The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for 1999
December 31	Conservation groups opposed to Genesis Development in Spray Valley
December 27	Banff’s Mounties send message - Lock it or lose it
December 22	Banff Springs Hotel shops losing leases
December 22	Climbers killed on Cascade
December 22	Cops tell shops to prepare for New Year's
December 22	Downhill debuts at Sunshine
December 22	Resorts low on ski instructors
December 20	CPR Holiday Train raises awareness of hunger
December 20	CPR Holiday Train visits Banff (photos)
December 19	Ski vets still get kicks on slopes
December 16	Fewer tourists visiting Banff Park
December 15	Pay plan may be parked
December 15	Black eye for Banff from Canadian Nature Federation
December 15	Avalanche warning issued
December 15	Earning cash on New Year's child play for babysitters
December 15	New beginnings for Ethiopian orphans
December 14	Alberta national parks in jeopardy
December 14	Banff Springs Hotel exception in Y2K parties
December 13	Banff on list of Canada’s 10 most endangered parks
December 8	Austrians dominate World Cup
December 8	Deputy fire chief dumped
December 8	Elk trapped, moved this month
December 8	Ethiopian children arrive
December 8	Hit and run driver chased by witness
December 7	Snowboard trip to Banff approved
December 5	Austrian’s rule downhill roost (World Cup results)
December 4	Still crazy after all these years (skiing)
December 4	Trinkl takes advantage of Maier error (World Cup)
December 2	Croation skier feels pressure back home
December 1	Banff and other park ski resorts capped
December 1	Banff Centre looking to replace Carol Phillips
December 1	Banff racer’s World Cup experience a dream come true
December 1	Lodges call for guidelines
December 1	Snow shortage in Banff
December 1	Town fighting for fed-owned land
December 1	Town may be forced into early plebiscite on user-pay parking
December 1	Trina McQueen, chair of Banff Television Festival, honoured
November 30	Hockey played on Vermilion Lake as sun sets in Banff
November 29	Carol Phillips leaving Banff Centre
November 29	Government pledges funding to Banff Centre
November 27	Norwegian skier airlifted to hospital after crash
November 27	Rail palaces keep grand vision alive
November 26	Feds announce funding for the Canadian Ski Museum West
November 25	Spray Valley needs your help
November 25	Let it snow, let it snow - please
November 25	Men’s downhill course inspected for World Cup
November 25	Hospital allows sterilization operations
November 25	Parks urged to keep trails open
November 25	Pay parking petition circulating
November 25	Hudson’s Bay hopes tourists go for new blanket
November 23	Meissnitzer out for season after accident at Lake Louise
November 23	Women’s World Cup set for Lake Louise
November 17	Banff artist creates millennium stamp
November 17	Banff Avenue totem pole fought for
November 17	Calgarians dominate road race
November 17	Canada fights to keep World Cup
November 17	Searching for a fallen pilot’s past
November 13	“Best of Banff” hits Montreal
November 12	Ski hill owners seek peace
November 10	Stephen Herrero wins Harkin Award
November 10	Mallory mystery remains unsolved
November 10	Kropp planning next adventure
November 10	Ski hills wide open
November 10	Celebrities bring Christmas to Banff
November 10	Town may ban night train whistles
November 8	Vision Man Takes Film Fest Grand Prize
November 8	Vision Man wins grand prize at Banff Mountain Film Fest
November 7	Banff Mountain Book Festival awards announced
November 7	Mallory Mount Everest mystery likely to remain unsolved
November 4	Head for the hills, Calgary
November 3	Report says close Lake Louise Ski hill in summer
November 3	Parks workshop looks at wildlife deaths
November 3	Ski hill operators withdraw court action
November 3	Banff Royal Bank closes
November 3	Freeriders shred into Banff
November 2	Mountainzone.com sponsors Banff Film Festival
November 1	Grizzly bear hunt urged for K-Country
October 28	Copps OKs Gretzky statue for Banff
October 28	Famous Canadians added to Banff’s scenery (Gretzky et al.)
October 27	Big Rock finds beer-making water between Banff and Jasper
October 27	Microsoft “Links LS 2000” golf game includes Banff Springs course
October 27	Town agrees to pay parking
October 27	Entry-level housing looked at for YWCA
October 27	Bison may be brought back to park
October 27	Amy Grant coming to Banff for Christmas
October 27	Ski hills praying for snow
October 25	Council approves user-pay parking for one year trial period
October 25	User-pay parking coming to Banff
October 23	A cheater’s guide to Canadian television
October 22	Best of Banff television tours to Edmonton
October 22	Protecting grizzly bear habitat
October 22	Wolves to be extirpated from Alps?
