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The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for July 2005
July 31Assault victim in Ottawa, no longer in coma  (Ottawa Sun )
July 31Police fear victim can’t assist case  (Calgary Sun )
July 31Bison Courtyard the latest “green” growth in eco-friendly Banff  (Edmonton Journal )
July 30Woman beaten in Banff returns to Ottawa  (CFRA )
July 30Assault victim draws breath  (Calgary Sun )
July 28Banff, Canmore fight to keep education tax cap  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Banff moves ahead with community centre study  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Banff Legion collects for attack victim  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Bikers pitch new park idea  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Banff cracking down on sandwich board signs  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28 Bear 66 forces trail closure at Sundance Canyon  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Commercial transfer plan stops short, businesses say  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Feds get behind bigger red serge program  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Provincial grant sought for updating Town of Banff website  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 28Banff wardens execute slippery rescue in Bugaboos  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 27Assault victim to be flown home to Ottawa today  (Ottawa Sun )
July 27Banff victim to return to Ottawa  (CFRA )
July 27Fairmont expects travel lull in Canada  (Globe and Mail )
July 26Crime statistics suggest Banff is safer than Whistler  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 26No plea yet from accused in violent rape  (Canoe )
July 26Attack a reminder of need for personal safety  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 26Banff Centre presentation to highlight life of Canadian math genius  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 26Brills’ high-jump reunion hits bar at World Masters Games  (Canada.com )
July 24Police seek information on suspect’s trail; victim remains in coma  (Canoe )
July 23Chemical mix-up at Lake Louise sends three to hospital  (Canoe )
July 21Accused assaulter’s name found in Winnipeg gang database  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Banff rallies to assist assault victim’s family  (Calgary Sun )
July 21Grads kick off trust fund for family of assault victim  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Hired as dishwasher, accused assaulter lasted a day  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Banff OK’s new police officer  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Parks hikes fees for businesses outside of townsites  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Drivers continue to speed through 70 km/h zone at Lake Louise  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Charleton Resorts threatens lawsuit over commercial transference  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Trails relocated at Moraine Lake, Paradise Valley, to protect bears  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Crew builds new Fay Hut amidst regenerating forest  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Parks hopes to someday eradicate invasive weeds  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 21Animals and motor vehicles don’t mix  (Globe and Mail )
July 20Family provides bedside support for comatose victim  (Calgary Sun )
July 20Banff among communities receiving green infrastructure grants  (Government of Canada )
July 19Dozens pack courtroom for look at accused sex attacker  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 19Victim remains in coma; accused appears in Banff court  (Calgary Herald )
July 19Accused attacker appears in court  (Calgary Sun )
July 19Accused attacker described as friendly by rooming house staff  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 19Jimmy Swift Band performing at Wild Bill’s on Sunday  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 19Victim’s family keeps vigil  (Calgary Sun )
July 18Accused Banff attacker back in court, victim remains in hospital  (CFCN )
July 17Lure of Banff nightlife traps vulnerable tourism workers  (Calgary Herald )
July 17Ontario transient charged with attempted murder in Banff  (National Post )
July 14RCMP charge Ontario man in brutal sex attack in Banff  (Canada.com )
July 14List grizzly as “threatened,” expert says  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 14Parks to study contamination in townsite, other areas  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 14Endangered snails moved to wetter ground  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 14Rare summer avalanche prompts warning  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 14Norquay summer use discussion open  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 14Parks to study use of rivers  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 13Banff grapples with brutal attack on woman  (CBC Calgary )
July 13Brutal beating puts Banff on edge  (Calgary Sun )
July 12Police investigate attack on woman in Banff  (CBC Calgary )
July 12Banff reeling after woman attacked  (Calgary Herald )
July 12Woman found beaten unconscious in Central Park  (Calgary Sun )
July 12Woman unconscious after assault; RCMP issues public safety alert  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 12Single-vehicle fatality on 1A near Lake Louise  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 12Uncas bringing rowdy country to Rose & Crown on July 12, 13  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 12Banff Centre to host top non-fiction writers  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 12Downhill mountain bike team on a roll  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 11Humans are leading cause of death for grizzlies in Rockies  (CBC Calgary )
July 11Avalanches still a threat in backcountry  (Calgary Sun )
July 11Alan Harding MacKay to design veterans’ memorial  (Canada News Wire )
July 9LuAn Mitchell-Halter offers advice to frustrated workers  (Edmonton Sun )
July 9Mitchell-Halter speaks at millionaires’ retreat  (Chicago Sun-Times )
July 7Grizzly sow 66 heads to higher elevations with cubs  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 710 grizzlies killed by hunters under Alberta law  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Parks says communication key to bear management  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Banff National Park’s poor ranking rankles tourism officials  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Mounties to pose for tourists once more  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7YWCA lands $2.1 million housing grant  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Banff Centre plan calls for better, not bigger, facilities  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Banff Caribou Properties purchasing the Inns of Banff  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Canoeists start to explore extent of Bow River  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Hefty fine for heavy foot on the gas  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Accused carjackers granted bail  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 7Woman jailed for stealing from Banff employer  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
July 6Local climbers reach the top at nationals  (Canmore Leader )
July 6Trails closing to separate bears and people  (CBC Calgary )
July 6Trail closure does not include deadly Benchlands  (Canoe )
July 6More wildlife getting helped across the highway  (MSNBC )
July 5YWCA expansion receives federal-provincial grant  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 5Car-jacking ends without incident near Lake Louise  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 5Police collar car-jack suspects in Lake Louise  (Calgary Sun )
July 5Barriers between wildlife and people established in Kananaskis  (Government of Alberta )
July 5Golf in Banff close to breaking 100  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 5Veteran soccer player brings love of sport from homeland  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 5Hooch and the Matadors coming to Wild Bill’s  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
July 4Banff National Park rates poorly in North American poll  (Calgary Sun )
July 1Biting grizzly driven from town  (Calgary Sun )
July 1Gwaii Haanas tops continental parks survey; Kootenay-Yoho third  (CBC Vancouver )

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