Communication with residents. More ads in papers and on social profiles. 16 (1) A dedicated hiking trail (without horses or bikes tearing it up), clearly signed, taking people up to the upper Hot Springs. Living on Mountain Ave, I get stopped on an almost daily basis by people with a Town of Banff map in hand, trying to figure out how to get to the Upper Hot Springs where the sidewalk ends. (2) Dedicated biking lanes that are not "shared" with everyone else (including cars, walkers, horses, babystrollers) - for recreational cyclists as well as people who use their bikes instead of vehicles for transportation when possible. (3) Dedicated cross country ski trails that are groomed for skate skiing and classic that are not also open for walkers, snowshoers or bikes with fat tires. 17 aquatics 18 Do not eliminate any diamonds at rec grounds 19 Public weight room and pool 20 Public swimming facilities. Indoor gym/sport facilities. Combined with current ice surface. 21 Indoor turfed field. It could be used for many sports during the winter and rainy months for dry land training. Soccer, rugby, dry land for hockey etc 22 Better bike park 23 I think money and time would be much better spent repairing the roads, such as Cougar Street, Squirrel Street etc. 24 It would be nice to have fitness facilities (gym/classes) and a pool at the Fenlands. Reopening previously closed mountain biking trails. 25 public swimming pool 26 We participate extensively in recreational activities. The town has a wide variety of recreational facilities, the most important of which is our beautiful backyard! The emphasis does not need to be on building more, but maintaining what we have and ensuring that recreational activities are accessible to all residents (i.e. particularly low income, immigrants). The town has many wonderful initiatives to promote active involvement already. Opportunities to introduce local/uniquely Canadian sports/recreational activities to newcomers would be a suggestion (i.e. more "learn to" sessions -- skilled or interested community members could lead sessions, i.e. Banff Hockey Academy). We do not support more organized competitions and events (i.e. Gran Fondo, Marathons) in Banff. Thank you! 27 When I do strength training, I go to the Sally Borden Gym. If there was a 50m pool, I'd be tempted to swim more often, but it's not too important. For climbing, I go to Canmore - although the new gym is too much focused on families and not enough on "serious" climbers. We have a private climbing gym there. Overall, I feel Banff provides a lot of recreation facilities. Especially with the tracksetting on trails around Banff for XC skiing (which I use mostly for winter-running). 28 Add rec fee/levy to personal property taxes 29 If the pitch was better maintained we could play more games at home, in front of our home crowd that want to see us succeed. 30 There has been mention of a town swimming pool. Not necessary because the Sally Borden pool and facility serves the town very well and is affordable to all with a good range of programs. 31 Awareness I think is a big obstacle for me. I'm not sure where to go to find what is available or I am not seeing it advertised when it does become available. Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 32 Making a centralized facility by expanding of Rec Centre to accommodate other sports activities. So that makes parents are not running around in vehicles dropping children to dance class in compound to swimming at Banff Centre, Karate doujou, Gymnastics, e.t.c. within an few hours period. What is our mandate to live in a National Park town doesn't present any environmental to our life style. 33 Swimming pool - family focused Outdoor water splash-park Indoor playground 34 Upkeep of existing facilities is important. Cycling in downtown Banff is dangerous. 35 - fitness centre with a weight room and a studio for classes 36 As above. Cycle lanes. Traffic reducing measures. More interactive public space. 37 Develop more winter sports facilities, because winter is so long, suck small place can practice snowboarding or skiing stuff 38 Facilities closer to downtown, Maybe dance classes for adults, Cheaper cost for programs/memberships 39 Meeting spaces for low cost for spcial interest groups 40 Better trail maintenance when icy. 41 Just keep beautiful banff, banff pls 42 NA 43 Mare facilities, better hours, more bike trails and walking, less tourist 44 More outdoor Venues - aka Folk Festivlas, BBQ's, Water Parks 45 Volleyball Field, More picnick/firepit area, Bike Trails (In town) 46 A town public pool. A gymnastics club building or bigger facilities. More indoor skating hours. 47 decent public pool with minimal chlorine properly maintained fields proper space for gymnastics 48 multi-use space not ice space enhanced trails new pool 49 Frisbee golf, tennis court, expand the dog park 50 Skate park. Disc golf park. Bike trails. 51 Concrete Skateboard Park, Dog Park, Bike Trails 52 Having more classes available for drop in. This is a service oriented community and time off is never guaranteed. Make it affordable. Dress up the rugby pitch a bit. It's very run down but it does see a lot of traffic. And please do something about the black death. It's incredibly painful to skid on. 53 Adorable skiing for locals. Lets make use of our population. We should all be ambassadors. I think the hills need a price check in general. If you cut the cost in half, would you get twice the season pAss sales? Then creating more jobs and revenue in F &. B, hotels etc? Just wondering.... 54 Disc golf course 55 New skatepark, something more solid. Better maintanence of the soccer/rugby fields Disc golf would be pretty cool! 56 A new top of the line skatepark , maybe a designated disc golf area 57 Permanent concrete skate park and a disc golf course with baskets 58 Family Oriented Health & Fitness Programs, More Trails and Hiking, a centre similar to Canmore's new Fitness Centre 59 Concrete skatepark,downhill mtn biking on norquey, oh and concrete skatepark Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 60 I'd love to see indoor ice skating available year-round. 61 Paved bike trails further away from the TCH. Splash Park (?) more public swim hours for non-members improved beach area at johnson lake keep maintaining and building great mtn bike trails 62 Permanent concrete skatepark 63 Down hill my biking, bridge to recreation grounds-easier access, child care (low cost) for fitness facilities/classes 64 Since rugby is quite big in Banff, I believe that good maintenance of the rugby pitch at the rec grounds will have a significant impact in Banff. Additionally, a better running track would be very convenient. 65 Trail running group Running clinics 66 A complete recreation facility would be well received in our community. One that has a pool, gymnasium, gymnastics facilites, climbing, fitness, childcare, meeting rooms, etc... 67 More bike trails. Better signs for tourists off piste. I love our town and love that we're active, difficult question to answer. 68 Gymnastics 69 Childcare during gym use, a large gym for gymnastics, not a makeshift one in a church, more opportunity for locals to use facilities at a much discounted rate (the gondola USED to be free for us)

70 Trampoline gym. The one at the church is alright but as a teenager in school, the hours of operation are hard to catch considering they're only open during school hours. Having a trampoline gym would be very beneficial to skiers in banff as they can train there. 71 rugby field!!! 72 - some event that everybody could attend. 73 None 74 the skate board park was upgraded last year, but my sons wish to have been more upgraded like Camore has. bike park tennis court 75 More affordable rates for locals at the banff center. 76 Better prices, more information to the community, 77 improving the ball fields, not destroying them. 78 better field care 79 Put up more indoor facilities or recreation area, make the cost lower or if possible free! 80 Climbing gym 81 Recreation center that has more than ice skating - such as 1. swimming facility geared towards kids of all ages 2. Subsidized space for program such as gymnastics, dance, karate, indoor soccer. 3. better biking paths/routes around town to encourage individuals, families, and kids to bike more and drive less. ie) biking path across the bridge, biking paths across from bridge to the schools to avoid busy roads and sidewalks. 82 Kids indoor gym facility during the winter time 83 I love love love the outdoor ice rink at the highschool. The ball diamonds are part of my life. It could be improved by providing a better concession stand and bathrooms. 84 You would have the tourists use these facilities as well 85 Skatepark, continued upkeep or expansion of bike park, further enhancing the Fenlands 86 the open recreation ground 87 community swimming pool; improved gymnastics facilities; 88 I would love to see a bigger facility for the Banff Gymnastics club, which manages amazingly well with the small space it has. Although my children are now school age, I feel the Town should have a larger facility without outdoor play space to house a playschool or Waldorf program so that all families wanting access are able to participate. Indoor tennis courts would be awesome, given how long a winter we have here. Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 89 Swimming Pool , Indoor soccer facilty 90 Roller Derby, Bus transit to the Banff Center, 95 Gym, Pool and a concrete skate park. 96 Multiplex for multiple sports to be played Roller/soccer rink for adults and kids 97 Public gym 98 Taking care of trails and green spaces including planting trees where some were cut like in central park 99 The facilities such as The Sally Borden Building and the Recreation Center are quite nice except that without transportation, they are a little hard to reach, somehow moving them closer or creating Roam bus paths would significantly help. 100 Community Swimming pool, workout/gym facilities 101 love to see the bike path connect from hiway to 1a (not ride through town) 102 Pool, Fitness weight room gym, 103 -a bigger gym with more opportunity for fitness classes -a better situated recreation facility. Within walking distance of the town. -extension of the Rec centre could be useful in providing more benefits for the community 104 a new swimming pool 105 The ice rink and curling sheets should be open all year round. Relaxed policing of drinking in the park. A couple of beers during a BBQ should be overlooked. 106 A junior club rugby team for ages 15-18 A better cleaning of the rugby pitch and a removal of snow. 107 Great job on ball fields, keep up the good work there! A pool would be nice. Greenhouses are good. 108 Indoor tennis 109 Keep the baseball diamonds 110 The Banff Rec Grounds need better care. Fireworks should not be permitted on the field on special events such as Canada Day. It leaves debris all over the field forcing local clubs and schools to clean it up. The field deserves respect like the Fenlands Rec Centre. The ground need better maintenance; such as a fence around the field to prevent elk droppings. The field also need to be more consistently maintained.

Thank you 111 A proper outdoor rink, the kids in that community are deprived of it. I couldn't imagine growing up with out a proper outdoor hockey rink. 112 The recreation grounds rugby/soccer field has been rather sub-par for a while now. Rugby is a growing sport in banff having the mens team as well as a high school and high school girls team. The high school boys team has also won the previous three zone titles and in the past two years have finished first and second respectively in the province. A refurbished field would only help insure greater successes for all three teams in the future. One can also not forget the feeling of community when rugby is being played on our home turf and I believe many people would love to see it refurbished. Banff, being the tourist town that it is and having people travelling from all over the world to work and visit here it makes sense to fix up the field also for uses of soccer as well. Soccer is the most l d t i th ld d i idl i i C d I b li fi d fi ld ld b i l t it t l i t f diff t t d h l t th it b d Th k 113 Clearing of rugby/soccer fields to accommodate use of field during the short and limited season. 114 Pedestrian bridge connecting the rec grounds and central park. 115 Have bigger slo-pitch field would allow Banff to host tournaments 116 Developing an alternative route for traffic allowing Banff ave be pedestrian only from Wolf to Grizzly St. 117 Better cleaner fields for outdoor sports 118 Clubhouse down @ the fields for rugby soccer and baseball.. To encourage other teams to come so we can host tournaments 119 Public Golf course, Clubhouse for Rugby, Soccer & Baseball 120 Replace the running track around the rugby field. There have been too many injuries over the years on it, it is not safe at all. Banff is known as an outdoor destination and our facilities should reflect our interest in them. 121 I've lived in Banff for past ten years, I'm currently in ottawa for 1 year and will be returning to Banff. I'd like to see a new playground, or childrens area . There is not many places to bring kids to play other than at the school playground. Focus on making Banff more family friendly. 122 New is not better. 123 The track around the rugby pitch! Being tackled into it hurts, scars, and leaves whatever it is that is on it e,bedded in your skin, and that can't be healthy. 124 indoor soccer gym Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 125 1. Fix the soccer field. Go to Canmore and see theirs. make one similar. (Soft grass, permanent lines, no crazy black stuff around the edge, proper out of bounds area) Ours is dangerous, covered in gravel and large woodchips and rock hard.

2. Make dog park bigger!! 126 Upgrade slo-Pitch facilities 127 Developing a better field and better facilitation for spectators at the rec grounds. 128 Softball Fiels should be upgraded with dugouts. 129 Keep the 3 baseball fields! 130 Tennis courts, soccer fields, hike/bike trails 131 Make Norquay a biking hill 132 More biking trails relatively close to town 133 bb 134 A community swimming pool added to our awesome new rec facility. A community gym added to the same. User fees that aren't financially crippling to lower income earners, the Banff Springs gym prices are ridiculous and the Banff Centre is out of the way. 135 Changing rooms/Showering facilities at the rec grounds would be great. So I don't have to get dressed/ undressed on the open field. 136 Team based sports at higher standard, with more variety. Evening sessions would help. 137 bettervbaseball fields 138 Cross country ski trail. Increased use of new recreation centre for more fitness classes and variety of classes. Recreation board/informal connections for people wanting to go mountain biking or other activities in a group. 139 The fact the Banff has no/has never had an aquatic facility is outrageous! Many small towns in BC have amazing aquatic centers Fernie, Revelstoke, Kimberly etc, are all great examples of towns similar to Banff. Where tourism is important to the town and funding of municipal facilities. I feel Banff should look into building a facility similar to Revelstok or Fernie.

