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The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for August 2003
August 29Cottagers rush for fire insurance  (Telus )
August 28Park restrictions eased after rainfall; Hyw 93 open 24 hrs  (Parks Canada )
August 28Brutal tragedy ends Russell and Enns’s storied tale  (Globe and Mail )
August 28Alberta bungling grizzly bear management, claims group  (Wildcanada.net )
August 28Be wary of bears feeding on berries near trails, campgrounds  (Government of Alberta )
August 28Firefighters joining two Kootenay park blazes  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 28Fighting fires is hot, dangerous, dirty work  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 28Class sizes swell at Canadian Rockies  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 28Town management review underway  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 27Black bear returned to Banff from Canmore  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27Large helicopter helping Parks fight fire  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27Former park warden Kunelius criticizes “prescribed burning”  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27Sunshine develops tougher ski terrain  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27Town Council selects consultant to review operations  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27Louis Trono is young at heart  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27Eddie Hunter muses on the sting of the lost golf ball  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27News pertaining to the musical group “The Organix”   (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 27Nature’s cold shoulders (the Columbia Icefields)  (National Post )
August 27War Party outsources fund raising to India  (The Inquirer )
August 26Centre’s Filumena wins big at the Bettys  (Calgary Herald )
August 25Wild bear attacks little boy in Russia  (Pravda )
August 25Hard-hit crews could be squids in  (Scotsman )
August 25Hyw 93 closed noon to midnight  (Parks Canada )
August 24Welcome bit of rain eases fire restrictions  (Parks Canada )
August 22Tokumm fire held at Vermilion Pass  (Parks Canada )
August 22Fire and smoke seen by the eye of a satellite  (NASA )
August 22Fire ban sends hikers to Jasper  (Edmonton Journal )
August 22People not heeding extreme fire conditions  (CBC Calgary )
August 22Kelowna a refreshing change from smoky Banff   (Okanagan.net )
August 21Smoke chokes out tourists  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 21Prescribed burn gets away  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 21Restrictions relax on Hwy 93; new fire in Kootenay Park  (Parks Canada )
August 21Shuler looking for off-leash area  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 20Businesses irate over power outage  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 20Parks’ prescribed burn blamed for power outage  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 20Hospital’s generators kick in as power fails  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 20Town claims to be prepared for forest fires  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 20Naffin abandons parkade protest  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 20Coho swim team victorious  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 20Banff rugby club beats Calgary bunch  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 20Firewater says they’re ready to rock  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 19Hwy 93 still restricted; smoky conditions continue  (Parks Canada )
August 19Smoke obscures Banff’s jewels, say some  (Calgary Herald )
August 18Smoke slowing highway traffic  (CBC Calgary )
August 18Local research institute funding studies on redwood die-off  (San Francisco Gate )
August 17Smoke from Fairholme no cause for alarm  (Parks Canada )
August 15Fire hazard remains extreme  (Parks Canada )
August 15Fire knocks out power as Banff gets blackout of its own  (CBC Calgary )
August 15Prize-winning architect to speak at the Centre  (The Banff Centre )
August 15Smoke, heat cause power outage in Banff  (Calgary Herald )
August 15Smoke gets in our skies for air quality  (Calgary Herald )
August 15Stress factors climbing (mentions fire near Banff)  (Canoe )
August 15Wild things (the McIvors’ backyard)  (Canada.com )
August 15Create a native garden (Diane McIvor)  (Calgary Herald )
August 14Siksika drop Chateau lawsuit  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 14Banff prepares for fires  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 14Kootenay Lodge delays opening until smoke clears  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 14Huge fire break built to protect Bow Valley  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 14Banff B & B recalls the past (profile of Tarry-a-while)  (Canada.com )
August 13Court of Appeal won’t block Bear Street development project  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 13Mali legend coming Thursday  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 13Lodge owner in middle of fire action  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 13Mortgage payouts may be revenue source  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 13Shuler pitches beefed up Mad Cow plan  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 13Axe throwers fined  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 13Fires producing significant air pollution  (NASA )
August 13Project to block future wildfires  (Calgary Herald )
August 11Calm among the flames in Radium  (Calgary Herald )
August 11Centre’s nanotech forum mixes art, science  (Calgary Herald )
August 11Highway 93 reopens temporarily  (CBC Calgary )
August 10Rafter Six fined $35,000 for unsuitable water  (Edmonton Journal )
August 8Centre opera to benefit fire victims in Alberta  (CBC )
August 8Man missing on Mount Robson  (Calgary Sun )
August 8Roller-coaster river (account of Kicking Horse raft trip)  (Calgary Sun )
August 7Bear trap springs on tampering teenager in Canmore  (Calgary Sun )
August 7Network of trail closures descends on Bow Valley  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 7Tokumm Creek blaze becomes number one priority  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 7Historic Kootenay Lodge spared  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
August 6Human intervention has made forest fires more devastating, experts say  (Vancouver Sun )
August 6Wardens try to train bears to keep out of Canmore  (CBC Calgary )
August 6Fire fears close trails  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 6Crews battling fires in Kootenay and Banff  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 6Central Park overhaul set to start in September  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 6Claim brings allegations as new CEO starts at Tourism Bureau  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 6Bruce Cockburn performs on August 11  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 6Banff’s rugby tourney great despite losses  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 6Ultimate frisbee layers compete  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 6Ex-cop warns of drug perils in bars  (Banff Crag & Canyon )
August 5Golden traffic jam caused by highway closure  (CBC Calgary )
August 5Two fires burning in Jasper  (CBC Calgary )
August 5Tourist drowns in Maligne River  (CBC Vancouver )
August 5Lodge owner presents last line of defence  (Calgary Herald )
August 4Flames threaten Kootenay Park Lodge, destroy Fay Hut  (Calgary Herald )
August 3Campgrounds packed despite fire bans  (Canoe )
August 3Scat! Friends of Banff know all the dirt  (Calgary Herald )
August 2Comment invited on report for electricity distribution in Banff National Park  (Canada News Wire )
August 1Bear sightings force hikers to stay in groups  (CBC Calgary )
August 1Missing plane found near Golden, bodies recovered  (Calgary Herald )
August 1K-Country camps filling up despite ban on campfires  (Calgary Herald )
August 1Environment Canada provides historical weather records  (Globe and Mail )

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