October 21	Canadian Pacific profits steam past estimates
October 20	Mountain film festival honours Guy Lacelle
October 20	Parks planning Gretzky tribute
October 20	Parks starting traffic study
October 20	Ski hills take Copps to court
October 20	Springs snails on the decline, says expert
October 18	Canada’s parks facing crisis, Federal panel finds
October 18	More bumps, jumps and lumps at Lake Louise
October 14	When death goes live (Alex Lowe and Dave Bridges)
October 13	Bow Valley Grizzlies win hockey season opener
October 13	Charges against Johnston Canyon Resort dismissed
October 13	Elk require liver fluke treatment before move
October 13	Icy crash kills woman
October 13	Researchers baffled by thermal springs behaviours
October 12	Fairmont and Canadian Pacific launch luxury hotel brand
October 12	Mountain experience can prove hazardous
October 10	Readers are embracing Pan-Canadian WordFest
October 6	Alex Lowe dies in avalanche
October 6	Education property taxes capped
October 6	Food bank needs donations, cash
October 6	Housing Corp. may relinquish its share of equity
October 6	Semi driver escapes inferno
October 6	Stakeholders seek solutions to noise problem
October 5	Bow Valley Brewing purchased by Peak Brewing
October 5	Gold Medals awarded to Lake Louise
October 3	Lake Windermere resort launch produced $ 8,000,000 in sales
October 2	Banff man among freed hostages in Bangkok
October 2	Hunting feared in provincial parks after ruling on Native rights
September 30	“Mystery, Alaska” features Calgary jocks, Canmore locations
September 29	Sulphur Mountain Gondola sold to Brewsters
September 29	Town, Parks to address land
September 29	Medical manniquin on hand
September 29	Chateau Lake Louise presses on with plans
September 29	Canmore runner wins Melissa’s half race
September 27	Phoenix extends Banff Rocky Mountain Resort takeover bid
September 26	Ranger Rick’s heli-weddings start life’s adventure
September 26	Kirk Douglas shines in film involving trip to Banff
September 22	Lake Louise hotel complies with law
September 22	World Cup races set for Lake Louise, November 27 & 28
September 22	User-pay parking splits council
September 22	Businesses geared to fight user-pay parking
September 22	Housing corporation president steps down
September 22	Locals raise hope, awareness in Terry Fox run
September 22	Mountain to mountain: Students set for Nepal trip
September 21	Brewster Acquires Shares of Banff Lifts
September 21	Calgary/Banff CPAWS hosting Wild Gala October 1
September 21	Chateau Lake Louise expansion given go-ahead
September 20	Coal conference in Banff projects black future
September 20	Elk crossing (Banff Springs golf course)
September 19	Stoneys fire administrator
September 18	Judge Reilly slams Stoneys again
September 17	It's a Small Web After All
September 15	Sunshine Village receives award
September 15	Banff bar group to address late night noise
September 15	Banff closer to regional landfill deal
September 15	Banff students create art for Nepal
September 15	Car-prowling black bear shot
September 15	Guns for wardens urged
September 14	Royal Bank wins award for support of Banff String Quartet Competition
September 10	Bargain park passes sold on Net
September 9	Caught by the Canadian dollar (ski package sales in the US)
September 9	Sather lures Canadiens to Rockies
September 9	Wordfest host to international writers
September 8	Astronaut to convince Japan there’s more to Canada than Banff
September 8	Banff’s new top Mountie on the way
September 8	Ottawa urged to keep Lake Louise gondola open
September 8	Speeding meteor blazes over Banff skies
September 8	Tough love saves bears
September 8	Yellowstone to Yukon hike ends
September 7	Canadiens en-route to Banff
September 7	Protected species in US fair game in Canada (wolves)
September 7	Unbearable stupidity (self-descriptive)
September 2	Norquay creates terrain for the novice
September 2	Wordfest delivers global authors
September 1	Banff Centre donor Eric Harvie to be honoured in millennium stamp
September 1	Banff stream featured in new network logo
September 1	Committee to look at arming wardens
September 1	Norquay gets new look
September 1	Pika captures Hoyer Cup
September 1	Pinewoods owner pitches 40-room hotel
September 1	Yankees come back!
