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| The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
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News for March 2008
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| March 31 | Calgary ice climber loses grip in fatal Yoho plunge (CBC ) |
| March 30 | Extreme, eclectic travel in the Canadian Rockies (ABC News ) |
| March 30 | Ice climber dies in fall from Mount Dennis in Yoho (Canada.com ) |
| March 29 | Town allots $100k for music to mark Banff Ave reconstruction (Canada.com ) |
| March 28 | Parks Canada launching bear tracking website (Calgary Herald ) |
| March 28 | CP derailment dumps potash near Lake O’Hara (Calgary Sun ) |
| March 27 | Feds grant Banff $410,000 towards public transit (Transport Canada ) |
| March 26 | Conrad Kain centennial celebrations launched in Invermere (Pique Newsmagazine ) |
| March 26 | Pepper spray very effective in deterring bears (Science Blog ) |
| March 25 | Artist sees beauty in landscapes (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | Building approved for switch to condos (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | Canada’s oldest ski race back in Banff for 42nd year (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | First bear of the year spotted (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | Fleet shop approved for industrial compound (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | Los Lobos plays Banff Centre Sunday (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | Man rescued at Sunshine Village (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | More races approved for summer bike fest (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 25 | Parks Canada drops elk sterilization plan (National Post ) |
| March 25 | Plan for dragon-boat race at Minnewanka draws fire (Canada.com ) |
| March 25 | Ski patrol revives man injured at Sunshine (Canada.com ) |
| March 25 | Stutz defends his slalom title at the Canadian ski championships (Slam Sports (Canoe) ) |
| March 25 | The art of wildlife tracking (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 23 | Banff’s composting program on a roll (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 23 | Banff councillor picked to work with Gore (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 23 | New fleet shop planned for Town (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 23 | Parks strike feared (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 23 | Banff airstrip to remain open for emergencies (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 23 | Bike race proposed for Park (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 18 | Bicycle race scheduled for June in Banff (Travel Video Television ) |
| March 17 | Dragon boat festival looks to Banff after losing license in Calgary (Calgary Sun ) |
| March 16 | Widmer, Kuhn kick off event with team sprint title (National Post ) |
| March 16 | World’s glaciers melting faster (Wired ) |
| March 16 | Dragon boats proposed for Lake Minnewanka (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | Elk sterilization plan now unlikely (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | Province says wolf sterilization program not a done deal (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | EMS seeks staff at Lake Louise (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | Move could affect Painter Residence heritage status (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | Town moves forward on recretion centre study (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | Fines for trespassing in snail caves (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | CRPS first BioFleet member in Alberta (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 16 | Artist finds luminosity of watercolours addicting (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 15 | Banff airstrip reopening upsets conservationists (Canada.com ) |
| March 15 | Banff, Whistler make top 10 list for ski prices (Globe and Mail ) |
| March 15 | Parks Canada officials warned to expect strike (Canada.com ) |
| March 14 | Banff airstrip won’t be decommissioned; emergency landing only (Government of Canada ) |
| March 13 | Banff Centre receives donation of $150,000 from TD Canada (Canada News Wire ) |
| March 13 | Banff ski passes runner-up to world’s most expensive (CBC ) |
| March 12 | Computer teams from around the world to battle in Banff (CBC ) |
| March 12 | No decision yet on handguns for wardens, Parks Canada says (CBC ) |
| March 12 | Parent Link gets boost from province (Canmore Leader ) |
| March 12 | Tarchuk retains Children and Youth Services portfolio (Government of Alberta ) |
| March 11 | Consultant to analyze structure of Recreation Centre (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 11 | Parks removing pine beetle trees (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 11 | Homeopathic drugs found in drinking water (Skeptico ) |
| March 11 | Spring skiing in Banff costs more than in Vail (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 11 | Man fined for disturbance at Lake Louise (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 11 | Sather family donates home to Banff Centre (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 11 | Research could end in wolf kill (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 8 | Voter apathy abounds in Bow Valley (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Tarchuk sweeps to victory on Cochrane votes (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Banff, Canmore move closer to gaining resort status (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Communication slammed at fire workshop (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Benefits of beavers outweigh their bother (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Skier survives Bow Summit avalanche (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Norquay to host telemark-only event March 16 (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Woman's Art Show featured at library (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Judge orders AA sentence in “bizarre” attack case (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Wolves to be killed to improve elk hunt (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 8 | Heritage house moving to make way for mansion (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 7 | Sather’s historic Banff home too small, so out it goes (Edmonton Journal ) |
| March 6 | Banff Centre scores historic house from legendary hockey coach (CBC ) |
| March 6 | Proposed Alberta wolf cull slammed (United Press International ) |
| March 6 | U of A study will kill, sterilize wolves (Canada.com ) |
| March 6 | Edmonton exhibition explores women’s history in Rockies (Edmonton Journal ) |
| March 6 | Park wardens will get guns, says MP (Calgary Herald ) |
| March 6 | Ski hill hosts with the most (Calgary Sun ) |
| March 4 | Another term for Tarchuk (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 4 | Banff’s waste water quality has improved (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 4 | Car chase ends with RCMP drawing guns (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 4 | Myron says money on the way for wardens’ guns (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 4 | Parks approves Chateau treatment plant application (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| March 4 | Tarchuk wins Banff-Cochrane with 49% of the vote (Digital Banff news service ) |
| March 2 | Chandra Crawford wins World Cup sprint event (CBC ) |
| March 2 | Tatum Monod second in Pontiac GMC Cup skiing event (Slam Sports (Canoe) ) |
| March 2 | Beauty hits its peak in Banff [travel] (Star-Telegram [Texas] ) |
| March 2 | Mountains, lakes, skiing all found in beautiful Banff [travel] (Palm Beack [Florida] Daily News ) |
| March 1 | Residents complain of dangerous crossings on Banff Avenue (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Tourism industry protesting burns (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Plan calls for protection of Bow River watershed (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Federal budget could get highway twinned (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Candidates field Bow Valley questions (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | More money needed for transit boxes (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Bighorn sheep makes extraordinary journey (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Wolves taking it easy on elk in Bow Valley (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Banff Centre offering “indie” band residency (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Parks approves funding for Lands Adjacent to the Town project (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Quitzau trio to play Greenham Wednesday (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| March 1 | Visitor from Texas finds Banff “the cleanest city I have ever seen” (Galveston [Texas] Daily News ) |
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