The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for June
2006
June 30
Banff proposes new bylaw for building size, mass
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Banff Sports Hall of Fame inducts six new members
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Blue Canoe makes Canada's top 10
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Buffalo Nations Museum expands programs
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Experts urge caution in bear country
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Luxton legacy lives on in writing contest
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Revamped skateboard ramps getting rave reviews
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Romance in the Rockies? Priceless
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 30
Tony Denton leaves multitude of friendships
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 29
Parks launches “EcoIntegrity” project
(
Government of Canada
)
June 29
Where
magazine names Blue Canoe top Canadian attraction
(
Canada.com
)
June 28
Fairmont’s new owners hope to dispose of the Banff Springs
(
The Times (U.K.)
)
June 28
Legacy of railway visionary ensnarled in capitalist machinations
(
The Times (U.K.)
)
June 28
Brian West retiring after 33 years with school district
(
Canmore Leader
)
June 27
Late-night skateboarders run afoul of noise bylaw
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 27
Restrictions on monstrous residential developments going to public
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 27
Frottographer Kroeger investigates beetles’ obscure scribblings
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 27
Paul Stutz in training for next ski season
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 27
Locals skateboarders advance to regional competition
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 25
CTV debuts dramatic series “Whistler”
(
Toronto Star
)
June 25
Banff seeks Alberta tourists as beleaguered Yankees stay home
(
Canada.com
)
June 25
Alberta given fair chance of halting pine beetle devastation
(
Edmonton Sun
)
June 22
Bear chopped in half by CP Rail was eating grain on tracks
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 22
Rescuers kept busy with river accidents
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 22
Banff filmmaker captures contrasts of Everest
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 22
Norquay looks for support via new website
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 22
RCMP selects new staff sergeant for Banff
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 21
Americans prefer video to national parks
(
Reuters
)
June 20
CP Rail kills bear near Field
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 20
Banff merits one in Smithsonian delegation
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 20
Fairview Mountain a better than fair hike
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 19
Rocky Mountain parks featured in
National Geographic
issue
(
National Geographic
)
June 16
Lake Louise to Jasper highway open after mudslide
(
Calgary Herald
)
June 16
Slides close Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper
(
Calgary Herald
)
June 16
Banff takes economic pitch to Ottawa
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 16
Campground re-opens, trails close to bears
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 16
Railway testing deer whistle
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 16
Lands Adjacent to the Town of Banff plan finally goes public
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 16
Pollock promoted to senior town planner
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 16
“Norquay can't exist on winter alone”
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 15
Lake Louise trailer court evictions complete
(
CHQR
)
June 14
Norquay owners call plan last hope
(
Canada.com
)
June 13
Summer use plan proposed for Mount Norquay
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 13
Parks seeks input on Lands Adjacent to the Town of Banff
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 13
Michael Cameron exhibition opens Saturday at Summit Gallery
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 13
Banff golfers qualify for club championships
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 12
Banff man survives 400-foot fall on Temple
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 12
Key trails restricted during peak berry season
(
Rocky Mountain Outlook
)
June 7
Climber lucky to be alive after stumble on Temple
(
Calgary Sun
)
June 7
Stroke of luck saves climber on Temple
(
CHQR
)
June 7
Environmental devastation to replace Banff in America’s view of Alberta?
(
Globe and Mail
)
June 6
RCMP belatedly announces sex assault; seeking suspect
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 6
Edmonton Oiler Smyth recalls Banff life
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 6
High school teams show off future of rugby
(
Banff Crag and Canyon
)
June 6
Book Festival seeks best adventure books
(
The Banff Centre
)
June 6
Manitowapan
brings native dance to life
(
The Banff Centre
)
June 6
Musicians, jazz, Mozart highlight Banff Centre music
(
The Banff Centre
)
June 5
Dubé’s death inspires website for outdoor enthusiasts
(
CBC
)
June 5
Bear fears close trails in Alymer, Allenby passes
(
Canada.com
)
June 4
Banff Centre cooks up cutting-edge jazz
(
Edmonton Journal
)
June 3
Police search for man in sex assault
(
Digital Banff news service
)
June 3
Trans-Canada Highway’s “unfulfilled promise”
(
Canada.com
)
June 1
Horse use prohibited in Healy Pass, Sunshine Meadows, upper Howard Douglas
(
Parks Canada
)