August 31	CPAWS photo contest deadline August 31
August 29	Private pay phones may pay big in Banff
August 28	Wardens threaten to avoid risky work unless issued arms
August 27	Phoenix Capital picks up shares in Banff Rocky Mountain Resort
August 25	Fundraising ride nears end
August 25	Judge Reilly’s legal costs awarded
August 25	Tennis pro serves up tips
August 25	Wardens shoot another habituated bruin
August 25	Windstorm wreaks havoc
August 22	Habs training in Banff in September; staying at the BPL
August 22	Parks become battlegrounds (mountain biking)
August 19	Judge Reilly’s fight cost taxpayers $300,000 in lawyers’ fees
August 18	Banff YWCA benefits from Y2K help
August 18	Province moves to protect wilderness areas near Banff
August 18	Mudslide effects minimal
August 18	Bear shot after biting into camper’s tent
August 18	Hotel clerk threatened with knife
August 18	Massive community choir planned for millennium
August 18	Raven King kids’ opera a community success
August 17	Banff native Brad Guzda on Las Vegas NHL team
August 17	Governor General’s Study Conference 2000 to kick off in Banff in May
August 17	Mountaineering and ski legends honoured (Canadian Ski Museum West)
August 15	Banff TV Festival pitch pays off for Montreal filmmaker
August 12	Development corporation to push ahead with Kananaskis developments
August 12	Wildlife-vehicle crashes subject of debate
August 11	Hamlet looks after trapped travellers
August 11	Mudslide price tag starts at $300 G
August 11	The Raven King children’s opera takes flight
August 11	Town considers security guards
August 11	Wildlife bridges target of vandalism
August 8	Banff traffic moving
August 8	Crews still digging out Trans-Canada
August 6	Mudslides affect Highway 1 west of Banff
August 6	Millennium ski packages in Banff available through Florida agency
August 5	Trans-Canada highway re-opens
August 5	Traffic through Rockies blocked by mudslide
August 4	Dynamite discovered at Two Jack Lake
August 4	Paralympian turns to four wheel drive
August 4	Plan for Pinewoods
August 4	RCMP eye speed on highway
August 4	RCMP staff sergeant removed
July 31	Banff cop dumped
July 30	Banff gets serious on rowdies
July 30	Ousted Mountie baffled over complaint
July 28	Locke pushing for ski run
July 28	Parks trying to protect Norquay cycling trail
July 28	Parks watching angler
July 28	Pytlowany wins Mountain Photography competition
July 28	Town asks Mounties to toss its top cop
July 27	CPAWS sets the record straight on ski areas in national parks
July 24	Spirits soar in mountain retreats
July 21	Bears feasting at dump
July 21	Big Rock Brewery backs off of sponsorship
July 21	Charlie Beil home demolished
July 21	Convention centre will damage Banff wilderness
July 21	New plan to protect bold grizzly
July 21	Parks may be asked for parking help
July 19	Kananaskis Rotary Club searches for the Veterans Guard
July 18	Banff trying to curb rambunctious elk
July 14	CP hotel plans in court
July 14	Hotel tax may go towards tourism
July 14	Mountain cyclists urged to learn international etiquette
July 14	Parks worker disciplined for feeding bear
July 14	Ski museum planned for shopping mall
July 7	World parking professionals leave a Banff legacy
July 7	Coin-operated internet terminals planned for Banff
July 7	Alberta economic development minister tells feds to back off ski hills
July 7	Bikers face ban on trails to protect bears
July 7	Bikers battle cold (Nordic Centre World Cup race)
July 7	Food bank considers tougher rules
July 7	Robber pulls knife on clerk
July 6	Judge Reilly seeks payment for $136,000 legal bill
July 4	Bikers battle big chill at Nordic Centre
July 2	Alberta to Ottawa: Hands off our ski hills
June 30	Fencing townsite boundary revisited
June 30	Huge Minnewanka trout a fisherman’s dream
June 30	Lake Louise ski hill faced with options to protect bears
June 30	Norquay chair plan approved
June 30	RCMP may charge bars
June 23	Banff hotel plans approved
June 23	Big House saved from demolition
June 23	School board gives study a failing grade
June 23	Ski hill operators calling for a judicial review of guidelines
June 23	User-pay parking costs debated
June 17	Ski hills want judicial review
June 16	Forum for user-pay parking planned
June 16	Hundreds flock to skateboard qualifier
June 16	Ireland scoops top television festival award
June 16	Newcomers warned of mountain dangers
June 16	Starving for adventure
June 16	Streaming laboratory opens at Walter Phillips Gallery
June 15	Hitman Hart documentary takes award
June 11	Banff nearing ecological disaster
June 10	Banff TV Festival celebrates two decades of excellence