A new skateboard park I think would be a great addition to the town. Especially if a concrete park where to be built, which would allow for less long term Maintenance and less money spent on repair. Unlike the current skateboard park.

Further development of the mountain bike trails is also great for the town. Developing the trail system opens a whole new group of visitors to more frequently visit Banff, to take advantage of the world class mountain biking Banff could potentially offer.

140 none 141 A new basketball court dedicated to basketball. Football teams. 142 Bathrooms by ball diamonds, better poop removal for fields (rugby and baseball) Town should take part in more activities down there. 143 Have indoor floor hockey Good gym 144 More x-country trails, perhaps map availability of what we have available. Night lights at the rec field (like stadium lights) but put hem on a timer perhaps so it does not interfere with wildlife or even the people who live around there. Maybe a club house for the different sport teams that are based in Banff , it can be accessed by public and athletes. 145 Indoor tennis courts Enhanced biking trails Increased dog park size 146 Benefit to town publicity 147 Soccer/rugby field and fencing to protect spectators from flying baseballs 148 Fix the "black death" running track around the rugby field. The track is not maintained properly for athletic use and as a result should be dugout and re-turfed to make the whole field safer and more appealing 149 Up keep on the baseball fields!! The fields are used every Sunday all summer long! It's an amazing time for locals to get together and enjoy our summers!! 150 Enhancing The Running track at The recreational Grounds, Lights for The softbal diamonds for more Softball at night. more paved trails for biking and running Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 151 Better park facilities a play ground in central park would be great! 152 Setting up a permanent skateboard park for skateboarders. Using a parking lot isn't the solution. 153 more feilds on the down town side of the bridge. 154 SOFTBALL FIELDS 155 The rec fields/baseball diamonds are under used and would be a great place for a second dog park. The current one is used 365 days a year which the fields are not. Also pet travel is huge!

156 Would love to see a trail connecting Vermillion lakes road and the Cave & Basin and maybe a small dog park at the rec grounds 157 Pool 158 Better maintenance of the rec grounds grass, and removal of the 'Black Death' running track around the field. 159 Baseball fields, baseball fields, baseball fields 160 An outdoor boarded hockey rink like they have on Canmore 161 Maintenance of the ball parks. Hiking trails. Updated pool. 162 Larger dog park, keep the ball diamonds as it is a great social spot for locals. 163 Disc golf course Men's baseball league 164 1. 2. & 3. Upkeep/modifications/proper investment into the rec grounds. 165 1. 2. & 3. Upkeep/modifications/proper investment into the rec grounds. 166 Banff could use one more Rugby/Soccer field. An indoor field would be an incredibly well spent investment for the BBRC, BCHS Rugby teams and will offer the opportunity for Banff kids to participate in the recreational soccer league that is within Canmore and the Bow Valley. Within the next 5 years I would like to see the Recreation grounds field to be reworked (remove black death) and possibly add an indoor field for rugby and soccer training. 167 i think the town is doing a fantastic job within the existing parameters!! 168 n/a 169 More cross country ski trails - starting from town 170 NA 171 Prevents: "Too many people" 172 None 173 None 174 none 175 We need to increase the size of the dog park. 176 Footbridge Central park to Rec. Grounds 177 Pool, Indoor walking Trail 178 Build Up Outdoor Ice 179 None 180 None 181 Better cycling trails for all ability levels. 182 Bike park made better Bike trail network in town Big Chess set in Central Park! 183 more child centered spaces. Parentlink is too small, needs a bigger space!! winter swings that don't get taken down for kiddos. More tennis courts. More trail maintenance on trails that horses use!! they do so much damage and are very disruptive. 184 Improved (Bigger and taller) climbing gym. Bigger and or more green houses. \ Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 185 actually the existing recreation facilities are quite good. 186 water park/pool open up the Fenlands to more activities: curling rink could be used as a ball hockey surface/indoor basketball? Fenlands needs to open up more public skates/family skate times. Improve the playgrounds and sports fields. 187 More flexible hours- ie public skating outside of office hours- continue the high school winter ice rink- it is fantastic. More social programming in existing facilities- ie community classes and arts workshops at the Fenlands centre. Continue to reinvest the existing recreation facilities to keep them in good condition- the basketball and tennis courts are so popular and look great. 188 Enhanced cycling routes/connectivity + expanded trail network and development 189 Indoor swimming, more bike trails 190 Trail signage programme. Transit. Building a rec centre that has more than Ice 191 Indoor spaces and swimming 192 An indoor physical play area/climbing structure for kids It is a shame the swings are removed from the parks in the winter so perhaps some fencing so the swings can be left up 193 An indoor multi-use sport surface, league access to school facilities when not in use, quality of the existing soccer field 194 Bike trails or multi use trails physically separated from road, traffic and parked cars, throughout townsite. More parks in south end of town. Bright, airy public fitness centre that doesn't smell or play raucous music 195 Pool / waterslide at recreation centre conference facility at recreation centre better parks on north / east side of bridge 196 -Working with the Banff Centre to increase SBB hours -Improving the rugby/soccer pitch -Showers at the Fenlands Rec Centre that don't require you to 'kiss' the wall (i.e. longer shower heads) 197 Better trail system - bike lanes and off road trails 198 Multi purpose rec facility with swimming, gym combined axtivuties in one spot 199 pool 200 continued maintenance of our facilities weight room continues support of our non for profit leagues 201 Indoor community pool - not the Sally B! 202 INDOOR POOL MORE AFFORDABLE REC OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES 203 I'd really like to see a finess facility (weights) at the Fenlands. Not interested in much else indoors ie/Sally Borden and the weightroom is often very congested. I do feel a little ripped off that so much of my tax dollars has gone into the fenlands for just a couple of user groups, It needs to be more inclusive, 204 Rugby field 205 Not building anything 206 Aerobic classes, curling facilities 207 full indoor gym, with fitness equipment as part of Rec Centre 208 more programs for children 209 Fitness center, keeping existing faciltilies up to standards. 210 n/a 211 Badminton courts Municipal swimming pool easily accessible Small running trail 212 Fitness/weight facility at Fenlands 213 n/a 214 Na 215 Mountain bike trails. Expand the shoulder and add bike lanes between banff and Louise on the 1A 216 Fenlands gym and pool, Trails within town could be improved. i.e.: trail alongside cave avenue could be improved. Some trails are beaten down and need maintenance, ie. bow river trails and trail to surprise corner. Some should be paved due to high use. improve or better maintain existing trails.. 217 A gym at the fenlands would be great for all the parents that are here all the time Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 218 Better summer and winter trail facilities. Publuc Swimming pool other than SB 219 n/a 220 Adding locker room and change room to curling rink 221 create easier access use from townsite to Mt. Norquay for those walking, cycling etc. Animal guards on roadway difficult to cross. Create alternate way to bypass 222 Roller rink outdoor rink 223 All good 224 Expension of the Fenland facility- pool and gym Tennis court - need update 225 Bike lanes, outdoor rinks with boards 226 pool and gym 227 Better ball diamond please 228 enlarge dog park, remove black death and improve rugby/soccer field, continue to expand trail system 229 Swimming pool Continue outdoor rink at h/s Maintain 3 diamonds & rugby pitch Maintain support for non-for profit groups, BMH, curling club, ball leaguesn 230 Phase 3 of the rec centre, upgrade or more playgrounds 231 none. we don't need much more facility wise. 232 Nothing at the moment 233 more trails bike lanes general program space 234 Bobsled Pool Water park 235 community pool skateboard park outdoor rink with boards 236 Bike lanes, cross country, moutainbike trails 237 swimming pool beginners fitness and yoga programs 238 Complete all phases of the new rec centre 239 cultural spaces for exploring arts and meetings expanding the gardening possibilities 240 Banff life for an older age group, more mtn bike trails, 241 legacy trail maintain trails 242 Q6: weather. Extended library hours. We are well served. 243 Outdoor gym, 244 dedicated bike trails 245 Fields and equal access on weekends, trails from middle springs to downtown better maintenance. 246 less organized sport outdoor sport circuits better use of exitsing facilities (ex. more sports in Fenlands) Recreation Facility Master Plan - Preliminary Survey Important Recreational Facilities Comments Open Ended Responses 247 Swimming pool 248 Cross country skiing loop of town continue outdoor ice skating facilities 249 A complete rec centre simlar to elevation place' with early childhood development programs and childcare 250 don know 251 Indoor facilities that complement existing facilites and accomodate users looking for recreation opportunities that are differnent than the current season 252 Housing most of the indoor recreation activities in one place. Bringing in higher profile competitions, tournaments and events. Creating a place for the local users in the town to feel valued and well looked after. 253 Trails. More tennis courts. Biking trails for children 254 No needs 255 Adding the next phase to the Fenlands. Swimming pool and a gym. 256 Adding the next phase to the Fenlands. Swimming pool and a gym. 257 Expansion of Fenlands to include a gym and pool. A natural playground in town. A public food garden 258 community arts centre!! facility for the public to do ceramics, painting, sculpture etc.... The banff centre is great, but it is less available to the public and more geared towards professionals and students. A member of the community must pay and attend a limited time class just to get some work time there... I think a more accessible and public facility would be a great addition to the community.

Also, if the Town could assist in x-country skiing trail grooming duirng the winter, that would be a great way to support local recreational activities. 6.2 Open house boards

Recreation Facilites Master Plan — Playgrounds Recreation Facilites Master Plan — Parks and Playing Fields

• National trend toward individual, flexible, informal recreation • 49% of those surveyed • Skateboard facilities temporarily located on named sports fields as one of • No playgrounds east of Banff Avenue means parking spots their top 3 most important that some residents have to walk over 15 You told • Winter use of Recreation Grounds very limited You told • Improve outdoor play areas recreational facilities Key • League softball currently occurs 1–2 nights a Key minutes us • 33% named picnic & open week and one full day per week, 4 months of us • Residential density is increasing east of Banff findings findings space and 20% Dog Park year Avenue • Consider building a field • National trends in recreation are toward house more informal, low-intensity activities and less structured, strenuous recreation and team sports

• A planned but flexible system of open spaces, trails and parks • Increase the use of recreational facilities, parks and trails (Banff Community Plan) • Recreational facilities that also appeal to visitors and can host events Goals • Provide a playground within a 10 minute walk of all residential areas Goals Key recommendations Key recommendations A B

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A. Develop a new playground east of Banff Avenue. • on town owned corner lot near High School grounds by removing trees A. Central Park B. Recreation Grounds • or through the acquisition of 1 or 2 residential lots at market cost • Preserve as passive green space, with no further Undertake site plan to upgrade the park; consider: facilities development • Remove track and reconfigure sports fields • Do not add formal playing fields, facilities or expand • Winter off-leash dog park on a ball diamond washroom footprint • Establish a permanent location for the skate park • Expand public art/children’s play area with custom • Remove or relocate the bike park Banff centric pieces • A new multi-use building

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• Provide space for a wider • Ice uses dominate the newly rebuilt Fenlands range of users and create a and summer bookings are low more inclusive, community • League curling currently only occurs three • National trend toward individual, flexible, • 65% of those surveyed named You told feel Key nights a week, from October to March You told Key informal recreation such as walking and biking trails as one of their top 3 most us • Desire for more pool • Fenlands meeting room bookings are low us • A new pedestrian and cycling bridge due to important recreational facilities findings options findings • The Town has no athletic floor space to offer open soon • Dance, gymnastics and martial arts all occur in other facilities

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Opinionated Questions: 1 & 2 Combined(opinionated)DISAGREE STRONGLY2 1 3 4 AGREE STRONGLY4 &5 5 (opinionated)Rating Average Response CountRating Average(opinionated) Response Count A. Expand dry floor uses at the Fenlands (such as indoor soccer) in both summer and shoulder seasons, possibly by shortening the curling season 42 23% 22 9.28% 20 8.44% 58 24.47% 49 20.68% 88 37.13% 137 76.54% 3.68 74% 237 3.90 78% 179

A. Retrofit at least one meeting room at the Fenlands to accommodate dance or martial arts on athletic floor 18 9% 7 2.95% 11 4.64% 36 15.19% 70 29.54% 113 47.68% 183 91.04% 4.14 83% 237 4.35 87% 201

B. Convert existing single-use rooms to multi-use at 101 Bear St. 21 14% 8 3.38% 13 5.49% 92 38.82% 63 26.58% 61 25.74% 124 85.52% 3.66 73% 237 4.08 82% 145

