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“FROM THE MURALS ON THE WALLS INSIDE,
WHICH WE COMMISSIONED A LOCAL ARTIST
TO CREATE, TO THE BIKE REPAIR STATION
OUTSIDE, THERE IS NO OTHER HUSKY STATION
LIKE THIS ONE,”
2020. Throughout the process, the Town
of Banff and the people at Parks Canada
were all very cooperative. There were no
challenges in the project that the team
couldn’t overcome.”
The project has some interesting design
elements.
“Of course, the Banff location needed
to have that Rocky Mountain theme to
fit with Banff ’s spectacular surroundings,”
says Skulsky. “I think we achieved
our design goal in both the interior and
exterior of the site. There’s a fireplace inside
the seating area that really gives it
that mountain chalet feeling. We made
sure that if people wanted to linger or
rest, there were charging stations, comfortable
seating, free water filling stations
and all the amenities needed to
help customers feel comfortable.”
Husky has owned the property at 601
Banff Avenue for decades and Skulsky
says they wanted to do something
unique that not only represented Husky
but also the beauty of Banff.
“You can’t compete with Banff ’s beauty,
but in our own way, we felt it was important
to complement the surroundings
and welcome people with something
that would make both Banff residents
and Husky proud,” says Skulsky.
“From the murals on the walls inside,
which we commissioned a local artist to
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