June 10	Goulart wins ARIA
June 10	Outlying commercial accommodations panel meeting soon
June 10	Surprise Corner wearing down
June 10	Survey results show dissatisfaction with housing project
June 9	Banff TV Festival marks 20 years
June 6	Banff’s magic rubs off on television industry
June 6	Discovery may reveal ancient secrets
June 5	Gruelling race (Jasper-Banff Relay) an uphill battle
June 2	Ancient spear points, bone bits found at shore
June 2	Dead bears spark concern
June 2	Ecological integrity panel meeting soon
June 2	Grizzly strolls on golf course
June 2	KidsOp hitting high notes
May 26	K-Country development plans could affect Banff
May 26	Morton named to national junior ski team
May 26	Tourist gets a bear scare
May 26	Town alters vision statement
May 26	Wolf expert may sue Parks Canada
May 25	Banff Rocky Mountain Resort Takeover Bid Extension
May 5	Banff’s education tax rate frozen
May 5	Building a better Banff Avenue
May 5	Drug bust uncovers 437 pot plants
May 5	Mounties vow to crack down on illegal campers
May 5	Trapped teenager drowns at falls
April 29	World Wildlife Fund gives Alberta third failing grade
April 28	Banff artist protests war by destroying work
April 28	Banff National Park wins “Attractions Canada” award
April 28	Banff's report card underway
April 28	Hill guidelines cap numbers, growth
April 28	Judge Reilly wins
April 28	Users are losers in Banff ski resort cap
April 27	Ottawa limits the number of skiers in Banff park
April 26	Shaw commits funds towards Banff Television Festival
April 25	Banff Centre receives du Maurier grant
April 21	Climbing to see the face of God
April 21	Hiker killed on Tunnel Mountain
April 21	More entry-level housing planned for 2001
April 21	Protesters dog Chinese premier
April 21	Residents urged to clean up
April 15	Glitter adds sparkle (pop culture at Lake Louise)
April 14	Complaints of stinking doggie doo piles are mounting
April 14	Housing out of step with workers
April 14	Record numbers booking, looking at Banff on-line
April 14	Retailers prepare for labour crunch
April 14	Train injures bear
April 8	World Web Technologies online bookings pass major milestone
April 7	Banff snowboarder wins nationals
April 7	Canada’s endangered species need your help
April 7	Officials suspect arson
April 7	Ski hill worker killed on snowmobile
April 7	The ski season for Thomas Grandi is over
April 7	Town’s planner in demand
April 5	Sather not going anywhere (he owns half of Banff, doesn’t he?)
March 31	Baseball bats used in downtown Banff brawl
March 31	Bra offer not available in Banff
March 31	Citizens want Central Park to stay green
March 31	Doctors look to province for help with bylaws
March 31	Paul Stutz had dream season on slopes
March 31	Snow slide derails train
March 24	Banff Television Festival student jury chosen
March 24	Development Permit draw on March 29
March 24	Parks on guard for fossil poachers
March 24	Parks searching for illegal residents
March 24	Underwater graffiti mars lake’s ruins
March 23	New deal for Three Sisters
March 21	Snail’s pace from extinction
March 18	Ice-climber seriously hurt after tumble
March 18	Parks Canada targets poachers
March 17	Cutting off patrons early no solution, bars say
March 17	Educators give budget failing grade
March 17	Legendary Banff photographer Nicholas Morant passes
March 17	Opportunity rings
March 17	Parks investigating illegal skidoo tours
March 17	Reservation technology deal includes Banff-Lake Louise
March 10	Motorola soars with snowboarding sponsorship (Lake Louise)
March 5	Natural Heritage Act meets heavy criticism
February 21	Top Guns (relates to Banff TV Festival)
February 19	Boozing, cruising Banff
February 19	Try Banff for snow, suds, sex
February 6	Bank pulls plug on Three Sisters Resort loan (Canmore)
February 4	New Threat to Spray Valley in Kananaskis Country
February 2	Banff TV Festival luminary in Ottawa conference
January 28	Stoneys win land plus $9 million
January 18	Calgary skier in fatal crash as friends filmed his final run
January 18	Family mourns death of skier son
January 17	Bizarre philosophy shoots down bear brochure (opinion)
January 17	Winner of Banff TV Fest aired on Jan 17
January 15	Avalanche risk runs high in Rockies
January 15	Banff mourns loss of artist (David Gravelle)
January 15	Skiing death bad luck
January 15	Wall of snow buries skiers
January 14	U.S. man dead in Canada avalanche, friend survives
January 13	Alberta ignoring environmental protection
January 13	No relief yet for crisis in Alberta’s parks
January 12	Banff Brewery Corporation Announces Extension of Take Over Bid
January 7	Alberta defends environment plan