B. Create additional space for Parent Link, possibly at 101 Bear St. 33 24% 13 5.49% 20 8.44% 98 41.35% 45 18.99% 61 25.74% 106 76.26% 3.51 70% 237 3.87 77% 139 C. Town to consider capital contributions to the Banff Centre to upgrade the accessibility and family appeal of pool 52 26% 27 11.39% 25 10.55% 40 16.88% 48 20.25% 97 40.93% 145 73.60% 3.69 74% 237 3.83 77% 197

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Opinionated Questions: 1 & 2 Combined(Opinionated)DISAGREE STRONGLY2 1 3 4 AGREE STRONGLY4 &5 5 (opinionated)Rating Average(TOTAL) Response CountRating Average(Opinionated) Response Count A. Preserve as passive green space in Central Park, with no further facility development (do not add formal 35 18.52% 15 6.52% 20 8.70% 41 17.83% 53 23.04% 101 43.91% 154 81.48% 3.89 78% 230 4.03 80.5% 189 playing fields, facilities, or expand washroom footprint) A. Expand public art/children’s play area in Central Park 63 36.21% 26 11.30% 37 16.09% 56 24.35% 62 26.96% 49 21.30% 111 63.79% 3.31 66% 230 3.28 65.6% 174 with custom Banff centric pieces B. Undertake site plan to upgrade the recreation 22 11.83% 6 2.61% 16 6.96% 44 19.13% 68 29.57% 96 41.74% 164 88.17% 4.01 80% 230 4.24 84.7% 186 grounds; B. i. With site plan, consider: Remove track and 46 28.22% 19 8.26% 27 11.74% 67 29.13% 50 21.74% 67 29.13% 117 71.78% 3.52 70% 230 3.64 72.8% 163 reconfigure rugby/soccer pitch B. ii. With site plan, consider: Remove outfield fencing for Sulphur softball diamond to allow for a combined 61 37.20% 32 13.91% 29 12.61% 66 28.70% 53 23.04% 50 21.74% 103 62.80% 3.26 65% 230 3.20 63.9% 164 soccer pitch / softball field B. iii With site plan, consider: Winter off leash dog park 74 37.95% 56 24.35% 18 7.83% 35 15.22% 41 17.83% 80 34.78% 121 62.05% 3.31 66% 230 3.10 61.9% 195 on a ball diamond B. iv. With site plan, consider: Establish a permanent 29 16.11% 12 5.22% 17 7.39% 50 21.74% 59 25.65% 92 40.00% 151 83.89% 3.88 78% 230 4.08 81.6% 180 location for the skate park B. v. With site plan, consider: Removal or relocation of 92 59.74% 55 23.91% 37 16.09% 76 33.04% 29 12.61% 33 14.35% 62 40.26% 2.77 55% 230 2.33 46.6% 154 bike park B. vi. With site plan, consider: A new multi-use building 56 33.33% 32 13.91% 24 10.43% 62 26.96% 43 18.70% 69 30.00% 112 66.67% 3.40 68% 230 3.39 67.7% 168 Towhat extent do you agree disagreeor with the following address to and Parks use:aPlaying Use recommendations Fields FIVEis and Strongly” “DISAGREE is ONE where 5, 1 to of scale “AGREEStrongly” answered question 230 skipped question 23

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Number Response Text 1 No play ground near the high school and please leaven the path on cave ave as is 2 need low cost fitness center with pool and gym in banff so banff go to it and easy to get at it 3 Create separate bike trails from the walking trails as I am tired of nearly being run over by cyclists who have "a need for speed". 4 DO NOT PAVE THE TRAIL ADJACENT TO CAVE AVENUE. THIS IS A WILDERNESS TRAIL. PEOPLE CAN BIKE ON THE ROAD OR WALK ON THE NEW PAVED SIDEWALK WHEN IT COMES. I CAN'T REITERATE THIS ENOUGH!!!! 5 Incredible lack of swimming and gym facilities in Banff. Sally Borden is unusable as a resident, so packed out and cramped. What was the point in a new rec center with no pool and gym?? 6 We reside in a National Park and are lucky that we do. In any expansion, upgrade or new development, the Park and what it needs to best be preserved should be our number one priority. 7 Taking out the fence on sulpher softball diamond would make it almost impossible to still use it as a softball diamond.therefore taking away one of the diamonds that so many locals use. Why not repurpose the bike park that no one uses as a soccer field. 8 making better use of existing facilities such as the schools - better connections with Banff Centre facilities. 9 Roller derby would like a home at the Fenlands! Also, paving the trail on Cave Ave. would be redundant since they are putting in a sidewalk soon. Please don't pave that trail! 10 The Fendlands arena needs an indoor multi use area. 11 Would have liked some specifics & dollar amounts regarding the choices herein. I.e. which area would be considered for the playground? Are you only considering the Wolf & Beaver? What about the empty lot at the end of Beaver near Bison? (site of old duplex) Will ROAM be going to the Centre? Any hope for bicycle lanes to get adult cyclists off sidewalks? 12 As a Roller Derby player with the awesome opportunity to use the Fenlands for practice this summer, I feel very strongly about having a good indoor practice facility in the winter months. I understand that Fenlands is busy in winter and wouldn't likely be a viable option however, the Banff High School Gym is large enough for a regulation size Flat Derby Track. This sport has had many challenges regarding practice space but my league has had the fortunate circumstance of being able to use the gym at Elizabeth Rummel School in Canmore. This has been wonderful for the league, but we are unable to really compete or scrimmage with local teams in the winter because of lack of space. In indoor space in Banff would create revenue for the town as league members pay dues to cover practice space, as well as promote the fastest growing sport for Women in the World today! In fact Roller Derby may be a new introduction exhibition sport in the 2020 Olympics. I would also like to see a permanent concrete skate park in Banff. I am the mother of a teen skateboarder, and I skateboard myself. My son is passionate about skateboarding as well as variety of other sports such as Golf, Tennis, the Town of Banff? of Town the Snowboarding, Cross Country Skiing, Swimming and Climbing. Skateboarding is his sport that has no commitments, and is all about recreation. Because I have spent a great deal of time in Skateparks all over Western Canada, I am sure that Banff is losing this business. The market is being underestimated. We see and are skatepark tourism. I have many friends that come to Canmore on skatepark vacations with their kids and put a lot of money back in the Valley Economy, but mainly Canmore. We see kids and adults on bikes, scooters, inline skates and roller skates in the parks on a regular basis. I understand that skateboarding has always been viewed as rebellious, but I think this is solely dependant on whether communities embrace it or not. It is only rebellious if it is frowned upon. If Banff had a concrete park for wheel enthusiasts, you would likely please a lot of families and their kids. Thank you for opening this forum and allowing people to contribute their opinions. 13 The Banff Centre will always remain a conference centre first, a community option will be second fiddle to their goals. A public facility needs to accommodate some swim competition and recreational. (This could be a separate investment) Central Park restrooms, are ghetto, no matter how paint and air freshner is in there. Some serious rebuilding is in order. Playground east of high school, this is almost on top of high school play field. Redundant. 14 Would love to see an indoor play area for winter months ope on weekends for families with young children. There is currently little indoor activities to do in winter in Banff. What about an indoor playground where families can go during winter months? motoring munchkins is great but only an hour out of the entire weekend. If Parent Link is receiving more funding or space - why not open Parent Link on weekends in winter months? We really need something to do indoors with 6 and under children in town. draft recommendations, anydraft or comments Recreation Facilities the to related in Do youDo havecomments any Recreation Facility the to further related Masterplan 15 Would like washroom at Central Park open earlier in morning (0800h) for us early morning runners. 16 The site plan document is very vague. The bike park and skate park future plans are not stated so your questions are hard to answer. The way the bike park question is stated it is apparent that removal is implied and that it's a forgone conclusion. The maintenance and up-keep of both facilities has been disappointing considering the demographic of our entry level work force. I think that the users rallying within the community fixing both up shows the level of commitment these users have and it's importance. These two sports fall in line with the Site Plan sport trends doc. Creation of a soccer field, rugby field and more team sport facilities doesn't support the guiding statements provided. It will be very sad day if bike park and skate park are reduced or removed again. Please consider this carefully when reviewing your decisions and look to towns like Golden, Crowsnest Pass, Revelstoke , Nelson, Rossland and Canmore so see how they have spent $ on these types of facilities. - Kevin Eaton 17 Please leave the swings in the parks over the winter. Kids in this town still go to the parks in winter! Take them down for the rut and then put them back ... Please! The parent link is in dire need of more space. I'm really pleased to see this in the plan. I am only opposed to the off leash dog park because many dog owners don't pick up poop. This would leave the entire rec grounds disgusting when the snow melts. Please don't remove the bike park. Many people use this facility and it took a huge effort to get it up and running initially. Who is in charge of it? It has not been fixed since it was wrecked duri g the floods. Thanks 18 Many towns have Community Centers which we don't seem to have. The Fenlands needs to provide that in a more pro-active way. I think the community would benefit by utilizing this beautiful space for the ideas as presented in the masterplan. Such as dance, gymnastics and ball focused sports, whether is it socceer, rugby space even badminton. Winter space for movement i.e. (yoga, stretching and conditioning) for all ages is important including, seniors or those with limited mobility. We need a social hub to connect with community members. A roam bus shuttle to Fenlands may be something to consider in the future. With plenty of parking for those with vehicles and planning to improve trails to access it only makes sense that we make this a sustainable source of recreation at the Fenlands. It is too bad that a community pool was not also a part of this plan. It would be wonderful to have this added in the future. The Sally Borden is privately owned and operated. I understand we are trying to work in partnership with them. I don't see the need to fund them. The existing pool would require huge modifications to make this pool accessible to all, if this is important to the Banff Centre they should budget this into their operations. A true community pool at the Fenlands would remove obstacles to all users. Thank-you. 19 A splash pad down at the rec grounds would be fantastic for kids (and adults!). It uses recycled water and creates hours of fun for families for low operating costs. Also, a suggestion would be to remove the stones from the kids play grounds (at the rec grounds) and cover it with the same spongy surface they have at most play grounds in Canmore. It's not very practical for parents to have to wash kids (and their own) clothes every time they use the playgrounds - not to mention the stones in the washing machine afterwards! Thanks. 20 A clubhouse facility, with change-rooms & multi-use social space would greatly enhance the use of the recreation grounds.... For Rugby, Soccer, Baseball, etc as well as rental ability for weddings, etc. 21 Many of the recommendations (especially trails) have to do with Parks Canada lands. I don't feel the Town should be trying to tell Parks Canada what to do - we all have to work together as we all manage our impact on the Park. I don't feel, as a tax-payer, that we can afford any additional building(s). We have already invested a number of tax -years worth of capital in the Fenlands Recreation Centre. 22 we need indoor tennis courts and more outdoor tennis courts - this would be supported by tourists, local Banffites and Canmore Residents 23 No. Appendix 3: Survey Results of Draft Recommendations Open Ended Responses

Number Response Text 24 I would like to see the Fenlands Curling Rink area put to some use during the summer months. One suggestion would be to use it for badminton and pickleball. Court mats could be purchased that can be rolled out for these sports to give a clean look with the right lay out. (Pickleball and badminton use the same court layout). This would turn a huge area of the building into something that is usable when curling is not in season. Both sports probably attract more users than curling ever will in a area like Banff and this could be useful in capturing some sport tourism dollars. 25 Banff doesn't need a park, playground or facilities on every corner - everything is only five minutes away anyway. Utilize existing buildings and add on rather than duplicating HVAC, footprints, etc. please don't try and make a city out of Banff - it's not one of our city neighbors! We live in a park - go outside and play! Please don't pave everything or add a handrail to everything or sweep every snowflake away - we live in the mountains - four seasons - including winter. The world needs to know we have good snowfall! 26 Put metal strips across cattle guards in and out of both Banff exits and to Lake Miniwanka so bikes can cross safely. K-country has this as do every other jurisdiction EXCEPT Banff 27 It would be so nice if Banff had a swimming pool that was able to be used by all, as the Banff Centre is tough to get to with small children as there is no parking and it is expensive. Also, continue to make Banff Bike friendly with more bike lanes, as many drivers do not respect bikers space. Thank you.

