The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for April
2004
April 30
Parks closes Lake Minnewanka - Sheep Point trails
(
Parks Canada
)
April 30
Canada’s Hot Seat (travel)
(
Ski Magazine
)
April 29
Banff businesses butt out August 1
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 28
Appeal board axes apartment block
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 28
No-smoking bylaw will include bars and patios
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 27
Banff smoking ban will hurt tourism, critics worry
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 27
Banff tells smokers to butt out
(
Canoe
)
April 27
Fortress ski resort closed next year
(
Canoe
)
April 27
Mike Wiegele’s Heli on Earth
(
Ski Magazine
)
April 26
Feeding cougar closes Sundance Canyon trail
(
Parks Canada
)
April 25
Banff gets down to business. Pity [TV Festival]
(
Toronto Star
)
April 25
Missing climber found dead in Kananaskis
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 24
New Banff TV fest CEO vows fantastic event
(
Globe and Mail
)
April 23
Why TV fete nearly came unplugged
(
Globe and Mail
)
April 22
Banff might like composter
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 22
Planned burn near Radium rained out
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 22
Report creates doubt on Trans-Canada twinning
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 22
Glacier retreat threatens Calgary water supply
(
Canoe
)
April 22
Receding glaciers raise concern
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 21
Council preparing to lobby top Tories
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 21
Town officials still tight-lipped about Bennett’s retirement deal
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 21
Mico to return to Banff for Bill’s party Sunday
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 21
Piping hot rock ’n’ roll coming to Wild Bll’s Monday
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 21
Banff’s Croston living a telemark dream
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 19
Parks gatekeepers mull strike
(
Canoe
)
April 19
Rocky Mountain jewel deserves special treatment
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 19
TV fest’s woes show non-profits need good governance too
(
Globe and Mail
)
April 19
Vandals badly maul Jasper the Bear
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 19
Stalking the perfect predator [cougars]
(
Edmonton Journal
)
April 18
Ski challenge raises cash for cystic fibrosis
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 17
Spray River Valley sensitive wildlife area closed April 15 to November 15
(
Parks Canada
)
April 17
Holiday on Horseback lets women be cowboys
(
Toronto Star
)
April 17
Icefields Parkway ranks among classic Canadian road trips
(
Globe and Mail
)
April 16
Banff Centre initiative boosts new media
(
Business Edge
)
April 15
Highway twinning priorities set
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 15
Environmental assessment on highway twinning due this fall
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 15
Wildlife crossings slated for every two kilometers
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 15
Banff kayaker to assist remote Indian tribes
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 15
Town receives $350,000 Infrastructure grant to upgrade operations building
(
Government of Alberta
)
April 15
Parks Canada says strike is not imminent
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 15
Read’s celebrity ski function really does make difference
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 15
Fire season of ’03 inspires exhibit
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 15
Banff TV body in money crisis
(
Globe and Mail
)
April 15
Foundation hands Banff TV festival to new group
(
CBC Calgary
)
April 15
Bankrupt Banff TV festival rescued
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 15
Television Foundation bankrupt
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 14
Banff Television Festival in question
(
CBC
)
April 14
Banff Centre looking for chorus members for summer opera
(
The Banff Centre
)
April 14
Man survives 40-metre fall into crevasse on Mount Athabasca
(
Jasper Booster
)
April 13
CPAWS Calgary/Banff wins national award
(
Environmental News Network
)
April 13
Banff pays manager $240,788 in 2003
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 13
Twinning plans aim at fatal stretch of Trans-Canada
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 13
Ways to reduce Bow Valley traffic unveiled
(
CBC Calgary
)
April 13
Lazier sinks eight-ball Legion title
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 13
Man of many harmonicas to play Friday
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 13
Season end sees sun at Norquay
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 12
Two bear-proof suits, good condition
(
BayToday (North Bay, Ontario)
)
April 11
Doctor sues for $620K after Sunshine spill
(
Canoe
)
April 11
Ski trip turns deadly in Yoho
(
Canoe
)
April 11
Strike looms at national parks
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 11
World’s top boarders coming to Lake Louise
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 9
New rescue team greets avalanche season
(
CBC Calgary
)
April 8
Assiniboine steeped in alpine history
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 8
Banff highway twinning to cost $160 million
(
Telus
)
April 8
Businesses said to bear brunt of taxes
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 8
Freestyle fever at the ski hills
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 8
Medicine mix up at Mineral Springs probed
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 6
Groups seek support for Trans-Canada twinning
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 6
Provincial government earmarks $20 million for Banff Centre
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 6
Stutz earns gold at Reese Alberta Cup
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 6
Underdogs pull off upsets to claim basketball title
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
April 6
Banff boy, 12, raises cash to help hippos in Ghana
(
Canada.com
)
April 6
Passive smoking dangers revealed
(
Toronto Star
)
April 5
Long time Banff Centre faculty member Lorand Fenyves passes
(
University of Toronto
)
April 5
Smoking bans reap fast health reward
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 4
Banff Springs among golf courses “you must play” before you die
(
The Observer (UK)
)
April 4
Le bilinguisme est important dans l’industrie touristique
(
Radio-Canada
)
April 3
Province envisions double dose of Japanese tourists this summer
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 2
Province providing $20 million for capital project at Banff Centre
(
Government of Alberta
)
April 2
Funding seen as first step in redevelopment of Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
April 2
DNA grizzly count riles conservationists
(
Calgary Herald
)
April 2
New Catholic school slated for Canmore
(
Government of Alberta
)
April 1
Exhibit examines Aboriginal experience
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 1
Parks halts bear collaring program
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
April 1
Pat Ferns steps aside at Banff TV Foundation
(
Globe and Mail
)
April 1
Young Banff racer posts win against hero Grandi
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
