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The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for February 2006
February 28Stutz takes another gold at Pontiac Cup  (Slam Sports (Canoe) )
February 28Town’s 2006 budget passes despite opposition  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 28Sunshine and Parks Canada exploring parking options  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 28Victoria could bring audience to tears  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 28Free-skiers embrace Louise terrain  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 28Podium escapes Grandi at Olympics  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 28Two Banff men qualify for NCAA (U.S.) ski championships  (CSTV )
February 28Hudec takes giant step in comeback with win in Vernon  (Slam Sports (Canoe) )
February 26No fairy-tale finish for Grandi  (Canada.com )
February 26Paul Stutz wins slalom at Pontiac Cup in Vernon  (Sports Features )
February 23Grizzly mortality numbers revealed  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 23Fairmont invites Norwegian for visit  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 23Community plan's next step pondered  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 23Commercial build-out analysis planned  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 23Lake Louise loses long-time friend  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 23Victoria a tender look at aging and dementia  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 23Molt re-examines raven mythology  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 23Snow-biking slides into the mainstream  (Canada.com )
February 22Chandra Crawford wins sprint gold  (CBC )
February 22Allison Forsyth comes to Banff for knee surgery  (The Sports Network )
February 22Glen Boles made honourary member of American Alpine Club  (Cochrane Times )
February 22Study backs ski helmets  (Calgary Sun )
February 21Grandi 10th in Olympic GS race  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 21Trial ordered in Banff hit-and-run case  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 21National Brotherhood skiers good for Banff  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 21Colin James to be in the Limelight at Banff Centre  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 20Grandi set for the race of his life  (Toronto Star )
February 19Auroras of Ft. Mac outshining Banff as Japanese destination?  (Canada.com )
February 18March break and beyond in Banff [travel]  (Globe and Mail )
February 17Banff Springs offers free stay to Norwegian coach who lent Renner pole  (Globe and Mail )
February 16Down Norquay with a legend [Eddie Hunter]  (Vue Weekly )
February 16Banff Refreshing bids "inappropriately" high, council told  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 16Canmore-Banff trail gets funding  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 16Council apprehensive of National Mountain Centre  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 16Neighbours, YWCA appeal expansion plans  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 16Workshop furthers quest for consensus on Community Plan  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 16Banff manager Africa-bound  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 15Wind chill warnings for Kootenay, Yoho parks  (CBC )
February 14Avalanche tragedy could have been worse, official says  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 14YWCA project stalled following four appeals  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 14Zimbabwean singers coming to Banff  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 14Beauty a source of transformation in photographer’s eyes  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 14Quikies skiers earn gold on Grandi’s home course  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 13Dead-Eye Dick’s hunting mishap prompts firearm safety review  (Firedoglake )
February 11Avalanche risks serious  (Calgary Sun )
February 10Winter Olympics: Where the rich and elite meet to compete  (Washington Post )
February 10Banff commercial tax rates lower than many towns  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 10Election 2006: How green was the Valley?  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 10Parks grappling with surplus of elk around Banff  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 10Questions surround provincial bear expert’s demotion  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 10CIBC evacuated after bomb scare  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 10Town council approves operational budget  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 10Muckle hearing delayed again  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 10Edmonton escapee captured in Banff  (CHQR )
February 9Global warming pushes ski industry downhill  (AlterNet )
February 9Group lobbying for rehabilitation of orphaned grizzlies  (North Shore Outlook (Vancouver) )
February 9Video of elk wreaking havoc on Banff convinces Washington city to relocate herd  (Peninsula Daily News (Port Angeles, WA) )
February 8Drifter could spend rest of life in jail  (CBC )
February 8Dangerous offender bid closer for rapist  (Calgary Sun )
February 7Environment minister from Alberta good for Banff, says MP  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 7Sale of Fairmont Hotels won’t bring local changes, says official  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 7Lake Louise finds fun way to encourage backcountry knowledge  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 7Great weather and spirit bring madness to Banff  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 7Where to buy stuff to avert a Valentine’s Day disaster  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 7Former TV Festival exec Pat Ferns named to Order of Canada  (Governor General of Canada )
February 6Grizzly cubs likely to be split up after leaving Calgary Zoo  (Calgary Sun )
February 4U.S. park considering wolf reintroduction, citing Banff success  (Aspen Daily News )
February 3Banff/Lake Louise among top resorts for lovers  (MSNBC )
February 2Banff Tourism recommends hotel tax  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Myron wants wardens armed sooner rather than later  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Community Plan workshop a critical step  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Home-based business rules may be eased  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Bear cub’s next stop still unknown  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Drunken rampage earns Banff man $2,875 in fines  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Risk takers not nuts, author says  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Chamber Blues: not as crazy as it sounds  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Trip to Thailand inspires painter Topp  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Skaters plan to dance, dance, dance  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Wandering troubadour hits Banff  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2LaBonté named head of playRites Colony  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Avalanche closes Trans-Canada near Lake Louise  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Gondola woes fail to deter Sunshine skiers  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
February 2Tourism officials say Canada seen as Dullsville; needs rebranding  (Calgary Sun )
February 2Province demotes bear expert after call to end grizzly hunt  (Canada.com )
February 1Banff just the place to beat the winter blues — or maybe Belize  (Yahoo )
February 1Bearded men from Banff called into question  (Eye )
February 1CMH lodge in Kootenays switching to micro-hydroelectric power  (CBC )
February 1Celtic music duo set to perform in Banff tonight  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 1Myron open to discussion on need-to-reside  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 1Sunshine 5000 course not for the faint of heart  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 1Ski Runners squad captures loppet honours  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 1Ski instructor bringing Shakespeare to the Lake  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
February 1It didn’t happen in Banff, but ski holiday said to cure deaf man  (BBC )
February 1No injuries in Trans-Canada slide  (Calgary Sun )

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