28 I feel it is important for our visitors and local trail users that the river trail from the stables to the Banff springs stables is cleaned often in the summer from all the horse poo. It should be part of the trail use plan to have some agreement with warner's about this - it is so displeasing for joggers, bikers and people walking to navigate through all the horse crap...I understand horses have a place here too in our national park, but warner's could have a person go behind the horses to clean/sweep up their mess every morning or attach poo bags when they walk them to the stables at the Banff springs. It is a real mess to our trail system and it does not encourage people to use the trail here - which is very unfortunate since this is where our new pedestrian bridge is located. The trails here should be nice for the pedestrians and bikers, but they are not due to all the horse mess. 29 We need to get out of bed with the Banff centre and should have our own pool. 30 Enhance outdoor opportunities for recreation- bike trails, dog parks, play parks, etc 31 Keep in mind the age of demographics as children age they tend to participate outside of Town for competitive sport/theatre ect., as this is necessary to further their performance. In saying this you need to kept in mind as to who will use these facilities. :) 32 If there is a winter off leash dog park at the ball diamonds no one will pick up their dogs shit, so when the snow melts and people go back to play ball who is going to be the ones to clean this up? I think there should also be a survey about what the town thinks about snow removal durning the winter, it always amazes me that we are a tourist town and we want people to come but the roads are never taken care of properly as the snow piles up and is hardly ever removed, cougar street is horrible. The only street that is ever cleaned is Banff ave. you may want to invest in snow removal before you start thinking about this as it snows most of the year. And with the dog park, I can't see you making people that work for the town clean up dog shit in the park. 33 Additional foot bridge linking Central Park and rec grounds. 34 Swimming pool at Fendlands Recreation Centre. 35 In Central park more for the kids park than the art displays. We have enough art displays around town. If people just want to sit and have a peaceful lunch with their kids than a park would benefit this. 36 Work with Parks to establish better cross country skiing trails. A day/night use of tunnel mtn campground trails for winter skiing would be of great use to the recreational skier. Soccer field inprovements. Canmore has over 500 kids in their soccer program...... Banff has 40 kids??? 37 Developing a good trail system within and around Banff would get a lot of use. As the population ages, walking will be become even more of a popular activity, and one that is a peaceful way to enjoy the Banff scenery. 38 In this day and age, recreation, physical activity and sport are essential, if not critical. Banff should strive to become the most active (and physically literate) town in the country. Richard Monette 39 THE TOWN OF BANFF, NEEDS TO HAVE ITS OWN SWIMMING POOL, AND SHOULD NOT INVEST INTO THE BANFF CENTRE POOL UPGADE, NOT ALL PEOPLE LIKE GOING TO THE REC FACILITIES AT THE BANFF CENTRE. THE NEW REC CENTRE IS MISSING A SWIMMING POOL, 40 Stop just trying to spend money. Ooh shiny! governance is not good gevernance. 41 **6 - 7 months a year, bicycles are the primary form of both recreation and transportation. Although expensive, apply resources into a master trail plan showing primary bicycle trails - not just drawings on a map and markings on roads. **Cross Country Skiing on Tunnel Mountain is a worthwhile project for the municipality to engage in (with volunteers) ** move the bike park and build a "kids" park that is designed for beginners and young kids. ** Parks Canada has totally dropped the ball on connecting local trails (Sulphur Mtd, Tunnel Mountain) to the Town. Commence a trail project at ties in these trail to the town, even if it means spending money outside of the Town. Have 1 or 2 Central Trail head for all trails that exists in the Town and has wayfinding taking users to the existing trail head (ie teh trail head to Spray loop and Sulphur Mtn and and Sundance all exist at the South end of the new pedestrian bridge. ** Do not build an expensive pool and multi-use facility - that is a red elephant. Spend resources on trails and building upon the benefits we already enjoy (trails, view points, etc) Trails are cheap compared to buildings. 42 Why did we build all that ice space. It does not directly serve the resident and comes at a great cost to residents. I know you can earn revenue from the Fenlands, but is that the point of the Fenlands itself. Anyway, I guess we have it now, and I get very little use from it. Useful times are limited because rentals take priority. More trails: I love the trail system through town. The new ped bridge is sweet. That was a nice move and in the right place. We now need better signage diverting people to that bridge. Upgrade the Sally B.: If the town is going call that the town pool then it should come to the table with some upgrades in play features. Outdoor rink: Nice idea, but should really consider what it costs vs locals that would use the Fenlands if ice time was available. I really wonder how may visitors use the ice space. Mountain bike park & Skate Park: Man, look at Canmore and then visit Banff. They are so far ahead of us in all areas of recreation and this is certainly a huge one. I suppose these facilities are under utilized, but they do have potential to "save" a certain demographic of kids as they pass through the teen years. I say it's money well spent. Central Park - Spray Park - you know this would be sweet, but unfortunately for only two months a year.... Anyway, good times. I love living here. 43 Sorry, not sure what exists at 101 address early in this survey. Perhaps a verbal description of what currently exists there would help understand what is at stake. Also seemed odd question in # 3. Seems to assume I want to upgrade the recreation grounds and the only thing at issue is whether I want to do it with or without a site plan. 44 As a regular user of the new dog park, I have experienced the tremendous benefit to our community. It is the new social meeting place in Banff. It affords the opportunity to develop new relationships with citizens that we may never meet otherwise. I would love to see another dog park developed closer to the town center, more accessible by foot...and paw. 45 No 46 As avid tennisplayers and the popularity of tennis we would like to see more tenniscourts. A indoor facility would be the ultimate dream. 47 A paved trail along side the road going up to the gondola that is maintained year round to improve safety and accessibility on one of banff's busiest roads. 48 Make rec grounds work for more users, ball diamonds sit empty most of the time. Make a super duper amazing kids structure at central park. 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Number Response Text 49 Don't raise my taxes. Repurpose existing funds and no user fees as that is a barrier to access 50 build a pool at Fenlands 51 I would like to see the use of the empty concrete pad on Banff Ave (by Rose and Crown) to be turned into a functional space for locals. The space as it is, is under-utilized by the community. 52 I find it crazy that the fenlands centre was developed without considering summer use potential. 53 I don't understand why the town of banff doesn't have summer drop in shinny similar to what they run in the winter. I know a lot if people who would use it. Right now dozens of banffites make the commute to canmore to play during the summer. 54 Please do not allow horses on the multi use trails 55 The town can not afford to loose any residential space. Funds would be better spent providing affordalbel housing for long term residents. 56 Is it possible to keep swings in the winter by fencing or something? 57 I believe that outside recreation should have a priority in Banff. Inside recreation should be available for the residents. I would like to see the majority of Community classes offered at the schools or the Seniors Centre where access is easier without a car. 58 Put a pedestrian bridge from Central Park to Rec Grounds making a nice loop with the other bridge Put a weight room for the community in back at the high school or the Fenlands Put lights on the skatepark for nite time use 59 Long term objectives off getting rid of a parking lot downtown need to be set - to be replaced by a park/ public space. Higher density, paid parking in other areas. Free parking at train station with park n ride bus faciliting. Longer term visioning needed. Dedicated bike lanes needed. Running circuit with outdoor gym equipment at different locations on it needed. 62 Natural Playground space would be awesome 63 Very positive for permanent home for skate park, very much against removing trees for playground. 64 They should be a small waterpark for kids so kids (Specialy small kids could play in summer in the water and winter maybe a small sliding for small kids. would both is fenced in. 65 Very Big yes for Capital Contributions to Sally B. The Elk Love using the ball diamonds in the winter. and Just improve the current spot for the skate park. and an ice rink/hockey rink in the winter - flood the diamonds 66 Strongly Agree - to the RELOCATION of the bike park. 67 The curling seasons should not be shortened. The town should promote curling thru high school programs and increase the curling season. Ball parks should not be reconfigured, they should stay as they are. Thanks 68 The state of the Rec grounds is a joke year after year. I play Rugby and Soccet on the pitch and represent the town for both sports, I think the effort put into the field is laughable. You talk about green space and how parks wont allow anymore foot prints yet the Banff Springs hotel is allowed to park cars on what used to be one of the nicest playing fields in town!? How about refurbish the field that is ready there for Soccer and get the vehicles off it. Keep the rugby pitch down at the grounds, stop doing surveys on ridiculous notions of buying houses at market costs to build a playground. And spend some mich needed money on insuring your playing fields stop injuring atheletes, flooding at the dryest times of year and all in all just are plain horrible. 69 Better promote Curling Facilities, hire full time person to run this area so it is booked to its full potential. Seems to be run as someones little kingdom!! 70 Not sure about the playgrounds, would love to see one in central park, I have lived in Banff for ten years and have never seen any kids on the playground by the keg on Banff avenue, maybe get rid of it! 71 Would the Town re-instate an indoor soccer class for kids to use the improved indoor soccer facility? 72 In regards to a dog park: I lived in RMC#2 for 3 years and each winter after any significant temperature drop the elk would congregate in the baseball/soccer/greenhouse area within 48 hrs, without fail. The number of elk could be anywhere from 5-20 to 30-120 depending on how cold it was. I do not think a dog park would help this situation and that natural wildlife should have priority. In regards to paving Cave Ave: the priority should be in connecting the Cave Ave path to the Sundance path. Currently as soon as you approach the parking lot the path switches from something rideable/walkable to a horse trail, right where there is a 10m gain! I'd prefer if the path wasn't paved/widened, HOWEVER, if you were to take the West sidewalk on the Bow River Bridge and dedicate it to cyclists (assuming you're going to add a car lane anyways once you open the ped bridge) then it would make sense to pave Cave Ave trail as you'd have a comprehensive paved trail from Canmore all the way to Sundance Canyon! Most importantly, I think the natural separate between Cave Ave and the path next to it should be maintained. Regarding subsidizing the Sally B pool: I think this is a great idea, and that locals (with appropriate ID) should get a preferred rate for drop in use of the pool, currently it's $10. $5 would be much more reasonable. Regarding the bike park in the woods: This is one of the only outdoor places in Banff that offers natural shade (besides Rotary Park). I think it is IMPERATIVE that it be maintained. Yes, it is subject to springtime flooding, but no more than the river trails are. It's a great shady location for small kids to play and stay within eyesight next to the playground/picnic area. It's current state is quite usable considering there has been zero maintenance. The only downside of this area is the mosquitos come end of June. But seriously, don't underestimate the value of the shade offered by this activity and location Please don't move it! 73 leave the ball diamonds alone! 74 -Do not compromise the integrity of the baseball fields in any way please!!!! The seasons are shortened currently from construction and rain and animal droppings,.... Also, I don't understand the need for a season specific dog park (?) -I'm ok with moving the bike park but not doing away with it; you seemed to bunch those two options into one question :( -Educate people that they cannot have all improvements granted; funding in some areas will mean little or no funding in others (I'm assuming, unless there's some dramatic increase in taxes [?]) -One last rant, the walking bridge built downstream from the Banff Ave. bridge should have been built upstream connecting Central park with the rec grounds!!!!! It would have integrated the capacity of this beautiful greenspace, lessened the pedestrian load on the main bridge, prolonged any need to improve the Cave Ave walkway,...... Thanks! 75 We live in a condo building on Muskets street where there are 8-10 toddlers just in our building. The closet play structures are quite a walk especially in winter. This is a high density neighborhood with many young families and we would love to see a park close by. Thank you for noticing this need.

76 I have raised two children in Banff and I think there are enough playgrounds. I don't think that a dog park on the ballfield is a good idea. Accumulation of dog waste will not be good for grass. As a dog owner, I feel that we've gone for all this time without an off leash area, now we've got one, do we really need another one already? 77 More greenhouses Appendix 3: Survey Results of Draft Recommendations Open Ended Responses

Number Response Text 78 Bike lanes should be considered on roads, and at least new paving of skatepark to keep riders safe 79 Dog parks are greatly needed in banff, especially in high times when walking can be difficult on the busy streets. Specific areas for skateboarding would be nice to get them off the streets. Encouraging and facilitating bike use would be nice to alleviate traffic backups in town. Safety courses for proper bike hand signals and etiquette would also be good. Ie not on sidewalks, stop at red lights, etc. 80 The Fenlands is a great facility and I believe has yet to meet its full potential. 81 I really like the idea of reconfiguring the recreation grounds with a site plan that included a building to support indoor sports (i.e. indoor soccer/basketball, dance/karate/yoga, work out room/running track). While I use the Sally Borden on a regular basis the gym is very busy and there is no parking. Perhaps the site plan would also consider another pedestrian bridge to the new reconfigured rec grounds with a multi use building? Just saying... 82 Consider indoor tennis courts as part of multi use facility. 83 On the mulit-use trails in and around the Rec grounds and towards Bow Falls something needs to be done about the horse feces. Either create a horse only trail (like en route to cave & basin) or all horses must stay on road btw banff springs and barns. It is disgusting, it does not encourgae people to use the paths, it smells horrible and looks horrible. The cleaning that is currently done is not enough!!!! Also the winter off leash park is a fantastic use of underuntilized space at the rec grounds. All that space is use 3 days a week 4 months a year, we can do so much more with it! 84 -Winter dog park in baseball diamond will likely require 'srping cleaning' to clean up leftover dog droppings - what would the cost of this be? -Although major changes to Central Park should not be made, adding covered bike racks would be useful for people looking to bike downtown for a few hours and who don't want to worry about it raining - would also make sense at Rec Grounds; -Fenlands definitely seems underutilized, easier access for bikes and pedestrians, and conversion for multi-use activities would be very helpful; -Although Cave Ave trail could be paved, it should not need to be widened. -Not sure of the reason for a field house at Rec Grounds - past experience with such structures is that they are usually locked, dirty, and not well utilized. Why spend the money? 85 Thanks for the new dog park, unfortunately it is not accessible by foot easily unless we want to break the law and cross the train tracks behind marmot. So the towns people must either break the law (or walk past it to compound rd with no sidewalks) or our other option is to kill the environment and drive there every time. Please address this by either building an overpass to the tracks (compound workers would surely appreciate this) or build a dog park on the rec grounds that residents can walk to impact free. Thanks. 86 Only allow skateboarding at the skateboard park wherein belongs. You don't allow golf or baseball at totlots or highschoolfield. There is a right and wrong place for each activity. Keep skateboarding in its rightful place,! I would prefer to sees pool aquatic centre at the fenlands rather than the Sally borden answered question 86 skipped question 167 6.4 Community Feedback Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback General Recommendations

Comments

The vocal minority will continue to usurp "their" space without strong and impartial intervention. FYI There are no page numbers on the draft document.

