The majority of restaurants and businesses have reopened in the town of Banff, Alta., but some are reporting tourists arriving from south of the border.
The town’s council unanimously passed a motion on Monday to hold a vote of the electorate on August 12, where residents will choose whether or not they support council’s decision to close off a section of Banff Avenue to traffic every year from the May long weekend to Thanksgiving long weekend.much debated pedestrian zone
About a month ago, a petition signed by about 11.5 per cent of the population was filed, calling for council to repeal its decision to proceed with the annual summer pedestrian zone.The petition triggered council to make a choice at their meeting today to either rescind the decision to move forward with the pedestrian zone, or to hold a vote of the electorate on the issue.
"We know the community is passionate about the future of the pedestrian zone and that those perspectives vary. I've also heard stories about how this topic causes tension at family dinners, how it causes tension in lifelong friendships, and how it causes arguments between neighbours because people do not share the same views.
Town of Banff resident Harvey Locke, who said he was a signatory of the petition, urged council to rescind the decision to move forward with the pedestrian zone. "It has now become an industrial street whenever Banff Avenue is closed. Buses, trucks, our garden is unusable some days because just the sheer volume of noise caused by the traffic displaced."Laura Banks, a permanent resident of Canada who has lived in Banff for eight years, and currently lives on Banff Avenue, voiced her support for the pedestrian zone.
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