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| The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
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News for January 2002
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| January 31 | Banff budget promises no tax hikes, little extra spending (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 31 | Banff Mayor ponies up $10K from his own pocket (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 31 | Gadd and Czizmazia lead Arctic adventure (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 31 | Luring the locals (tourism booster) (Canada.com ) |
| January 30 | Mayor chips in for community centre (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 30 | Predators return - hungry (Boston Globe ) |
| January 30 | Avalanche victims warned of risk (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 30 | More predators stalk humans, experts say (National Post ) |
| January 30 | Hospital predicting deficit (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 30 | Town’s budget includes fewer projects (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 30 | Boss raising funds for paralyzed snowboarder (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 30 | Caribou Cup highlight of season for future ski racers (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 30 | G-8 protesters to set up camp (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 30 | Mounties to use video surveillance at G8 summit (National Post ) |
| January 30 | Peter White’s GritLock book launched (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 30 | Storm sweeps Banff slopes (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 29 | CPAWS wants wardens back in enforcement (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society ) |
| January 29 | Biathlon skier from Canmore makes Games team (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 29 | 39-year RCMP veteran worked in Banff (Canada.com ) |
| January 29 | UN study of Banff full of ‘falsehoods’ (Canoe ) |
| January 28 | UN says skiers damaging Rockies (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 28 | World's mountain ranges endangered, UN warns (Toronto Star ) |
| January 28 | Ski report slammed (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 28 | Fed-up wardens quit troubled national parks (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 28 | Fairmont's business looks to be on the comeback trail (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 28 | G-8 activists pitch tent-city concept (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 28 | Protesters seeking tent city for G-8 summit (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 27 | Highway 93 reopened, Castle Junction to Radium (Alberta Motor Association ) |
| January 27 | Avalanche hazards strand skiers at Sunshine (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 27 | Extreme snowfall, windchill cancel loppet (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 27 | Parks Canada cools to Radium Hot Springs Lodge (National Post ) |
| January 27 | Skiers, mountain top telecommuters damaging Rockies' ecology (Canada.com ) |
| January 27 | Dangers to mountain health increase (Knoxville Salmon ) |
| January 26 | “Banff for the look you get on your face for a passport photo” (Canada.com ) |
| January 25 | Road conditions make driving hazardous (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 25 | Tourism Bureau sets sights on U.S., overseas comeback (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 25 | Hockey biz gets green light (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 24 | BEAR Society to apply for Waterkeeper chapter (Canoe ) |
| January 24 | Centre announces choreography award winner (The Banff Centre ) |
| January 23 | Sustainability report going public (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 23 | Snow safety no easy job (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 23 | Road repairs put on hold by Parks (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 23 | Mountie housing on hold (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 23 | Norquay celebrates 75th anniversary (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 23 | Csizmazia first at Colorado's Ouray Ice Craft Exhibition (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 23 | B.C. grizzly bears under siege, study for hunting group says (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 23 | Emergency groups gear up for G-8 (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 23 | Clayton Bellamy band back in town (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 23 | Wardens grieve loss of friend (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 21 | Parks plan hits funding roadblock (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 20 | Park wardens file final appeal to carry sidearms (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 19 | To Salt Lake: Grandi, Smyth, Richard, Renner, Fortier (Canada News Wire ) |
| January 19 | Drouin tenth at ESPN Winter X Games (Denver Post ) |
| January 18 | Mountains top kids' vacation wish list (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 18 | Stacy Kohut: Ski racer on a mission (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 17 | Banff businesses fear town unprepared for April G8 (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 17 | Banff students won't be sent to Canmore (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 17 | Fundraising tapped out: daycare looks for more town help (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 17 | Second Burgess Shale fossil found on 'Net (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 16 | All Banff buildings going on list (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 16 | Ski hill ambassador Betty Skjonsberg passes (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 16 | Banff G-8 emergency plans just starting (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 16 | Death darkens avalanche night (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 16 | Trudeau blasts avalanche warning cutbacks (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 16 | Mandala artist shows work on Web (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 16 | Banff Ski Runner heads to Europe for world races (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 16 | Canmore racer grabs gold at Pontiac Cup (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 15 | Warden's funeral to draw hundreds (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 15 | Loppet organizers and CP Rail come to agreement (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 15 | Alberta man dies in B.C. avalanche despite having right equipment (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 15 | Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Invermere (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 15 | G-8 leaders in for wild ride (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 14 | Avalanche death puts focus on safety (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 14 | Avalanche south of Jasper kills one warden and injures two others (Canoe ) |
| January 14 | Experienced park warden dies in avalanche (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 14 | Former Crazy Canuck aims to ski again on anniversary of injury (Canoe ) |
| January 14 | Fukushima wins women's slalom at Pontiac GMC Cup (Canada.com ) |
| January 14 | Top women directors chosen for Centre Workshop (The Banff Centre ) |
| January 14 | Warden dies after massive slide south of Jasper (Canoe ) |
