‘On my bucket list’: Iconic Banff sign, a must-see for visitors, moving to safer spot
BANFF, Alta. — A popular selfie spot for visitors to Banff National Park has become a victim of its own success.
The two-metre-high, $350,000 “Banff” sign was installed in 2017 on Mount Norquay Avenue, one of two entrances into the Alberta mountain park’s idyllic townsite.
But the narrow two-lane road, which runs from the Mount Norquay Ski Resort seven kilometres away, is fraught with traffic jams, even between the peak tourist seasons of winter and summer.
Town officials have decided it needs to be moved.