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| The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
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News for May 2007
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| May 31 | Banff tourists temporarily pulled from flight (Canada.com ) |
| May 30 | Mercury warning on consumption of fish caught in park (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 30 | Researcher staying up late to band loons (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 30 | Town declines to fund TV festival beer bash (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 30 | Changes for treacherous crosswalk at Valleyview (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 30 | Banff bike park in phase one (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 30 | Indigo likely to get licence (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 30 | Measles scare strands visiting students (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 30 | Task force discovers Banff is a party town (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 29 | Measles results released (CFCN ) |
| May 29 | Quarantined tourists allowed to leave Banff hotel (CBC ) |
| May 29 | Indigo Books likely to get licence (Canada.com ) |
| May 29 | Steering committee reviewing chain store issue (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Japanese tour group quarantined over measles fears (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 29 | Town staff urged to walk, bike (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Regional transit on the move (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Ski bus decision expected in a month (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Task force gets input on crime reduction in Banff (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Australian pleads guilty to assault (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Music festival coming to downtown Banff (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Lake Louise in recycling quandary (Canada.com ) |
| May 29 | Banff Rugby Club wins home opener (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Banff’s women’s rugby team defeats Calgary Saints (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | High school girl’s rugby season comes to an end (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 29 | Soccer promoted to youth in Banff (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 28 | Japanese group quarantined in Banff after exposure to measles (CBC ) |
| May 28 | Report tackles retail balance conundrum (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 28 | It's a dog’s vacation [travel] (Canada.com ) |
| May 27 | Tom and Isobel Rolston win Alberta arts prize (Canada.com ) |
| May 26 | Weather statement warns of possible heavy rain Sunday night (CHQR ) |
| May 24 | Banff’s underbelly stuns chair of crime task force (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 23 | Environment Canada issues rare May snowfall warning (CHQR ) |
| May 23 | Residents willing to pay up to $90 milllion for new rec centre (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | A couple of Banff residents call for chain store moratorium (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | UTSB rates Canadian ski areas on care for environment (UTSB Research ) |
| May 23 | 17-year-old Banff resident faces charges for starting fire (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | Banff Centre appoints executive director of Mountain Culture (The Banff Centre ) |
| May 23 | Banff Spring golf course continues to suck water from the Bow (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | Starbucks gains new foothold in Banff (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 23 | The STD capital of Canada, Banff offers free testing (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | Banff workplace humourist emerges as the anti-Dilbert (Edmonton Journal ) |
| May 23 | Bottle depot blues in Louise (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | Parks searching for threatened caribou (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | Didge man to play Wild Bill’s (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 23 | Volunteers needed for Banff bike park (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 22 | Banff ski areas receive poor environmental grades (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | Appeal to stop new tattoo shop denied (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | YWCA helping ease affordable housing crunch (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | Leaving winter in the slush (Globe and Mail ) |
| May 22 | Wildfire near Banff subdued (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | Lakes in Rockies slowly losing their turquoise colour (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | Bike park to begin construction this week (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | Rough conclusion to a positive rugby season (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | Swinging into golf history (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | Bruno’s showcasing local talent (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 22 | “Urban Divide” bringing funk and soul sounds to Rose & Crown (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 20 | Gas hikes may help tourism (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 20 | Longer delays west of Golden (CTV ) |
| May 19 | High streamflows likely (Canoe ) |
| May 19 | Land of river and ice [travel] (Newsday ) |
| May 17 | Bleak forecast for long weekend (Canada.com ) |
| May 17 | Park’s report on wildfire includes map, aerial photos (Parks Canada ) |
| May 17 | Teen charged after Banff wildfire (CBC ) |
| May 17 | Arrest after Banff fire (CHED ) |
| May 17 | Images from Vermilion Lakes fire (Flickr ) |
| May 17 | Wildfire threatens Banff (Calgary Sun ) |
| May 17 | Wildland blaze closes Norquay road (Canada.com ) |
| May 16 | Vermilion Lakes fire under control (Digital Banff news service ) |