Comments

101 Bear St. rename the building - YES 2 review the current programs in the building and see where it can expand -

CRPS I agree with recommendations

Banff Centre I agree with these recommendations -

The Fenlands: Building the new Fenlands facility was not well thought plan and now appears to have been a "lets spend the Province's money" without thinking about the future cost of operating the facilities. Now we have an under used facility and who suffers? The tax payer off course. Reducing the curling season will drive curlers to curl elsewhere, specifically Canmore and then the town will have the complete facility to do with as they please. Then you will see 5 how much revenue is generated without the curlers. Speaking of partnerships, why did the town decide to build a new curling rink when the existing one was completely adequate. Maybe you should completely shut down the curling and move the Banff club to Canmore. Its a 20 minute drive. 6 No need to hire a person to serve as liason for senior center. Position not required. 8 None for this section. It's amazing that you are just now getting around to realizing that there is no trail/sidewalk to the Fendlands arena....when the snowplows have piled snow along the highway, 9 pedestrians are forced to walk in the traffic lane...not very safe. The new Legacy trail doesn't really help- wrong side of the road. The plan outlines some realistic recommendations for scheduling and proposed expanded use of these indoor facilities. 10 Partnerships among the various owner/operator groups to focus on "community" experience will help estalibhs the maximum utilization and access of users. This should be a common focus as a health-focussed community challenged by lack of opportunity to "grow" space". Love the 101 Bear St. recommendations, it's a great, central facility and flexibility and other features (e.g. parent link) should be emphasized. Consider unifying the library under 11 whatever new branding you come up with. 13 The Fenlands is a remarkable building for our town.....just start generating more income in those meeting rooms and during the summer. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback Indoor Facilities

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Suveying users of the spaces, skate park, shelters, bbq pits, tennis courts and others would be a good idea -

At the moment we have 2 greenhouses and I think looking at rooftop space (since we are so limited with land) might be a good way to go.

relocating washroom building in Central Park could be beneficial and enhancing the playground is a good idea. 3 If the chance for more tennis courts is out, windscreens for the two existing courts would be nice. I love the Farmer's Market in Central park and the free festivals being held there (vs. for-profit sporting events). The community greenhouses are also a great inititaive. 4 The recreation grounds (softball fields) should not be turned into multi sport facilities in the summer. The ball diamonds afford the opportunity for young people to participate in a low cost sport at a convenient non-working time. 5 Use the ball diamonds for other purposes but leave them as the are currently configured. No need to further develop facilities in Central Park to promote special events. No need to build a multipurpose building at rec ground. no need to improve or expand current facilities for tourists and special events at rec ground. If ether current facilities are expanded or multipurpose building built is to be funded 6 by user pay and not the taxpayer. Raise permit fees to cover building and operating costs. No need to pay or buy a lot to expand playgrounds within town. If new playground required convert existing town of Banff lot at no cost to taxpayer. No need to convert Cascade Gardens into a picnic location, enough facilities exist already at rec grounds and this is not the purpose for Cascade Gardens This is the section I have feedback on, specifically the bike skills park. I've used it regularly for the last two years and make use of all the features in the park. I know around a 7 dozen other older boys like myself 8 Not sure that a dog park at rec.grounds is a good idea. This is where some of the territorial user group issues need to be effectively managed.

Comments

1 I agree having an updated trails master plan would be beneficial. I think the majority of these recommendations are valuable. 2 Happy with whats been said. 3 Thank-you for the Legacy Trail! 4 The master plan achieves the objectives of the Master Plan, more trails, more connections and better surfacing will increase use. No need to increase number of playgrounds east of Banff ave. If so then taxpayer should not have to pay for 1-2 residential leases. One million $ for lots alone make one heck of 5 an expensive playground. Use town owned lots at no expense to increase number of playgrounds. 6 No feedback 7 Please don't light up trails at night!!!...this will only increase late night noise for people living nearby. Residents of Banff are incredibly fortunate to have the breadth of trail systems available to them. These are relatively "safe" in comparison to what other municipalities may be able to provide to visitors wanting to hike, walk, run, bike, etc. 8 A focus on areas where health & safety of users are an issue - Legacy connectors over busy streets, visibility on some trails (mostly to avert wildlife encounters - for example, the visibility due to overgrown brush along the Bow River trail from Central Park to Canoe Docks ... I don't walk along there in early morning or evening anymore as elk, bears and coyotes have been there). Trails ignores the crossing of the Bow River as a major traffic route in the winter time. Both banks are in terrible shape to support this and should have stone steps in the same way that the river skating rink has stone steps. 9 Improve access to the Banff Centre via bike and foot. Double the sidewalk on the north side of Buffalo street, consider making it oneway heading uphill! Those 'sharrows' are a waste of paint and money, and they add to the clutter prevalent in town.

Trials - Gravelled, paved, steep....who cares? Keep up with the maintenance...... drainage and puddles, force Warner to clean up the horse poop, block/vegetate shortcuts and braided sections, etc. 10 Bike Skills Park - Stay off BNP land to prevent any human/wildlife conflict, food garbage, consuming alcohol in public, impeding wildlife corridors, etc.

Comments

1 Some of the playgrounds could use a facelift and it would be nice if we could use more natural material. 2 Not aplicable to me. We do not have children so this is not a high priority for us. The number of playgrounds seem adequate given the concentration of children in the Valleyview & Middle Springs 3 area. You have to be kidding that the distance from East of Banff Ave to the existing playgrounds is a major physical barrier. It is no more than a 15 minute walk to any playground and a 15 minute walk would be good for kids using a playground. 4 Stop the rush to spend taxpayer money. 5 see earlier statement on previous page re playgrounds and needs 6 no feedback 7 no comment I think the trail systems provide good access to the existing playground areas (Rotary, Elementary School, Middle Springs and Rec. grounds) ... maybe encouraging combined 8 activity - bike/walk to locations - could be highlighted ... 9 Definitely build a playground on the east side of Banff, ideally somewhere north of Buffalo (there's a giant lot right there!) and south of Fox. 10 Some funny comments from parents that playgrounds are too far away. Well, when I was a kid in Banff...... As I don't have kids I am not really familiar with the playgrounds themselves, but I like the idea of a park on the East side somewhere, I have never actually noticed that there 11 isn't one. Also additions in Central Park are a great idea - that climbing rock is full of kids all summer. Another feature could be great! 12 Everyone should have access to a great playground by foot. Recreation Facility Masterplan - Community Feedback General Feedback

Comments

Presented to: Council Date: December 9, 2013

Submitted by: Adrian Field and Chad Townsend Agenda #: 7.2

RECOMMENDATION That council direct administration to use provincial funding for flood remediation work in 40-Mile Creek, and move up capital project PW-75-09 (40-Mile Creek Dam Decommissioning) to 2014.

BACKGROUND Reason for Report To give council the opportunity to direct administration to proceed with remediation work in 40 Mile Creek following the June 2013 flood event, and avail of a rare opportunity to address the dam itself.

Summary of Issue 40 Mile Creek is located between the east and west exits to town and is the site of 40 Mile Creek Dam and water supply lines. The existing dam and water lines supplied the town with drinking water and fire protection water from when they were constructed in 1946 until the late 1980s. Archive reports, existing wood stave pipe and other in-stream concrete infrastructure would suggest that other structures were sited in the creek prior to 1946.

The image below shows the location of 40 Mile Creek access road and dam, and the dam in normal summer flows.

2 of 5 The dam is a concrete structure approximately 8m high and 50m wide with the capacity to retain around 18,000 cubic meters of water and sediment.

The dam and water supply lines are owned by the Town of Banff and the demolition or bypassing of the dam to allow the free passage of water and aquatic wildlife through the Creek has been a consideration for both the Town and for Parks Canada for many years – the project goals of restoring fish and wildlife habitat and of removing the liability for routine inspections, maintenance, public interaction and environmental issues, being of mutual benefit to both parties. However, the costs of carrying out the operation to bypass or demolish the dam with the dam full of water, as well as the implications of releasing sediment in to the stream during low flows (when the work would necessarily have to take place) have always been a deterrent to both parties.

The June 2013 flood and subsequent debris flows caused extensive damage in many of the creeks in the Bow Valley, and in 40 Mile Creek around 500m of the access road to the dam as well as the water supply lines buried beneath it were washed out – leaving sections of pipe (asbestos, iron, and wood stave) exposed on the river bed.

However, the flood also created an opportunity to drain the dam, and during the flood Town staff were able to access and open a low-level outlet in the dam which then allowed the dam to be drained when the flood waters subsided.

In October of 2013 provincial funding was applied for and has now been awarded for a scope of work which entails: a. The removal of the exposed asbestos and iron pipe on the river bed b. Demolition of a portion of the dam structure to allow for free passage of water past the structure.

Council: 40 Mile Creek flood remediation Agenda #7.2

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40 Mile Creek dam during the flood event Existing exposed pipe on the stream bed

The dam is now fully drained and stream flows are back to typical fall/winter levels. The pipe left exposed on the river bed by the flood damage should be removed and this Request for Decision provides council with the opportunity to direct administration to proceed with remediation work in 40 Mile Creek.

The principal difficulty associated with any previous dam demolition work has been the complexities of working on the dam whilst it is fully charged with water. With the dam drained, a far more straight forward and cost effective method is presented: i.e., that the three east bay walls of the dam could be demolished with relative ease and without the discharge of sediment at low-river flows (see images below).

Aerial image of the dam site post draining of the reservoir

Council: 40 Mile Creek flood remediation Agenda #7.2

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Proposed by-pass work – the near side bays in the RH image would be demolished

As shown in the image below, the outlet which is currently keeping the dam drained is starting to block with normal in-stream debris; the complete blockage of the outlet (and subsequent re-filling of the reservoir) is a distinct possibility in June 2014 when water levels will increase and upstream mobilisation of trees, sediment and cobbles is highly likely.

Partial blockage of the low level outlet and trees washed out in the 2013 flood event around 500m upstream of the dam site Administration would therefore recommend proceeding with design work early in 2014; with the full scope of work being completed prior to the June “freshet” (peak runoff) and the in-stream site work portion taking place in a fish spawning window in May 2014. Council: 40 Mile Creek flood remediation Agenda #7.2

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Response Options Council could direct administration to: 1. Proceed with a scope of work which entails: a. The removal of the exposed pipe on the river bed b. Demolition a portion of the dam to allow for free passage of water past the structure. 2. Remove the exposed pipe on the river bed and continue to monitor and inspect the ongoing deterioration of the dam structure.

IMPLICATIONS OF DECISION Budget Provincial funding, which would cover the full scope of work in option 1 as well as associated consulting fees, has been approved and the project to remove the pipe and demolish a portion of the dam can be completed without the need for any Town of Banff funding. Parks Canada will also contribute $80,000 in funding towards the project.

Internal Resources Internal resources in the engineering and planning departments would manage the project. The scope would be developed with consultant support and close liaison with Parks Canada.

Banff Community Plan Environmental This project would help Banff to be an environmental role model for communities around the world and would be a significant step forward in reducing the Town’s impact on the surrounding National Park.

Other Parks Canada's Management Plan for Banff National Park (2010) Where feasible, restore connectivity of streams, wetlands and lakes where they have been impaired by dams, culverts and linear developments. Prioritize based on ecological benefit, opportunity and cost.