| January 13 | Avalanche kills Jasper warden (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 13 | Wardens dug from avalanche at Parkers Ridge (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 13 | Winter woos tourists back to Banff (Canada.com ) |
| January 13 | Activists fear war in the wilderness (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 13 | Lure of winter sports proving stronger than fear of terrorism (The Observer (London) ) |
| January 12 | Danger of weekend avalanche in the Rockies (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 12 | Trudeau urges provinces to save avalanche service (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 12 | Avalanche forecaster in financial straits (National Post ) |
| January 12 | Trudeau son decries avalanche-warning cut (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 12 | Dogging it in Kananaskis: only in the movies (Canoe ) |
| January 12 | Scenery meets adventure on the Snow Train to Jasper (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 12 | Canada trims June G8 summit by one day (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 12 | Bertram, Bennett win Pontiac GMC Cup giant slalom (Canada.com ) |
| January 11 | Fairmont giving its premier properties a high-tech makeover (ITBusiness.ca ) |
| January 11 | Tibetan artists celebrate mountain heritage (The Banff Centre ) |
| January 11 | Too little snow means no mush for dogsledders (National Post ) |
| January 10 | Sled dog races cancelled (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 10 | Law-breaking rampant in parks: critics (National Post ) |
| January 10 | U.S. film crew expelled from Kananaskis park (National Post ) |
| January 10 | Locals like Kennedy's offer (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 10 | Banff Esso faces demolition (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 10 | Ranger relief on way to Africa (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 9 | Major dogsled race cancelled, again (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 9 | Americans plan to preserve Bow (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 9 | Norquay Esso coming down (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 9 | Two vying for trustee’s seat (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 9 | Gymnast Hawaii bound (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 9 | Teacher strike action heats up (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 9 | Frances Frost remembered (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 9 | Premier floats invite to Kennedy (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 9 | Centre attracts international musicians for concert series (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 9 | Staying alive (avalanche awareness) (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 8 | Anti-hog comments raise stink (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 8 | Banff gives residents choice on heritage registry (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 8 | Grandi and Renner: Meet you in Salt Lake for a date (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 8 | Trans-Canada reopened west of Revelstoke (CBC Vancouver ) |
| January 8 | Yota’s a force on the hill (Canoe ) |
| January 7 | Celebrities can speak their mind (Canada.com ) |
| January 7 | Celebs hit slopes for a good cause (Canada.com ) |
| January 7 | Crowd of over 750 hobnob with celebs at fundraiser (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 7 | Heckler tossed from Kennedy fundraiser (National Post ) |
| January 7 | Kennedy issues Klein challenge (Canoe ) |
| January 7 | Scenic stretch takes deadly toll (Trans-Canada near Lake Louise) (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 7 | U.S. stars shimmer then fade (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 7 | Water feud spills over into war of words (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 7 | Woody Harrelson proves he's a Natural Born Giver (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 6 | Man tossed from Banff charity gala (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 6 | Take a Bow: river can stand a few more friends (Canada.com ) |
| January 6 | Celebs spa-ted at Springs (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 5 | Alberta doesn't need celebrities, Environment Minister says (National Post ) |
| January 5 | Celebs wine and dine Banff-style (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 5 | Cutbacks threaten avalanche alerts (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 5 | Grandi top Canadian at 17th in Switzerland (CBC ) |
| January 5 | Local environmentalist pleased with Bow spotlight (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 5 | Locals have stars in their eyes (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 5 | Second on the moon, first down the slope (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 5 | Stars come out to play in Banff for cause (Canada.com ) |
| January 5 | Stars shine at Banff fund-raiser (Canada.com ) |
| January 5 | Waterkeepers welcomed by local conservationists (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 4 | Avalanche Awareness Night Sunday (Banff Centre for Mountain Culture ) |
| January 4 | Hollywood crowd gets a taste of Banff (Canada.com ) |
| January 4 | Jim Burles, 1911-2001 (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 4 | Lack of snow threatens Canmore dogsled races (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 4 | Movie stars, celebrities ski in Banff to raise money for RFK Jr. charity (Canada.com ) |
| January 4 | Ski event turns into water war (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 4 | Star-studded environmental fundraiser irks Alberta's environment minister (Canada.com ) |
| January 4 | Sunshine sets records over holiday season (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 4 | Towns brace for possible teachers’ strike (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| January 3 | Banff besieged by celebs (Calgary Sun ) |
| January 3 | Kennedy pours out plan to save Bow (Calgary Herald ) |
| January 3 | Dispute over Bow River between Alberta minister and a Kennedy (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 3 | Hollywood stars shining in Banff (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 3 | Stars' arrival turns airport into jet-set central (Canada.com ) |
| January 3 | Past year busy for park wardens (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 3 | New route may save loppet (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 3 | Instructor, with helmet, killed in ski accident at Nakiska (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 3 | Business in Banff covers the bases (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 3 | “By the Hand of the Father” coming to the Centre on 16th (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 3 | Economy top newsmaker (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 3 | Year in Sports (1) (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 3 | Year in Sports (2) (Banff Crag & Canyon ) |
| January 2 | Hotel guests in Kananaskis felled by pepper spray (CBC Calgary ) |
| January 2 | Memories of a grande dame with a face-lift (Globe and Mail ) |
| January 2 | Sunshine hosts environmental fund-raiser (Canada News Wire ) |
| January 2 | Van Damme takes a pass on action (Canada.com ) |
| January 2 | Chilly on the ski hill? Just crank up your coat (National Post ) |
| January 1 | Stars descend on Rockies (Calgary Sun ) |
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