| May 16 | Parks poisoning non-native fish (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | New rates for Banff municipal taxes (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Banff Safeway opening Starbucks (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Banff gearing up for increased composting (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Handguns ruled necessary for park wardens (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Hikers rescued from Sulphur (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Car wash proposed for industrial area (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Banff EMS share innovations with peers (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | More to Shangri-La than just imagination (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Trailex celebrates anniversary (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 16 | Athabasca Glacier, North America’s most visited, shrinking (NASA ) |
| May 16 | Canmore postpones renewal of regional transportation partnership (Canmore Leader ) |
| May 16 | Summer in Banff: A small town with big sound (Yahoo! ) |
| May 16 | Sunshine’s Slush Cup to close a great season (Skipress World ) |
| May 16 | Trans-Canada closes again near Golden (CHQR ) |
| May 16 | Animals run amok drive towns over the edge (Globe and Mail ) |
| May 15 | Town collecting household food waste (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Results from chain store meeting being compiled (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Banff Avenue closure pushed back until middle of July (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Diversity of town at stake, says head shop owner (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Painters collaborate for show at Canada House (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Birth control considered for burgeoning elk (Canada.com ) |
| May 15 | Golf blogger recommends Alberta, fingers Banff Springs (USA Today ) |
| May 15 | Junior climbers prepare for national competition (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Miller embodies spirit of Kyokushin karate (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Rec field opens with rugby match (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 15 | Wardens stripped of enforcement duties (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 14 | Banff Park elk cull eyed (Canada.com ) |
| May 13 | Wardens demoralized as they turn in badges (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 13 | Climate change causing mountain lakes to lose their hue (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 13 | Banff addresses transport issues (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 13 | Galarneau wins karate nationals (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 13 | Banff Springs names new head golf pro (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 12 | National parks face a lawless long weekend, say conservationists (Vancouver Sun ) |
| May 12 | Trafficking charges laid against four (Canada.com ) |
| May 10 | Grizzlies put tourists at risk (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 10 | Hawaii daredevil killed in jump off cliff (Honolulu Advertiserr ) |
| May 10 | Parks Canada ordered to arm wardens when enforcing laws (Canada.com ) |
| May 10 | Parks considering cull of area elk herd (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 10 | Residents call for chain store regulation (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 10 | Unarmed wardens banned from policing national parks (CBC ) |
| May 9 | Hundreds debate chain store invasion at Banff town hall (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 8 | Industry leaders seeking ski bus solution (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 8 | Bow Valley communities move closer to achieving resort status (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 8 | Cougar is a favourite to biologists (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 8 | Chain stores’ future in Banff at stake in town hall meeting (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 8 | Other towns don’t ban chain stores (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 8 | CP Railway cleans up its tracks (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 8 | Water, sewer work cuts into Banff's beauty (Calgary Herald ) |
| May 7 | The battle for Banff’s retail soul (National Post ) |
| May 4 | Railway hopper car repairs to save wildlife (Edmonton Journal ) |
| May 4 | Banff skiers among biggest-ever national team (Globe and Mail ) |
| May 4 | Arctos & Bird developments examples of water-wise design (Business Edge ) |
| May 3 | Banff youth lucky to be alive after being struck in crosswalk (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 3 | Indigo defies opposition with business licence application (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 3 | Solutions sought at transportation summit (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 3 | Accused CIBC robbers to change pleas (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 3 | Cougar kill closes Johnson Lake area (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 3 | Banff skater achieves triple gold status (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| May 2 | Horvath ready to campaign in Wild Rose (Cochrane Times ) |
| May 1 | Selected groups gathering for transportation summit (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Information centre re-opened after six weeks (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Lawyers indicate robbers will enter guilty pleas (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Mayors seeking resort status (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Man sent to hospital after collision in parking lot (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Loutitt to help raise water awareness with run (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Cassels named to new Alpine Canada position (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Ender Bender closes out season’s snowboard competitions (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | Grandi defends Bozo Cup bragging rights (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | German orchestra performing in Banff on Friday (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | “Everclear” performing Sunday (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| May 1 | “The Loved Ones” performing Saturday (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
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