Work with the Town of Banff to restore Forty Mile Creek through a decommissioning plan for the aging dam between Stoney Squaw and Cascade mountains

Circulation date: November 21, 2013

Submitted By: Adrian Field, Manager of Engineering

Reviewed By: Robert Earl, Town Manager

Council: 40 Mile Creek flood remediation Agenda #7.2

REQUEST FOR DECISION Subject: Bylaw 329 – Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment

Presented to: Council Date: December 9, 2013

Submitted by: Chris Hughes, Senior Accountant Agenda #: 7.3

RECOMMENDATION That council give three readings to Bylaw 329 – Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment

BACKGROUND Reason for Report Administration recommends that council continue to phase in the water and sewer rate increases over 20 years from 2012 to 2031 as outlined in the RFD to council presented October 11/2011. The RFD from October 11/2011 has been included as Appendix 1. Based on this phase-in the proposed increase in rates from 2013 are 1.0% for water and 6.1% for sewer.

Additionally, administration recommends that council approve an increase in the sanitary dump station fee from $25 to $40 to reflect comparative volume + flat rates in nearby communities and an increase in both the sewer connection and disconnection fees from $25 to $100 to reflect costs of requiring an inspector on site to perform these services.

Summary of Issue After an analysis completed by administration in 2011, Finance Committee recommended to council to phase in water and sewer rates over a 20 year time frame to address the funding deficiencies in the water and sewer capital funds. Council approved the amendment to the Water and Sewer Rate Bylaw (309) through COU11-249, COU11-250 & COU11-251 on October 11/2011 to begin the phase-in. Administration plans to review these rates in 2014 in conjunction with the ongoing discussions with EPCOR regarding the water, sewer and storm utility. Furthermore, a review will be completed to establish a new model for out of town water and sewer users in 2014.

The trends in the year end reserve balances for the water and sewer capital reserves since the last rate review are summarized in the following chart:

Year 2011 Projected Year End Actual Year End Water Water Reserve Balance Reserve Balance 2012 $3,840,716 $4,790,379 2013 (forecasted) $5,092,938 $5,096,664 2014 (budgeted) $5,469,075 $3,947,923

Year 2011 Projected Year End Actual Year End Sewer Sewer Reserve Balance Reserve Balance 2012 ($740,061) ($792,366) 2013 (forecasted) ($368,030) ($3,766,387) 2014 (budgeted) ($5,747,949) ($5,434,314)

2 of 2 Based on the current projections the budgeted balance in the water reserve will be lower than the projection from the 2011 utility rate study and the sewer reserve will be in a more positive position than projected. Overall the total of the two reserves are projected to be in a positive balance at the end of 2014. Once the financial impacts of a possible new operating contract for the water and sewer utility are known in 2014 a more thorough analysis will be completed to establish new inflationary targets for the water and sewer rates.

RESPONSE OPTIONS 1. Continue to phase the water and sewer rate increases in over a 20 year period and set the water and sewer rates accordingly for 2014. 2. Set the 2014 water and sewer rates according to another timeline and rate structure.

IMPLICATIONS OF DECISION Budget The increase to water and sewer rates will help to ensure that there is sufficient funding to maintain the operations of the utilities with annual contributions to reserves to fund the long term sustainability of the water and sewer systems in the Town of Banff.

ATTACHMENTS Appendix 1: Bylaw 329 – Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment Appendix 2: RFD 2012-2013 Water & Sewer Rates Appendix 3: Municipal Utility Rate Comparison Appendix 4: Impact Analysis

Circulation date: October 26/2013

Submitted By: Chris Hughes (Senior Accountant)

Reviewed By: Robert Earl, Town Manager

Council: Bylaw 329 – Sewer System and Water System Rates and Agenda #7.3 Fees Amendment

Attachment #1

TOWN OF BANFF

BYLAW 329

A Bylaw to Amend Sewer System Bylaw 17-3 and Water System Bylaw 157-1 with Respect to Rates and Fees

The Council of the Town of Banff, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

1. This bylaw may be cited as Bylaw 329 - Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment.

2. Sewer System Bylaw 17-3 is amended by deleting the existing Schedule A – Sewer Rates and Fees in its entirety and replacing it with Schedule A – Sewer Rates and Fees as attached to and forming part of this bylaw.

3. Water System Bylaw 15-1 is amended by deleting the existing Schedule B – Water Rates and Fees in its entirety and replacing it with Schedule B – Water Rates and Fees as attached to and forming part of this bylaw.

4. Bylaws 257, 258 and 309 are hereby repealed.

5. This bylaw shall come into force and take effect on January 1, 2014.

6. The Town Manager is authorized to consolidate Bylaw 17-3 and Bylaw 15-1.

READ A FIRST TIME this xx day of month, 20xx.

READ A SECOND TIME this xx day of month, 20xx.

READ A THIRD TIME this xx day of month, 20xx.

SIGNED AND PASSED this ______day of ______, 20xx.

______Karen Sorensen Mayor

______Robert Earl Town Manager Page 2 of 3 Schedule A – SEWER RATES AND FEES

The following shall be the schedule of Sewage Rates and Fees payable:

1. Connection and disconnection of Sewage Services based upon costs as determined by the Manager of Corporate Services.

Consumption Rate (per cubic meter) Town Rate Out of Town Rate 2013 2014 2013 2014 $1.38 $1.46 $1.72 $1.82

Monthly Base Rate Monthly Base Rate Water Meter Service Size Out of Town Out of Town Town Rate Town Rate Rate Rate 2013 2014 15 mm $9.15 $11.90 $9.71 $12.63 (.625 inch) 20 mm $10.07 $13.73 $10.68 $14.57 (.75 inch) 25 mm $12.81 $16.47 $13.59 $17.47 (1.0 inch) 40 mm $16.47 $21.05 $17.47 $22.33 (1.5 inch) 50 mm $26.54 $32.94 $28.16 $34.95 (2.0 inches) 75 mm $100.65 $128.10 $106.79 $135.91 (3.0 inches) 100 mm $128.10 $164.70 $135.91 $174.75 (4.0 inches) 150 mm $192.15 $237.90 $203.87 $252.41 (6.0 inches) Unmetered Un-metered rates are based on the service running to the Properties property and are to be set by the Town Manager.

2. Sanitary Dump Station – commercial use $40.00/load

3. Fee upon application for sewer service connection $100.00

4. Termination of Sewage Service $100.00

5. Consumers 65 years of age and older are eligible for a $50.00 per annum reduction in annual sewer charges for the residence owned and occupied by that consumer. Such reduction shall be given upon the consumer providing satisfactory evidence to the Manager of Corporate Services of their date of birth.

Town of Banff Bylaw 329 - Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment Page 3 of 3 Schedule B – WATER RATES AND FEES

1. Annual charges for water consumption:

Consumption Rate (per cubic meter) Town Rate Out of Town Rate 2013 2014 2013 2014 $1.00 $1.01 $1.25 $1.26

Monthly Base Rate Monthly Base Rate Water Meter Service Size Out of Town Out of Town Rate Town Rate Rate Town Rate 2013 2014 15 mm $5.22 $6.79 $5.27 $6.86 (.625 inch) 20 mm $5.74 $7.83 $5.80 $7.91 (.75 inch) 25 mm $7.31 $9.40 $7.38 $9.49 (1.0 inch) 40 mm $9.40 $12.01 $9.49 $12.13 (1.5 inch) 50 mm $15.14 $18.80 $15.29 $18.99 (2.0 inches) 75 mm $57.44 $73.11 $58.01 $73.84 (3.0 inches) 100 mm $73.11 $94.00 $73.84 $94.94 (4.0 inches) 150 mm $109.66 $135.77 $110.76 $137.13 (6.0 inches) Unmetered Un-metered rates are based on the service running to the Properties property and are to be set by the Town Manager.

The Rates identified in this Schedule shall apply in the calendar year indicated (from January 1 to December 31 inclusive).

Consumers 65 years of age and older are eligible for a $50.00 per annum reduction in annual water charges for the residence owned and occupied by that consumer. Such reduction shall be given upon the consumer providing satisfactory evidence to the Town Manager of his or her date of birth.

Town of Banff Bylaw 329 - Sewer System and Water System Rates and Fees Amendment Appendix #2

REQUEST FOR DECISION Subject: 2012 – 2013 Water & Sewer Rates

Presented to: Council Date: October 11, 2011

Submitted by: Chris Hughes, Senior Accountant Agenda #: 8.1

RECOMMENDATION That council phase in the water and sewer rate increases over 20 years from 2012 to 2031 as outlined in Appendix 1. It is further recommended that the rates be set for 2012 and 2013 in the water and sewer bylaws and then reassessed in 2014 to ensure the capital reserves are not being over or under funded once the new operating contract for the waste water treatment plant is in place.

BACKGROUND After completing a thorough analysis, a three scenarios have been developed that would meet the long term requirements for operating and capital funding of the water and sewer utilities.

Summary of Issue The main issue that was discovered in the analysis of the water and sewer capital reserves is the fact that the current and projected balance in the sewer reserve was inadequate to fund the future replacement of the related capital assets. Administration presented a 10 year phase in option to the Finance Committee on August 15th at which time the Committee asked that additional scenarios be developed to present the effect of a 20 year and 40 year phase in of the rate increases. There were some revisions to the 10 year scenario required since the August 15th meeting due to reallocation of some of the capital assets and revisions to the current year’s consumption revenue forecasts.

The option of setting the utility rate increases to annual inflation plus a premium to make up the existing shortfall was considered, however this has not been presented due to the potential volatility it could create. Once the utility rates are approved by Council administration will prepare a revised water and sewer reserve target forecast.

In the amended Schedule A Fees for sewer services, the fee for application for sewer services and the fee for termination of service have both been increased to $100 from $25 to match the Schedule B rates in the water by-law. For requests of both water and sewer connection or disconnection, only a single $100 fee would be charged. Furthermore an option for an annual fee of $500 has been added for the use of the sanitary dump station.

Response Options 1. Phase the water and sewer rate increases in over a 40 year period and set the water and sewer rates accordingly for 2012 and 2013 2. Phase the water and sewer rate increases in over a 20 year period and set the water and sewer rates accordingly for 2012 and 2013 3. Phase the water and sewer rate increases in over a 10 year period and set the water and sewer rates accordingly for 2012 and 2013 4. Set the2012 and 2013 water and sewer rates according to another timeline and rate structure. 2 of 3 IMPLICATIONS OF DECISION Budget The increase to water and sewer rates will ensure that there is sufficient funding to maintain the operations of the utilities with annual contributions to reserves to fund the long term sustainability of the water and sewer systems in town.

With all the three options presented to council there will be short term projected shortfalls in the sewer reserve. For the 40 year phase in scenario the deficits extend out to the year 2020, in the 20 year phase in scenario the deficits run until 2018 and with the 10 year phase in, the deficits show up in 2014 and 2015. It should be noted that in all but one case, the balance in the water reserve would be sufficient to cover the shortfall in the sewer reserve. The only exception would be in the 20 year scenario in 2014 the combined balance of the two reserves would be at a deficit of approximately $300,000. Two options that could be used to address the short term funding shortfall in the sewer reserves are to use debt financing for sewer capital projects or to borrow from the water reserve and then pay it back once the balance builds up sufficiently. The long term anticipated cash requirement pinch points for the sewer reserve are between the years 2110 and 2120 and for the water reserve between 2100 and 2110. All three scenarios are designed to build the reserve balances up to a level where the required annual contribution beyond the phase in would be $3,250,000 to the sewer reserve and $1,680,000 to the water reserve.

Banff Community Plan Local Economy Given the short term forecast for the local and world economy, we are recommending an increase on the water rates equal to the forecasted Alberta CPI for 2012 and 2013 for all three scenarios. Social The delivery of safe drinking water and the collection and treatment of waste water are basic requirements for our community. The proposed rates reflect the true cost of providing these services to our residents and visitors. Environmental By ensuring that we have adequate funding for our infrastructure we can be better assured that high quality water will continue to be delivered to our residents and visitors and that the effluent being returned to the river system is of acceptable quality.

Council Strategic Priorities Setting utility rates at an appropriate level will allow Council to effectively and efficiently provide water and sewer services for the long term and meet.

