Alberta Rocky Mountain town gets OK to build affordable housing project
BANFF, Alta. — The Alberta Rocky Mountain town of Banff has been given the go-ahead for its affordable housing project, subject to any appeals.
The municipal planning commission approved of the town’s plan on Monday, and since then, the town has gotten word of two appeals.
The resort community has struggled with high rents and low vacancy.
Sharon Oakley, housing sustainability co-ordinator, says it’s been a constant problem for the town, which has been constrained from growing by the fact that it’s located in a national park.