The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for July
2002
July 31
A decade of accomplishment at Luxton Museum
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 31
Fire crews on smoke alert throughout park
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 31
Moraine Lake hiker restriction lifted
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 31
Town wants feedback on status report
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 30
Where are all the [Nova Scotia] tourists?
(
Canada.com
)
July 28
Assistance allows robbed Mexican students to continue to Banff
(
Vancouver Sun
)
July 28
Lightning kills fossil collector
(
Calgary Sun
)
July 27
Lightning kills man on Mount Fairweather
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 27
Exhibition explores Aboriginal perspectives
(
The Banff Centre
)
July 26
This could be any rubble: review of Requiem 9/11
(
National Post
)
July 25
Banff park fire danger extreme
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 25
Banff beefs up monitoring of Bow River water quality
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 25
Annual staff exodus set to begin
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 25
Field snags giant fossil mold
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 25
Hiker survives grizzly encounter
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 25
Bad luck biker fined $50
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 24
Feds step-up highway debate
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 24
Fire bans impending in valley
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 24
Hans Gmoser inducted into U.S. Ski Hall of Fame
(
Mining Journal
)
July 24
Housing project faces opposition
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 24
Park radio expands
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 24
Parks union supports new contract
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 24
Riders compete during annual gymkhana
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 24
Three-on-three basketball takes off
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 23
Bear encounter grizzly reminder
(
CBC Calgary
)
July 23
Ancient story inspires Aboriginal dance performance
(
The Banff Centre
)
July 23
Brits are least liked tourists
(
Sky News
)
July 22
A celebration of the enduring beauty of piano and voice
(
The Banff Centre
)
July 22
Banff needs a $1.49 day (editorial)
(
Canada.com
)
July 21
Banff could lose links with mining past
(
Canada.com
)
July 20
Rooms go begging in Banff
(
Canada.com
)
July 20
Trans-Canada twinning proposal gains support
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 20
Tribute for trio’s dreams
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 20
Sculptor captured the cowboy life
(
Globe and Mail
)
July 19
Seasonal workers in Banff at high risk for AIDS
(
CBC Calgary
)
July 18
Banff gets its men - and women - in red
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 18
Big-wigs converging for cross-border crime forum
(
Canada News Wire
)
July 18
Highway tragedy stuns hamlet, sparks calls for twinning
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 18
Liberals push “Chrétien highway”
(
National Post
)
July 18
Myron’s missus disputes sexy survey
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 18
Resort deal ensures Mounties’ presence
(
Canada.com
)
July 18
Valley courses score top marks in magazine poll
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 17
Atanarjuat runs away with another award
(
CBC North
)
July 17
Three dead on killer highway
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 17
Road deaths spark twinning debate
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 17
No tents in Two Jack
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 17
Tourism upsurge noted
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 17
Mountain biking madness hits the Bow Valley
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 17
Local singer does Bow Valley proud at Calgary Stampede
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 17
Golfing for life
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 17
Dance works will dazzle crowds
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 16
Road deaths shock friends
(
Canoe
)
July 16
Banff among youngest cities in youngest province
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 16
Zacharias Kunuk honoured at Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
July 16
Three victims of crash identified
(
Canoe
)
July 15
Explore the splendor of the Rocky Mountain landscape in paint
(
The Banff Centre
)
July 15
Travelling exhibit of artist books, zines, and independent publications rolls into Banff
(
The Banff Centre
)
July 15
Workers’ deaths stun Chateau staff
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 14
Three die in crash near Lake Louise
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 13
Police parade for Banff tourists
(
CBC Calgary
)
July 13
Banff to keep VLTs for now
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 13
Parks Canada workers ratify first agreement
(
Globe and Mail
)
July 12
Keeping one eye on the wildlife
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 11
Arctos & Bird’s Bear Street development may be dead in the water
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 11
Bruins relocated after garbage foray
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 11
Canmore climber stranded three days
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 11
Climber injured in fall on Rundle
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 11
Contaminated sites include more than 30 in Banff National Park
(
National Post
)
July 11
Major Banff hotels opt out of heritage list
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 11
Parks to pilot wildlife cameras
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 10
Bear Street project stymied
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Banff sustainability linked to partnership
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Bank fire gives scare
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Epcor bill upsets business
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Glenbow’s Carl Rungius exhibition at the McMichael
(
Globe and Mail
)
July 10
New dance works a highlight at Banff Arts Festival
(
The Banff Centre
)
July 10
Climbers top podium
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Holly McNarland plays Wild Bill’s
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Invitation to golf and celebrate
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Lotto funds report received by Council
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 10
Presidential Suite at the Fairmont Banff Springs makes “decadent” list
(
Zawya
)
July 9
Edmonton filmmakers stumble into a Ramboesque display of summit security
(
Canada.com
)
July 9
Requiem 9/11 ballet turns heads
(
Canada.com
)
July 8
Climber’s vigil on Rundle over
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 8
Skiing armed robber stopped by tree
(
The Mud Pile
)
July 6
Requiem 9/11 to break new ground
(
Canada.com
)
July 5
Banff townsite 'vulnerable' to fire
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 5
Rachel Wyatt named member of Order of Canada
(
Globe and Mail
)
July 5
Proper bear-encounter etiquette depends upon situation
(
Tacoma News Tribune
)
July 4
Banff introduces campers to BARE
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 4
Cowboy artist Malcolm “Mac” Mackenzie dies
(
Western Producer
)
July 4
Banff fire hazard prompts warning
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 4
BARE Campsite program launched to keep bears away
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 4
Canmore asked to host Karelian dog project
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 4
Elk-chasing collies show promising results
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 4
Housing crisis doesn't exist, Mayor says
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
July 4
Researcher setting up mini-weather stations in Kananaskis
(
CBC Calgary
)
July 3
Banff benefits from G-8 spin-offs
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 3
Banff hospital faces big cutbacks
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 3
Banffites compete in Kendo nationals
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 3
Housing Corporation downsized
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 3
Local artists given boost by Town
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 3
Man killed after head-on near Lake Louise
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 3
Tennis is work and play
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 3
The Mahones coming to Wild Bill’s
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
July 2
Banff’s LuAn Mitchell makes influential people list
(
Alberta Venture
)
July 2
Drivers need lesson in speed
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 1
Bear’s death at G8 angers green groups
(
Calgary Herald
)
July 1
Black bears use bluster, biologist says
(
Globe and Mail
)
July 1
Crows, ravens, magpies flocking around urban areas
(
Globe and Mail
)