Council: 2012 – 2013 Water & Sewer Rates Agenda #8.1

3 of 3 ATTACHMENTS Appendix 1 – 10, 20 and 40 Year Rate Phase In Scenarios Bylaw 309 – Amendment to the Sewer System and Water System Bylaws Average Resident & Hotel Impact Analysis

Circulation date:

Submitted By: Chris Hughes, Senior Accountant

Reviewed By: Robert Earl, Town Manager

Council: 2012 – 2013 Water & Sewer Rates Agenda #8.1

Appendix 1

Option 1 40 Year Phase In

Sewer Rate Increase 3.64% Water Rates 2012-2013 1.4%/3.0% Water Rates 2014+ 1.98%

Sewer 2012-2016 2017-2021 2022-2026 2027-2031 2032-2036 2037-2041 2042-2046 2047-2051 Total Sewer Revenue $ 16,470,019 $ 19,693,872 $ 23,548,765 $ 28,158,218 $ 33,669,928 $ 40,260,504 $ 48,141,124 $ 57,564,302 $ 267,506,731 Sewer Expenses $ 10,612,974 $ 11,962,828 $ 13,587,743 $ 15,433,371 $ 17,529,691 $ 19,910,755 $ 22,615,240 $ 25,687,077 $ 137,339,679 Transfer to Capital $ 5,857,044 $ 7,731,045 $ 9,961,022 $ 12,724,847 $ 16,140,236 $ 20,349,748 $ 25,525,883 $ 31,877,226 $ 130,167,052 Beginning Reserve Balance $ (313,328) $ (6,179,284) $ 635,598 $ 10,520,692 $ 18,366,333 $ 29,924,283 $ 47,623,532 $ 64,763,368 Capital Expenditures $ 11,723,000 $ 916,163 $ 75,928 $ 4,879,206 $ 4,582,286 $ 2,650,500 $ 8,386,047 $ 8,249,386 Ending Reserve Balance $ (6,179,284) $ 635,598 $ 10,520,692 $ 18,366,333 $ 29,924,283 $ 47,623,532 $ 64,763,368 $ 88,391,207

Water 2012-2016 2017-2021 2022-2026 2027-2031 2032-2036 2037-2041 2042-2046 2047-2051 Total Water Revenue $ 12,024,499 $ 13,157,343 $ 14,363,724 $ 15,680,718 $ 17,118,465 $ 18,688,037 $ 20,401,521 $ 22,272,113 $ 133,706,419 Water Expenses $ 5,041,063 $ 5,766,256 $ 6,549,488 $ 7,439,108 $ 8,449,565 $ 9,597,272 $ 10,900,873 $ 12,381,542 $ 66,125,167 Transfer to Capital $ 6,983,436 $ 7,391,087 $ 7,814,236 $ 8,241,610 $ 8,668,900 $ 9,090,765 $ 9,500,648 $ 9,890,571 $ 67,581,253 Beginning Reserve Balance $ 3,329,108 $ 6,872,544 $ 8,697,842 $ 16,209,531 $ 19,067,116 $ 24,898,872 $ 33,989,637 $ 41,571,802 Capital Expenditures $ 3,440,000 $ 5,565,789 $ 302,547 $ 5,384,025 $ 2,837,144 $ - $ 1,918,483 $ 8,832,676 Ending Reserve Balance $ 6,872,544 $ 8,697,842 $ 16,209,531 $ 19,067,116 $ 24,898,872 $ 33,989,637 $ 41,571,802 $ 42,629,696

Average Annual Rate Increase 2.9% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.3%

Option 2 20 Year Phase In

Sewer Rate Increase 6.10% Water Rates 2012-2013 1.4%/3.0% Water Rates 2014+ 2.90%

Sewer 2012-2016 2017-2021 2022-2026 2027-2031 Total Sewer Revenue $ 17,710,244 $ 23,812,306 $ 32,016,833 $ 43,048,229 $ 116,587,612 Sewer Expenses $ 10,612,974 $ 11,962,828 $ 13,587,743 $ 15,433,371 $ 51,596,915 Transfer to Capital $ 7,097,269 $ 11,849,478 $ 18,429,091 $ 27,614,859 $ 64,990,697 Beginning Reserve Balance $ (313,328) $ (4,939,059) $ 5,994,256 $ 24,347,418 Capital Expenditures $ 11,723,000 $ 916,163 $ 75,928 $ 4,879,206 Ending Reserve Balance $ (4,939,059) $ 5,994,256 $ 24,347,418 $ 47,083,071

Water 2012-2016 2017-2021 2022-2026 2027-2031 Total Water Revenue $ 12,123,845 $ 13,697,523 $ 15,459,728 $ 17,448,644 $ 58,729,740 Water Expenses $ 5,041,063 $ 5,766,256 $ 6,549,488 $ 7,439,108 $ 24,795,915 Transfer to Capital $ 7,082,782 $ 7,931,267 $ 8,910,240 $ 10,009,536 $ 33,933,825 Beginning Reserve Balance $ 3,329,108 $ 6,971,890 $ 9,337,369 $ 17,945,062 Capital Expenditures $ 3,440,000 $ 5,565,789 $ 302,547 $ 5,384,025 Ending Reserve Balance $ 6,971,890 $ 9,337,369 $ 17,945,062 $ 22,570,572

Average Annual Rate Increase 4.5% 5.1% 5.3% 5.5%

Option 3 10 Year Phase In

Sewer Rate Increase 11.20% Water Rates 2012-2013 1.4%/3.0% Water Rates 2014+ 4.25%

Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total Sewer Sewer Revenue $ 3,283,227 $ 3,647,665 $ 4,052,556 $ 4,502,390 $ 5,002,155 $ 5,557,395 $ 6,174,265 $ 6,859,609 $ 7,621,025 $ 8,466,959 $ 66,589,407 Sewer Expenses $ 2,052,200 $ 2,081,200 $ 2,105,080 $ 2,159,391 $ 2,215,103 $ 2,272,253 $ 2,330,877 $ 2,391,014 $ 2,452,702 $ 2,515,982 $ 22,575,802 Transfer to Capital $ 1,231,027 $ 1,566,465 $ 1,947,476 $ 2,342,999 $ 2,787,052 $ 3,285,142 $ 3,843,388 $ 4,468,595 $ 5,168,323 $ 5,950,978 $ 32,591,446 Beginning Reserve Balance $ (313,328) $ 83,204 $ 1,623,891 $ (1,985,955) $ (496,988) $ 2,290,064 $ 5,247,005 $ 9,090,393 $ 13,361,031 $ 18,254,949 Capital Expenditures $ 834,496 $ 25,778 $ 5,557,322 $ 854,033 $ - $ 328,200 $ - $ 197,957 $ 274,405 $ - Ending Reserve Balance $ 83,204 $ 1,623,891 $ (1,985,955) $ (496,988) $ 2,290,064 $ 5,247,005 $ 9,090,393 $ 13,361,031 $ 18,254,949 $ 24,205,927

Water 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total Water Revenue $ 2,298,839 $ 2,367,805 $ 2,468,436 $ 2,573,345 $ 2,682,712 $ 2,796,727 $ 2,915,588 $ 3,039,501 $ 3,168,679 $ 3,303,348 $ 27,614,981 Water Expenses $ 937,231 $ 980,583 $ 1,014,679 $ 1,040,858 $ 1,067,712 $ 1,095,259 $ 1,123,516 $ 1,152,503 $ 1,182,238 $ 1,212,740 $ 10,807,318 Transfer to Capital $ 1,361,608 $ 1,387,222 $ 1,453,757 $ 1,532,487 $ 1,615,000 $ 1,701,468 $ 1,792,072 $ 1,886,997 $ 1,986,442 $ 2,090,609 $ 16,807,662 Beginning Reserve Balance $ 3,329,108 $ 3,840,716 $ 3,905,329 $ 5,153,198 $ 5,567,417 $ 6,425,173 $ 7,285,242 $ 8,981,569 $ 10,768,281 $ 12,504,339 Capital Expenditures $ 850,000 $ 135,000 $ 135,000 $ 1,035,000 $ 670,000 $ 750,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 145,352 $ - Ending Reserve Balance $ 3,840,716 $ 5,092,938 $ 5,153,198 $ 5,567,417 $ 6,425,173 $ 7,285,242 $ 8,981,569 $ 10,768,281 $ 12,504,339 $ 14,484,955

Combined Rate Increase 6.89% 7.76% 8.40% 8.51% 8.61% 8.71% 8.81% 8.90% 9.00% 9.09% Appendix 3 - Municipal Utility Rate Comparison

Municipal Utility Rate Table ( 2012 - 2013)

Water Sewer Annual Annual Monthly Fixed Municipality Per Cubic Metre Monthly Fixed Rate Residential Per Cubic Metre Residential Rate Estimate * Estimate * 2012 2013 2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2013 1 Airdrie $0.98 $1.05 $13.78 $14.05 $329.74 $1.42 $1.66 $12.27 $13.43 $415.02 2 Banff $0.97 $1.00 $5.07 $5.22 $215.64 $1.30 $1.38 $6.76 $9.15 $320.94 3 Beaumont $1.08 $1.16 $14.80 $14.80 $355.08 $1.21 $1.26 $9.26 $9.26 $303.90 4 Brooks $0.00 $0.00 $17.68 $18.09 $217.08 $0.00 $0.00 $12.20 $12.98 $155.70 5 Calgary $1.49 $1.60 $13.64 $14.67 $420.70 $0.78 $0.89 $12.53 $14.23 $306.84 6 Camrose $1.68 $1.73 $23.13 $23.83 $550.65 $0.72 $0.76 $22.27 $23.38 $396.23 7 Canmore $0.60 $0.67 $12.83 $14.37 $274.64 $1.06 $1.19 $24.95 $27.95 $516.86 8 Chestermere $0.80 $0.86 $17.65 $18.98 $359.34 $0.80 $0.91 $26.10 $29.63 $494.79 9 Cochrane $1.13 $1.13 $5.42 $5.42 $237.93 $2.01 $2.14 $5.42 $5.42 $392.46 10 Drayton Valley $1.43 $1.47 $13.50 $13.90 $391.71 $1.21 $1.25 $13.50 $13.90 $358.05 11 Drumheller $1.36 $1.43 $10.50 $11.00 $350.48 $1.85 $1.85 $11.50 $11.50 $421.05 12 Edson $1.03 $1.03 $6.63 $6.63 $237.15 $0.72 $0.72 $6.63 $6.63 $189.72 13 Grande Prairie $1.27 $1.32 $9.38 $9.72 $318.45 $1.59 $1.71 $6.66 $7.16 $347.55 14 High River $0.77 $0.77 $8.50 $8.50 $219.81 $1.60 $1.60 $7.50 $7.50 $334.80 15 Hinton $0.00 $0.00 $28.13 $28.97 $347.64 $0.00 $0.00 $12.25 $12.62 $151.44 16 Innisfail $1.75 $2.00 $10.00 $10.00 $426.00 $1.75 $2.00 $10.00 $10.00 $426.00 17 Jasper $0.81 $0.82 $0.00 $0.00 $125.46 $1.39 $1.45 $0.00 $0.00 $221.85 18 Leduc $1.30 $1.44 $9.40 $9.40 $333.12 $1.09 $1.18 $7.75 $7.75 $273.54 19 Lethbridge $1.12 $1.14 $9.30 $9.60 $289.93 $0.70 $0.91 $7.80 $7.80 $232.68 20 Morinville $1.83 $1.87 $24.89 $25.29 $589.59 $0.97 $0.99 $21.76 $22.19 $417.75 21 Okotoks $1.24 $1.30 $6.05 $6.35 $275.10 $1.69 $1.77 $6.29 $6.60 $350.01 22 Olds $2.56 $2.61 $9.86 $9.86 $517.65 $1.48 $2.78 $10.42 $10.42 $550.38 23 Oyen $1.65 $2.12 $25.00 $25.00 $624.36 $0.00 $0.74 $12.50 $7.50 $203.53 24 Peace River $1.52 $1.64 $4.50 $6.56 $329.64 $0.63 $0.66 $16.43 $6.56 $179.09 25 Rocky Mountain House $0.67 $0.67 $27.18 $27.18 $428.46 $0.39 $0.39 $12.83 $12.83 $212.87 26 St. Albert $1.42 $1.52 $8.50 $8.63 $336.12 $1.73 $1.79 $8.50 $8.63 $377.43 27 Stettler $2.29 $2.52 $10.00 $10.00 $505.56 $0.00 $0.00 $17.00 $18.00 $216.00 28 Strathmore $1.60 $1.60 $6.83 $6.83 $326.76 $1.60 $1.60 $24.46 $24.46 $538.32 29 Sundre $1.73 $1.73 $17.29 $18.50 $486.69 $0.88 $1.03 $17.29 $18.50 $379.59 30 Taber $1.03 $1.06 $25.55 $25.55 $468.78 $0.62 $0.64 $27.36 $27.36 $426.24 31 Wetaskiwin $2.20 $2.25 $19.85 $22.65 $616.05 $0.00 $0.00 $18.93 $21.77 $261.24 32 Whitecourt $0.75 $0.83 $4.50 $4.95 $186.39 $0.80 $0.88 $4.50 $4.95 $194.04 Average $1.25 $1.32 $13.10 $13.58 $365.37 $1.00 $1.13 $12.93 $13.13 $330.18

* Assuming an average consumption of 153 cubic metres Appendix 4 - Impact Analysis Average Residence & Average Hotel Total projected water & sewer costs assuming the same level of consumption as in 2012.

