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New Bus Stop on Marten Street

A new ROAM bus stop was added on Marten Street near Moose and Mount Edith House.

Users can use Bus Route 4, Cave and Basin, to access downtown. This bus stop is a trial, ending October 2nd. As a Banff resident you are eligible for a free locals’ pass. Apply on line at www.roamtransit.com or in person at the ROAM customer service desk located in the Banff Visitor Centre on Banff Avenue.

Terry Fox Run

Sunday, September 7, 2023, Banff Recreation Grounds

The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with more than 650 communities, big and small, urban and rural, fundraising for cancer research in honour of Terry’s legacy. You can join as an individual, team or family and walk, run, wheel or roll the 1, 2, 5 or 10 km. route. You can donate or register for the Banff event and fundraise on line by visiting www.run.terryfox.ca.

In person registration 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.. Run/Walk starts at 10:00 a.m.

August 2023 At-A-Glance

August 2023

Below is a list of what’s happening in July.  For more details, visit the Calendar or the Activities page.

Tuesday              August 1             1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                   Tidy the Town

                                                          2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   50 +Open Turf

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Wednesday        August 2             9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop-In Pilates, Fenlands

                                     12:00 p.m. Community Table/Lunch

                                                         2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tea and Conversation

Thursday            August 3             2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   50 +Open Turf, Fenlands

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Friday                  August 4             2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tea and Conversation

Monday              August 7             Heritage Day                                   Seniors’ Centre Closed

Tuesday              August 8             1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                   Tidy the Town

                                                          2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   50 +Open Turf

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Wednesday        August 9             9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop-In Pilates, Fenlands

12:00 p.m. Community Table/Lunch

                                                          2 :00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                  Tea and Conversation

Thursday            August 10           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop -in Fitness 50+

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Friday                  August 11           2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tea and Conversation

Saturday             August 12           11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.                 IODE Hot Dag Sale

Sunday               August 13           11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.                 IODE Hot Dag Sale

Monday              August 14           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop -in Fitness 50+

                                                          10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.               Curiosity, Carfts & Crayons

                                                          10:30 a.m.                                      Banff Singalong Strings

                                                          12:00 p.m.                                      Seniors’ Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tea and Conversation    

Tuesday              August 15           1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                   Tidy the Town

                                                          1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.                   Seniors Executive Meeting

                                                          2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   50+ Open Turf

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Wednesday        August 16           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop-In Pilates, Fenlands

12:00 p.m.                                      Community Table/Lunch

                                                          2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tea and Conversation

Thursday            August 17           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop -in Fitness 50+

                                                          1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                   Nature Walk, Sunshine

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Friday                  August 18           2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                  Tea and Conversation

Sunday               August 20                                                                    Walk for All Ages

Monday              August 21           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop -in Fitness 50+

                                                          10:30 a.m.                                      Banff Singalong Strings

                                                          12:00 p.m.                                      Seniors’ Lunch, Mt. Norquay

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tea and Conversation

Tuesday              August 22           1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                   Tidy the Town

                                                          2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   50+ Open Turf

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Wednesday        August 23           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop-In Pilates, Fenlands

12:00 p.m.                                      Community Table/Lunch

                                                           2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                  Tea and Conversation

Thursday            August 24           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop -in Fitness 50+

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Friday                  August 25           2:00 p.m.                                        Seniors’ Birthday Party & Presentation

Monday              August 28           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop -in Fitness 50+

                                                          9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                   Bus Trip to Cochrane

                                                          10:30 a.m.                                      Banff Singalong Strings

                                                          2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tea and Conversation

Tuesday              August 29           1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                   Tidy the Town

                                                          2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   50+ Open Turf

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Wednesday        August 23           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop-In Pilates, Fenlands

12:00 p.m.                                      Community Table/Lunch

                                                           2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                  Tea and Conversation

Thursday            August 24           9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Drop -in Fitness 50+

                                                          3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                   Tai-Chi

Bow Valley Prov. Park – Report

Bow Valley Provincial Park Walk June 26

Terry, the intrepid bus driver, drove twelve of us to Bow Valley Provincial Park where we enjoyed a lovely walk around the Many Springs Trail. Along the way, we enjoyed a variety of spring flowers from the brilliant western wood lily to the demure bracted orchid. The following is a list of species we discovered:

Cut-leaved anemone

Twinflower

Yellow dryad

Shrubby cinquefoil

Bracted orchid

Western wood lily

Blue clematis

Western Canada violet

Star-flowered Solomon’s Seal (berries)

Wild Rose

Red osier dogwood

Pale Comandra

Northern bedstraw

White camas

Cut-leaved anemone

Meadow rue

Red paintbrush

Birchleaf spiraea

Bronze bells

Wild strawberry

Wolf willow

Late yellow locoweed

Buffaloberry (berries)

Brown-eyed Susan (Gaillardia)

Meadow Parsnip

Groundsel sp.

Common pink wintergreen

Bearberry

Showy locoweed

Elephanthead

Common harebell

Wild clover

Wild blue flax

River alder

Northern black currant?

Purple vetch

Yellow peavine?

Northern hedysarum

Sweet cicely

Softball Game – Report

Grade 6 vs Banff Seniors Softball Game

The annual baseball game with the Grade 6s was most entertaining. A small number of seniors came to play or to cheer everyone on. Some students joined our team to even out the numbers. Other students acted as runners for the seniors who weren’t sure if they could make it all around the bases.

The students had been practising so they were able to catch the ball. We played a few innings with very relaxed rules, which made the event most enjoyable. The students were very patient and encouraging. We all enjoyed slices of watermelon after the game and before the skies opened with a deluge. Below is our star player Liz, at bat.

Nature Walk, June 15 – Report

Report on the Banff Senior’s June 15, 2023 Nature Walk

Two of us set off on a walk to look for wildflowers. We found all these species in bloom within a 15-minute leisurely walk from the Banff Seniors Centre.    

  • Bunchberry
  • Wild Strawberry
  • Dandelion
  • Elephant-head
  • Mountain Shootingstar
  • Common Butterwort
  • Common Pink Wintergreen
  • One-sided Wintergreen
  • Alpine Bistort (I think)
  • Meadow Parsnip
  • Northern Green Bog Orchid
  • Round-leaved Orchid
  • Sparrow’s-egg Lady-slipper
  • Wolf Willow
  • Twining Honeysuckle
  • Star-flowered Solomon’s-seal
  • Vetch sp.
  • Northern Bedstraw
  • Twinflower
  • Yellow Coralroot
  • Early Blue Violet
  • Prickly Rose
  • Groundsel sp.
  • Red Clover
  • Sticky Asphodel
  • Pussytoes sp.
  • Wire Sedge?
  • Tall Buttercup (invasive)

Nature Walks

COME WALK WITH US

Meet at the Seniors Centre (101 Bear St) on the third Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. 

The walks last up to 2 hours. 

Everybody welcome!

Most hikes will be close to the Seniors Centre.