The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for December
2002
December 28
Banff in the snow a tourist’s delignt
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 26
Pesticide ban urged in Banff
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 26
Lead soil removed from yard
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 26
Banff to hike business fees 10 per cent?
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 26
Feeling fine at Sunshine
(
Canoe
)
December 26
Charting sunken memories
(
Canada.com
)
December 26
Tourism initiatives at the forefront
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 26
A mixed bag for retailers this Christmas season
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 26
Avoiding the whiteout wipe out
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 25
Danger of toxic metals in soils underestimated
(
New Scientist
)
December 25
After the fall: help for climbers
(
Wired
)
December 25
Beavers making comeback
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 25
Museum closed until summer
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 25
Plans for four-way stop delayed
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 25
Bus shelters deemed to costly
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 25
Sport highlights for the year
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 25
Yet another reason to avoid Amerika
( )
December 24
What’s happening in our mountain parks?
(
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
)
December 21
Totalitarian Information Awareness
(
Digital Banff news service
)
December 20
Bush asks Americans to omit “Peace on Earth” from Christmas prayers
(
Boondocks
)
December 20
Santa’s sortie safe as NORAD tracks his progress
(
Jane’s Defence News
)
December 20
RCMP Musical Ride confirmed
(
Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau
)
December 20
No uproar on bear report
(
Canoe
)
December 19
Grizzly research suspect, Fraser Institute says
(
Canoe
)
December 19
Study claims Parks policy made in the absence of valid wildlife biology
(
Canada News Wire
)
December 19
There’s lots of snow out there ... really!
(
Canoe
)
December 19
Pesticides found in Whiskey Creek
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 19
Labour shortage a top concern in Bow Valley
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 19
Common business licence touted
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 19
Parks has no plans to eliminate fees
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 19
Get wild this Christmas
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 19
Riding the rails gets a whole new meaning at local hills
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 18
Hostelling International director speaks up
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 18
Business survey may help lobbying effort
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 18
Charges possible in crash on railway line
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 18
Customers unhappy with Canada Post
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 18
Feast on Eat! the latest issue of Horizon Zero from the Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
December 18
Christmas presents destroyed in rollover
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 18
Banff gymnasts eyeing Canada Winter Games
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 18
Joshua’s Habit ready to rock Banff
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 18
Hudec second in Nor-Am race
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 17
Chrétien receives award from Sierra Club
(
Sierra Club of Canada
)
December 17
Hudec on the podium
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 16
Snow buoys spirits
(
CBC Calgary
)
December 16
Banff bears focus of plan
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 15
Grandi 14th at Val D’Isere giant slalom World Cup
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 14
Outdoor options slim
(
Canadian Avalanche Association
)
December 14
Resorts: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 14
The fine art of coaching
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 14
The Rocky road to a skiers’ paradise
(
Belfast Telegraph
)
December 14
Rare wampus cat dies in accident in Arkansas
(
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
)
December 13
Feds announces funding for Altitude Publishing
(
Canadian Heritage
)
December 12
Parks gets pressure to close Parkway
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 12
Banff wants to tax hostels
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 12
Banff protests postal outlet closures
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 12
Minnewanka divers warned
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 12
Summoning the spirit of Bruno Engler
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 12
Oh no, no snow!
(
Canoe
)
December 11
Hostel may face huge tax increase
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 11
Johnston Canyon trail faces more delays
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 11
Parks Canada will survey visitors year round
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 11
Headwaters not happy with capital funding
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 11
Grandi wants to go out with a bang
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 11
Stutz seventh in Nor-Am super-G
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 11
Wave of beginners hits climbing wall
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 11
Council supports fireworks
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 11
A little sugar goes a long way
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 10
“A great day” as Kyoto approved
(
Globe and Mail
)
December 10
Keeping tabs on our wolf
(
National Post
)
December 10
Murrell awarded hefty prize
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 10
Murrell’s play wows Parisian audiences
(
The Banff Centre
)
December 10
Artist takes on oil and gas industry
(
CBC
)
December 9
Ski resorts praying for a good dumping of snow
(
Canoe
)
December 9
Record ice loss in Arctic
(
BBC
)
December 8
St. James’s Gate rates mention in pub review
(
Knoxville News
)
December 8
Rescuer risked death to save sinking skater
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 7
Banff Centre donates bathtubs to worthy cause
(
The Banff Centre
)
December 7
Banff Centre hosts global mountain network
(
The Banff Centre
)
December 7
Calgarians hostile to outlawing idling
(
National Post
)
December 7
Heli-skiing’s all about attitude with altitude
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 7
Rental woes in Whistler
(
CBC Vancouver
)
December 7
The look from Banff
(
Digital Banff news service
)
December 6
Resorts suffering snow shortage
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 5
Ski hills delay opening
(
CBC Calgary
)
December 5
Parks fails to meet bear mortality mandate
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 5
Scrap the fence, residents say
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 5
This day’s for the birds
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 5
Safeway may not claim extra space
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 5
Limits touted for Banff’s backcountry
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 5
Midnight skater breaks through Bow Lake
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
December 5
Western Canada's winter wonderland
(
Canada.com
)
December 5
Kostner crashes at training race
(
World News
)
December 4
Elements of Bear Street project facing opposition
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
Endangered snails moved to former habitat
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
Lake Louise community against fencing hamlet
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
Parks Canada doesn’t plan for human use on winter trails
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
Speed skating oval could draw more competitors to Banff
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
Headwaters CEO happy with report
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
Banff Centre commemorates December 6 Montreal Massacre
(
The Banff Centre
)
December 4
Big city talent returns to simple roots
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
Sprained knee doesn’t stop Hudec
(
Banff Crag & Canyon
)
December 4
If only deer would turn tail
(
Globe and Mail
)
December 4
No snow for Lower Mainland skiers
(
CBC Vancouver
)
December 3
Scientists discover new adaptation to oxygen-poor air at high altitudes
(
Scientific American
)
December 3
Mountain biking may be linked to infertility
(
Salon
)
December 3
New complaint process in place for EPCOR customers
(
Government of Alberta
)
December 3
Gateway effect of marijuana doubted
(
United Press International
)
December 3
Western drought threatens holiday ski season
(
CTV
)
December 3
World Cup skiers won’t be denied games of shinny
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 2
Snow woe this winter
(
Calgary Sun
)
December 2
Wedding goes on despite family feud
(
National Post
)
December 1
Austrians dominate slopes at Lake Louise
(
Canoe
)
December 1
Fairy-tale ending eludes Hudec
(
Calgary Herald
)
December 1
They came, they cheered, they partied
(
Calgary Herald
)