2013 Annual Increase 2014

Average Residence $ 535.62 $ 21.05 $ 556.67 Average Hotel (135 rooms) $ 96,710.12 $ 3,668.28 $ 100,378.40 REQUEST FOR DECISION Subject: Library Board Member Appointment

Presented to: Council Date: December 9, 2013

Submitted by: Tara Johnston-Lee Agenda #: 7.4 Municipal Clerk

RECOMMENDATION 1. That council increase the number of members of the Banff Library Board to ten members for a three-year period ending on the 2016 annual organizational meeting of council. 2. That council appoint Ben Berci to the Banff Library Board for a three-year term ending on the 2016 annual organizational meeting of council.

BACKGROUND Reason for Report At the 2013 annual organizational meeting of council the Banff Library Board forwarded the following recommendation to council:

That, given that libraries can appoint up to ten board members under Part 1, section 4(1) of the Alberta Libraries Act, and that the Act allows members to serve up to three terms of three years each before having to ask Council, for a special resolution to reappoint a member, and that no one else on the Board has the accounting qualifications that he offers, the Board recommends that council appoint Ben Berci be appointed to a third term for three years as an additional (tenth) Library Board member.

Summary of Issue Banff Library Board Bylaw 67-1, in force at the time of the organizational meeting, did not allow for the Board to consist of more than nine members. At the organizational meeting council directed administration to return with an amendment to the bylaw that would allow the Board to consist of up to ten members. At the November 25th council meeting, council passed three readings of Library Board Bylaw 67-2. The new bylaw provides that the Board still consist of nine member but allows council the ability to increase (or decrease) the number of members and their successors to the Board from time to time.

Response Options Council may: a) Increase the number of members of the Library Board and appoint Ben Berci to the Board for a three year term. b) Increase the number of members of the Library Board and appoint Ben Berci to the Board for a term of less than three years. c) Not increase the number of members of the Library Board.

IMPLICATIONS OF DECISION Legislation/Policy The increase in board members and recommended appointment adheres to the Libraries Act and Town of Banff Library Board Bylaw.

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Submitted By: Tara Johnston-Lee, Municipal Clerk

Reviewed By: Robert Earl, Town Manager

Council: Banff Library Board Appointment Agenda #7.4

BRIEFING Subject: Travellers All-Star Curling Skins Game Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre

Presented to: Council Date: December 9, 2013

Submitted by: Mary Brewster Agenda #: 7.5

This report is submitted for Council’s information.

BACKGROUND Reason for Report To provide Council with information pertaining to TSN’s “Travellers All-Star Curling Skins Game” being held at the Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in January 2104.

Summary of Issue This TSN live broadcast event is scheduled to take place on January 11 and 12, 2014, in the Fenlands Curling Rink featuring Canada’s top curlers. The Rimrock Resort Hotel, Chartered Professional Accountants, and Banff Lake Louise Tourism are onboard as official partners, with the Banff Centre contracted by TSN to manage all aspects of ticketing. The Town of Banff Facilities/Fenlands personnel are managing technical oversight and contract administration and the Banff Curling Club is managing volunteer recruitment, looking after ushering, security, parking management and beverage service.

TSN personnel will commence with their move into the building on January 2, departing on January 13th. Bleacher seating for approximately 800 attendees will be constructed over two of the four sheets using an experienced firm from Calgary. All aspects of the curling facility layout have been reviewed by the Facilities Supervisor and Fire Chief. Minor refrigeration plant upgrades were approved by Facilities, and paid for by TSN to guarantee ice quality. Planned curling rink heating upgrades have been underway and will be complete in time for the event.

TSN will utilize both meeting rooms for the better part of the week, with the concourse being used exclusively on the Saturday and Sunday for food and beverage service and social events for attendees. Capacity is limited and will be managed by the Curling Club.

Three live draws will be broadcast, two on Saturday, January 11, and one on Sunday, January 12th. The “draft” of the teams will be taped on Friday, January 10th on the south side of the facility with the Fenlands, Cascade and Norquay as the back-drop. Pre-show events are scheduled to take place on the Saturday morning prior to the first draw, again on the south side of the facility, utilizing an outdoor curling sheet being constructed as part of the event contract.

Parking for the event will be located off-site using the CP parking lot, with ticket holders advised to leave vehicles at home, at hotels etc. and to walk to the venue. A pedestrian lane will be established/delineated on Norquay Road to ensure safe pedestrian access. Arrangements for the use of additional nearby parking are still underway. All Skins parking will be well signed and manned by parking attendants.

Regular arena usage is scheduled over the weekend with these users provided with on-site parking sat the Fenlands. Hockey users will be reminded to ride-share/car-pool to the rink on this weekend.

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IMPLICATIONS OF DECISION Budget All hard costs associated with the hosting of the event will be covered by TSN with facility rental rates being negotiated based on the current fees and charges schedule.

Internal Resources Facilities have been providing technical oversight with regard to facility set-up, refrigeration, security and contracted services. The Fire Chief has consulted and advised on occupancy loads, seating configurations etc. Fenlands Administrative staff and the Community Services Manager have been working closely with TSN and Curling Club personnel to fine tune the on-site event details. Engineering staff have been assisting with parking management planning, while Streets will be supporting snow management at the CP station for this as well as the Alberta Winter Games event.

Communication Communications and Marketing staff have been managing messaging at the local level with TSN handling any/all event promotions. As this event falls on the same weekend as the Olympic Street Party, the town site will be busy and road closure/parking information will be provided.

Council Strategic Priorities Increased usage and improved cost recovery have been identified as Council and Administrative priorities. This event contributes to both while also promoting the destination as well.

ATTACHMENTS 1. Skins Details 2. Skins Game Voting

Circulation date: Nov. 28, 2013

Submitted By: Mary Brewster, Manager of Community Services

Reviewed By: Robert Earl, Town Manager

Council: Traveller All-Star Curling Skins Game Agenda #7.5

NEWS RELEASE BellMediaPR.ca/TSN

New Name, New Home, New Sponsors: TSN Announces the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s

– Rimrock Resort Hotel, Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA), and Banff/Lake Louise Tourism are onboard as official partners – – Exclusive Rimrock Resort Hotel accommodation and ticket packages now available for the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME – – The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre hosts TSN’s annual curling skins game January 11-12, 2014 –

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TORONTO (October 28, 2013) – With the 2013-14 curling season fast approaching, TSN today unveiled details for its world-class annual curling skins game, the rebranded TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s. As announced earlier this year, TSN's signature and fan favourite event takes place January 11-12, 2014 at the The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff National Park – visiting the province of Alberta for the first time.

Hailed as the premier special event on the curling calendar, the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME has attracted a slate of key partners. The 2014 event welcomes Travelers as its title sponsor, while Pinty’s returns as the presenting sponsor.

New this year, the Rimrock Resort Hotel has signed on as the official accommodation partner – offering fans a first-class Four Diamond Hotel in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. CPA, and Banff/Lake Louise Tourism have also signed on as new partners of the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME.

Beginning today, fans can visit RimrockResort.com or call 1-888-RIMROCK (1-888-746- 7625) for exclusive TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME accommodation and ticket packages.

“As the official accommodation partner for the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME, we are extremely excited to offer Canada’s best curlers and their biggest fans a truly luxurious experience,” said Trevor Long, Hotel Manager, Rimrock Resort Hotel. “Fans can expect the finest hospitality at the Rimrock Resort Hotel on top of the stunning surroundings that have made Banff the world’s finest national park.”

"Banff is incredibly proud to host an event of this calibre. It's a wonderful pairing of Canadian favourites, curling and Banff National Park," said Julie Canning, President & CEO of Banff Lake Louise Tourism. "It's also a perfect kickoff to our month-long SnowDays festival celebrating winter."

The TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME returns in 2014 after Glenn Howard took home $51,500 in prize money this past January to win TSN’s inaugural All-Star event, which featured Canada’s Top 16 men’s curlers as voted by fans.

Once again, fans will determine the 16 participating curlers by voting for their favourite Canadian men’s curlers online. The All-Star ballot will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12, while the four All-Star teams will be drafted during an outdoor TSN broadcast in Banff on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

Curling on TSN As the official broadcaster of the Canadian Curling Association, TSN broadcasts close to 300 hours of live Season of Champions curling each year, including the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS, TIM HORTONS BRIER, and SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, along with the WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, CAPITAL ONE CANADA CUP, WFG CONTINENTAL CUP, and M&M CANADIAN JUNIORS.

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Twitter Visit TSN.ca/Twitter to follow all of TSN’s on-air personalities. @TSNCurling #TSNSkins

Facebook.com/TSNCurling

YouTube.com/TSNCanada

Instagram.com/tsn_official

Google.ca/+TSN

TSN is Canada's Sports Leader and #1 specialty network. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers world-class content across industry-leading platforms including TSN2, TSN.ca, TSN Radio and TSN Mobile TV. Official broadcaster of the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, TSN’s slate of live sports coverage includes NHL, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Season of Champions Curling, UEFA Euro 2016, MLB Sunday Night Baseball, Barclays Premier League, Golf’s Majors, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Canadian Tire Series, F1, Grand Slam Tennis, NCAA March Madness, and Skate Canada events. TSN is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company.

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For More Information: Greg McIsaac, (w) 416.384.5180, (c) 416.458.3591, [email protected] Renee Rouse, (w) 416.384.7599, (c) 416.428.4807, [email protected] Rob Duffy, (w) 416.384.5717, [email protected]

Twitter: @TSN_PR

NEWS RELEASE BellMediaPR.ca/TSN

TSN Reveals the Ballot for Banff! Vote Now on TSN.ca for THE TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s

– Voting runs from Nov. 12 to Dec. 8 at TSN.ca/CurlingSkins – – Fans can vote their favourite Canadian men’s curlers into TSN’s premier curling event of the season, featuring a total cash purse of $100,000 – – All-Star teams will be drafted in a special outdoor broadcast airing Jan. 10, 2014 on TSN2 –

To tweet this release:

TORONTO (November 12, 2013) – Who will rock the house at TSN’s signature curling event? Beginning today at 12 noon ET, fans can vote for their favourite Canadian men’s curlers at TSN.ca/CurlingSkins – with the Top 16 curlers earning a ticket to Banff, Alta. to compete in the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s, running Jan. 11-12, 2014 live on TSN.

From Nov. 12 to Dec. 8, fans can visit TSN.ca/CurlingSkins to vote for their favourite Canadian men’s curlers at each position – skip, third, second, and lead. This year’s expanded All-Star ballot consists of players from the Top 12 teams from across the country as ranked by the Canadian Curling Association for the 2012-13 season.

The ballot is comprised of the following 48 curlers:

SKIP THIRD SECOND LEAD Brad Gushue BJ Neufeld Adam Casey Ben Hebert Brad Jacobs Brett Gallant Brent Laing Craig Savill Glenn Howard David Nedohin Carter Rycroft Dallan Muyres Jean-Michel Ménard John Morris Colin Mitchell David Mathers Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Colton Flasch Denni Neufeld Jim Cotter Kirk Muyres E.J. Harnden Geoff Walker John Epping Martin Crête Éric Sylvain Mark Nichols Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Marc Kennedy Nolan Thiessen Kevin Martin Ryan Fry Matt Wozniak Philippe Ménard

Mark Kean Scott Bailey Pat Janssen Rick Sawatsky Mike McEwen Travis Fanset Reid Carruthers Ryan Harnden Steve Laycock Wayne Middaugh Tyrel Griffith Tim March

Event Format The Top 16 curlers will then be drafted into four All-Star teams in a special outdoor broadcast from Banff on Friday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2.

The four All-Star teams will compete for $100,000 in total prize money during the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME, airing live on TSN from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff National Park on Jan. 11-12.

Similar to previous TSN curling skins games, the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME uses a single-elimination format whereby the winner is decided by total prize money and not total points throughout the two-day event.

Sponsors The event’s slate of key partners includes title sponsor Travelers, presenting sponsor Pinty’s, as well as official partners Rimrock Resort Hotel, Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA), Nature’s Path, and Banff/Lake Louise Tourism.

Individual draw tickets go on sale today and are available at TSN.ca/CurlingSkins or by calling The Banff Centre Box Office at 1.800.413.8368. Exclusive hotel and ticket packages are also available from the event’s official accommodation partner, the Rimrock Resort Hotel. Fans can visit RimrockResort.com or call 1-888-RIMROCK (1.888.746.7625) for reservations.

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Twitter Visit TSN.ca/Twitter to follow all of TSN’s on-air personalities. @TSNCurling #TSNSkins

Facebook.com/TSNCurling

YouTube.com/TSNCanada

Instagram.com/tsn_official

Google.ca/+TSN

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