No special permits or waivers have been given to the locals......they simply operate, and PC does nothing to stop them.
That's not saying that PC might become active again if 5 helicopters arrived for this conference though.
Personally, I'd have no problem flying a F/W into Banff today. I know I'd have the support of the local pilots and owners, and their Legal arsenal which shut down PC on the last go-around.
It was wrong of me to have said it is "open", but then again...is it actually closed ??????
Basically, PC have already set a precident by allowing the Locals to operate carte-blanche.