The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for August 2001
August 31
Banff prepares for flock of campers from K-Country
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 31
Wanted: missing worm
(
National Post
)
August 31
Fire bans and campground closures
(
Government of Alberta
)
August 31
Close encounters spark 'carnivore summit' in Banff
(
Canada.com
)
August 31
Author David Adams Richards to star at WordFest
(
Canada.com
)
August 30
CPAWS congratulates Parks Canada on management of Kootenay wildfire
(
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
)
August 30
Forest fire fears force closure of K-Country
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 30
K-Country campgrounds evacuated in largest closure ever
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 30
Officials reviewing bear management practices
(
Canmore Leader
)
August 29
Grizzly status stable
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 29
Heritage ranking proposal catches school officials by surprise
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 29
Union concerned about park protection
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 29
Canadians on stage at the String Quartet competition
(
CBC
)
August 29
Woman swept over waterfall at Johnston Canyon
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 29
Rare fossil stolen from Burgess Shale
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 29
Library survey shelves user fee
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 29
PanCanadian WordFest coming in October
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 29
Local players help win Ultimate championship
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 29
Called to the skies (local Air Cadet)
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 28
Mountain Photography Competition winners announced
(
Banff Centre for Mountain Culture
)
August 28
The “Olympics of Strings” comes to The Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 28
Exhibit celebrating Nepal opens September 6
(
Banff Centre for Mountain Culture
)
August 28
Climber tells story of Borneo adventure on September 12
(
Banff Centre for Mountain Culture
)
August 28
Mountain projects from Nepal to Banff receive grants
(
Banff Centre for Mountain Culture
)
August 28
Close encounters of predator kind rising
(
Evansville Courier
)
August 27
Conservation groups launch web site about Kananaskis G8 meeting
(
KananaskisG8
)
August 27
G-8 activists consider moving fight to Calgary
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 27
Protesters ponder possible pass on K-Country G-8
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 23
Canadian crop circle researcher disses British circlemakers
(
Circlemakers
)
August 23
Kootenay fire ramifications
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 23
Smoke gets in our eyes, but health risks minimal
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 23
Activists plot siege of K-Country
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 23
Manhattan jazz talent returns to Banff Centre September 7
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 22
Blazing inferno in Kootenay Park
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 22
Fall claims 16-year-old hiker in Kananaskis
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 22
High School plans up in the air after heritage designation
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 22
Jawbone discovered
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 22
Locke bailed out
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 22
Gallant dresses up Banff stage
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 22
Emergency landing near Takakkaw
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 22
Banff says “no” to summer games
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 22
Runners can help light up the world
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 21
Scurfield thwarted: Skiing Louise rescue goes ahead
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 21
Kootenay fire causes delays
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 21
Kootenay Park forest fire 'technically out of control'
(
National Post
)
August 19
Computer games stunt teen brains
(
The Observer
)
August 19
Winds fan flames in forests
(
Vancouver Province
)
August 19
Highway 93 to Radium open to through traffic, closure possible
(
Alberta Motor Association
)
August 19
Mystery on highest peak in Rockies (Mount Robson, 1913)
(
Canada.com
)
August 18
Highway 93 to Radium closed from smoke
(
Alberta Motor Association
)
August 18
Creditors OK ski resort plan
(
Yahoo
)
August 18
Skiing Louise bailout OK'd
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 18
Skiing Louise reborn
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 17
Working safely in hot weather
(
Government of Alberta
)
August 17
Activists plotting G-8 Summit strategy include Keane
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 17
Creditors approve Ski Louise deal
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 16
Jawbone may hold clue to remains
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 16
Brewster Tours wins national travel awards
(
Stockhouse
)
August 15
Wardens warn parks at risk
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 15
Province launching tourism review
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 15
Harmony Lane a test of heritage designation
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 15
Arson suspected in motel blaze
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 15
High School to be demolished
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 15
Horses are good people
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 15
Riders shine at mountain bike nationals
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 15
Smalls pack it in
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
Bid for Ski Louise hits setback in court
(
Canada.com
)
August 14
Hot Wired Live Art comes to Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 13
Banff, Canmore get addiction counselling
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 13
Smoke sees speed limited in Kootenay Park
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 12
There's no technology like language (Banff Centre’s Sara Diamond)
(
Toronto Star
)
August 11
Rival bidder for Ski Louise would sell other properties
(
Canada.com
)
August 10
Rival bid for top Canadian ski resorts emerges
(
Yahoo
)
August 10
Ski Louise attracts second offer
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 9
G-8 protesters model Kananaskis campaign on Star War heroes and stormtroopers
(
Globe and Mail
)
August 9
Illegal camping blamed on lack of enforcement
(
Edmonton Journal
)
August 8
Bones: an Aboriginal Dance Opera premieres in Banff
(
CBC
)
August 8
The wisdom of BONES
(
Globe and Mail
)
August 8
Campsites closed to tenters
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 8
Door-to-door trail use survey starting
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 8
Day care on the agenda
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 8
Be berry smart
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 8
Aboriginal art at Walter Phillips Gallery
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 8
Climbing competition planned
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 8
Modern pentathlon coming to Bow Valley
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
Canmore tourism officials upbeat about G-8 spin-offs
(
Canmore Leader
)
August 7
K-country grizzlies relocated
(
Canmore Leader
)
August 7
Park visitors warned of bears
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 7
Staff shortage threatens Banff daycare
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 7
Jasper's tourist traffic down sharply this year
(
Edmonton Journal
)
August 7
Fire threat in Kananaskis
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 7
Olympics team cleans up at The Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 6
A spectacular train ride through Canada's Rockies (Rocky Mountaineer)
(
Boston Globe
)
August 6
Bear warning at Two Jack, Lake Louise
(
Edmonton Journal
)
August 6
With bears in mind, Banff closes parks
(
Globe and Mail
)
August 5
“The horror that is Banff Avenue” -- columnist pines for quiet
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 5
Trouble bruin for hikers
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 4
Tourism slump hits Banff businesses
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 3
Beetle that ruined B.C. forest industry found in park
(
CBC
)
August 3
Effortless Mastery of Kenny Werner coming to Banff
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 3
Hiker hurt on Grotto
(
Global TV
)
August 2
Bears creating hazards in mountain parks
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 1
Wardens kill wolf
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 1
Grizzlies force trail closures near Canmore
(
Canmore Leader
)
August 1
Wolf shot near road
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 1
Banff's daycare in crisis
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 1
Park tourism down, group says
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 1
Banff to sit on G8 board
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 1
Aboriginal opera at Banff Centre
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 1
Bear show reaches new heights
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 1
Banff team achieves dream
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 1
Golf fund-raiser just what the doctor ordered
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
