The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for June
2004
June 30
Passive smoking danger was underestimated
(
New Scientist
)
June 29
Additional lane possible from Lake Louise to Icefields Parkway interchange
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 29
Winner Thompson to spend another term in opposition
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 29
A toast to
Water… on the Rocks
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 29
A swinging Canada Day golf tourney
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 29
Mobile server looks ahead to Penticton and Boston marathons
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 28
Another term for Myron
(
CBC
)
June 28
Banff Centre v-p moving to Cirque de Soleil
(
Toronto Star
)
June 27
Bear-proof suit inventor working on magnetic blast cushion
(
Annals of Improbable Research
)
June 24
Bear 66 leads wardens on chase
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 24
Poll shows Thompson to win again in Wild Rose
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 24
Parties agree Parks underfunded
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 24
Thompson grilled at Banff candidates’ forum
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 24
Federal candidates disagree on allegiance to party or self
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 23
Canmore Nordic Centre to receive $16.5 million upgrade
(
Government of Alberta
)
June 23
Sulphur fumes impair memory, snail study suggests
(
Scientific American
)
June 22
Province’s numbers way off the mark, says school board chairman
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 22
Teachers’ contract talks heading to mediation
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 22
Runners, citizens enjoy great 10K races
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 22
High school honours athletes
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 19
Rocky Mountain high [hiking in the Lake O’Hara region]
(
Canada.com
)
June 18
CEO of Banff TV festival anticipates rosy future
(
CBC
)
June 17
Bow Valley a hot spot for bears
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 17
Hiker dies of heart attack on Rundle
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 17
Stutz joins Banff’s mayoral race
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 17
Another Banff bar steps up to the stage for local talent
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 17
Banff wins junior rugby competition at home
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 17
Westward Ho! with new guidebook
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 17
Banff TV festival to return next year
(
Yahoo
)
June 17
Adventures in cowboy culture at the Walter Phillips Gallery
(
Canada.com
)
June 16
Ferns hints at Banff TV Festival adieu
(
Variety
)
June 16
Fairmont golf courses named top greens in Canada
(
Globe and Mail
)
June 15
Stutz throws hat in ring for mayor
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 15
Bear gets into town garbage bin
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 15
Banff rugby club to host Calgary
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 15
Soccer teams compete in soggy games
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 13
Emerald Lake Lodge disease identified as common virus
(
Canoe
)
June 11
Banff TV Festival runs just weeks after filing for bankruptcy
(
Canada.com
)
June 11
Resort to comfort (Post Hotel in Lake Louise)
(
Calgary Sun
)
June 10
Warnings and closures in Lake Louise to protect bears
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 10
Missing B.C. climbers students from Kamloops
(
Canoe
)
June 10
Emerald Lake Lodge reopens following Norwalk outbreak
(
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
)
June 10
Phony $100 bills being passed in local stores
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 10
Cancer survivor says hills kept her alive
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 10
Accidental celebrity makes return to Mountain Festivals
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 10
South African music legend performs at Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
June 10
Novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald reads at Banff Centre
(
The Banff Centre
)
June 10
Panel looks at creativity and the boardroom
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 10
Vanilla Ice coming to Banff
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 9
Marketing cash coming, says Economic Development Minister
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 9
Emerald Lake Lodge reopens after outbreak
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 9
Soccer season kicks into high gear
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 9
Lana Vanderlee to join Waterloo Warriors
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 8
Hunt delayed for climbers presumed dead near Moraine Lake
(
Canoe
)
June 7
Lessons from the recent reintroduction of the wolf in Yellowstone
(
Scientific American
)
June 7
34-year veteran of Edmonton Symphony departs for Banff
(
CBC
)
June 6
Good reasons for making elk feel unwelcome
(
Toronto Star
)
June 5
Blondie the grizzly bear killed on highway in Yoho
(
CBC Calgary
)
June 5
Blondie’s orphan cubs threatened by cars
(
Canoe
)
June 5
Peaks and valleys of Banff’s television festival
(
Globe and Mail
)
June 4
Shuster dismisses “cough CPR” as hoax
(
Globe and Mail
)
June 3
200 tourists struck with Norovirus
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 3
Bears are everywhere, so beware!
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 3
Mythical wild west image explored
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 3
Sky is limitless for Banff photographer John Bonner
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 3
Soil cleanup set to begin later this month
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 1
Norwalk virus confirmed at Emerald Lake Lodge
(
CBC Calgary
)
June 1
Virus blamed for sick visitors
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 1
Operators expect tourism recovery in 2004
(
Government of Alberta
)
June 1
School budget includes freeze for fees
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 1
Hundreds remember Louis Trono
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 1
Mark Heard: the surgeon of choice for elite athletes
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 1
Wolverines back on gridiron
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)