The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for August
2002
August 31
Two Jack campgrounds reopen
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 31
If a tree falls, are there any campers to hear it?
(
Edmonton Journal
)
August 31
Environmentalists challenge Lake Louise water permit
(
CBC
)
August 30
Environmentalists, First Nation ask for Fairmont probe
(
Globe and Mail
)
August 30
Banff Centre meeting yields new jazz recording
(
Boston Herald
)
August 29
Protesters call for Chateau development freeze
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 29
Canmore climbers rescued after fall in Yoho
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 29
Parks moves to boost safety on deadly highway
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 29
Same three driving errors factor most in collisions
(
Government of Alberta
)
August 29
Zoom, Zoom (letter regarding speeding)
(
Canada.com
)
August 29
Artists gathering for Icefield retreat
(
Jasper Booster
)
August 28
Dangerous highway solution proposed
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 28
Demonstrators protest Chateau expansion
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 28
Fires rip through region
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 28
Health ministers meeting at the Springs
(
Canada News Wire
)
August 28
Mountain ecosystems subject of conference
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 28
Town offers prime parking to car-pooling commuters
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 27
Banff traveller’s airline meal included in web site
(
Canada.com
)
August 23
Banff Centre celebrates International Adult Learners Week
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 23
Chateau’s permits questioned
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 22
Banff airstrip back under scrutiny
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 22
Banff ponders drug strategy
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 22
Campgrounds re-opened, but restrictions still in effect
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 22
Demolition work delayed on appeal
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 22
Legality of Chateau permit challenged
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 22
Siksika continue to fight for Banff Park land
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 21
Aggressive grizzly forces area closure
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 21
Business group takes on Town
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 21
Business proposal makes tempers flare
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 21
Emergency landing causes commotion
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 21
New planner leads Park review
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 21
Siksika land claim fight goes to court
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 19
Banff demands more Mounties
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 19
Centre’s Sara Diamond presented “Woman of Vision” award
(
Canada News Wire
)
August 17
Mountain projects receive grants from the Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 17
“Requiem 9/11” marks tragic anniversary with hope
(
The Record (Kitchener)
)
August 17
Lab uses DNA to track poachers
(
Edmonton Journal
)
August 17
Directors create buzz in Banff
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 17
Spate of UFOs sighted in northern B.C. skies
(
Globe and Mail
)
August 16
Banff’s grizzlies threatened by Fairmont
(
Canoe
)
August 16
Hotel development threatens grizzly population
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 16
Fairmont is fine for Lucas and Coppola
(
Canoe
)
August 15
Banff: a lifetime of lease payments
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 15
Banff pushes for more cops
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 15
Bears killed on highway near Lac Des Arcs
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 15
Coppola and Lucas heading this way by rail
(
Canoe
)
August 15
Fairmont construction threatens Banff grizzlies
(
Globe and Mail
)
August 15
Hotel balks at bear threat report
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 14
Duel over the fate of a fragile beauty
(
New York Times
)
August 14
Construction begins on controversial Lake Louise convention centre
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
Public forum slated for Siksika land claim near Castle Mountain
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
Construction and development big wasters
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
Canadian Pacific Railway hosts equity research conference
(
CPR
)
August 14
Road delays stressful
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
Swimmer on route to games
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
Parks Canada gets new CEO
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
McGarrigles: from sing-alongs to the Order of Canada
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 14
Backcountry tips for novices
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 12
Technology reduces delays at major collisions
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 11
Virus spread in summer
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 10
Is Canada’s tourism going to pot?
(
Boston Globe
)
August 10
Cruise ship virus strikes Banff
(
Canada.com
)
August 9
Bylaw aims to cure housing crunch in Canmore
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 9
Cracking truss threatens Park Museum
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 8
Norwalk virus appears in valley
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 8
Lake Louise gets new radar to slow drivers
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 8
Summer snowfall shocks tourists, locals
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 8
Grizzly sow getting “conditioned” to stay away
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 8
Car ripped in half as driver tries to flee
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 7
Fear of collapse closes museum
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
Small Business Association appeals Esso clean up
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
RCMP says no probe into spike-belt usage
(
Calgary Sun
)
August 7
Hats off to a true gentleman (Bill Craig)
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
Horsing around in the Rockies
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
Sarah Harmer rocks
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
Pilgrimage combines religion and nature
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
Banff hockey school attracts world reknown
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 7
Modern technology may save animals
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
August 6
Dramatic car crash ends chase
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 6
September mourning
(
Globe and Mail
)
August 5
Snow reported in Banff
(
CBC Calgary
)
August 5
Canmore bruins barely tolerated
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 5
Natives gather near Morley
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 4
Determined campers keep inner fires burning in battle against weather
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 4
State of the Town 2002 Report
(
Town of Banff News Release
)
August 3
B.C. man kills cougar with pocket knife
(
National Post
)
August 3
Dogs work against Banff elk
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 3
Proposed change to electoral districts eliminates Wild Rose
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 3
Summertime and the livin' is freezing
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 2
Karelian bear dogs ready to get to work
(
Canmore Leader
)
August 2
Banff Centre develops web site for Canadian art and culture
(
The Banff Centre
)
August 2
Have you got your photography contest entries in yet?
(
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
)
August 2
High-tech scanners help prevent roadkill
(
Calgary Herald
)
August 2
Advanced hiking
(
Canada.com
)
August 1
Banff: where the rubber hits the road
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
August 1
A Living Room away from home for young workers
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
