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| The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
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News for October 2008
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| October 31 | Vail overtakes Banff as most expensive destination for UK skiers (PR Web ) |
| October 30 | Grizzly versus snail (Fast Forward ) |
| October 30 | Experts team up to provide early avalanche warnings (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Festivals bringing the world back to Banff (Canada.com ) |
| October 30 | National Arts Centre Octet coming to Banff Centre (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Paid parking, parkade back on table (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Parks targets another 1,500 beetle infested trees (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Town of Banff heralds marketing success (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Zeb Hogan to hook audience with big fish (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | 2008 Mountain Idol finalists announced (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Alberta ski industry looks closer to home (Canada.com ) |
| October 30 | Alpine Canada introduces largest team in its history (Ski Racing ) |
| October 30 | Banff to lead in tourism plan, minister says (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Bruce Cockburn returns to humanity of the Himalayas (Canada.com ) |
| October 30 | New trail would link Spray, Elk Valleys (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 30 | Banff drinking water given green light (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 28 | Banff wins two Alberta Tourism Awards (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Water worries quelled (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Council increases YWCA grants (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | EMS funding could be an issue (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Ungulate killed to protect primates (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Trans Canada Trail gap closing (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Town Council sets priorities for 2009 (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Hiker suffers apparent heart attack on Sulphur Mountain (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Town committee members announced by council (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Town council schedules evening meetings (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Bow Valley Naturalists work to protect environment (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 28 | Book gives quirky look at the Rockies (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 27 | Alpine skier's uphill climb [Renner and Grandi] (Globe and Mail ) |
| October 27 | Easthampton burning? (Clusterfuck Nation ) |
| October 26 | Parks Canada in “post turkey dinner” lethargy, says consultant (Metro News ) |
| October 25 | Green light for Trans Canada trail from Banff to Fernie (Calgary Sun ) |
| October 24 | 51 “Facts” about homeopathy (Science-based Medicine ) |
| October 23 | Banff treatment plant pumps sewage into Bow River (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 23 | Alberta Environment checking Banff's water (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 23 | Canmore to Banff bike trail estimated at $11 million (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 23 | Charlie Locke buys back control of Lake Louise (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 23 | Local talent among Mountain Film Festival finalists (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 23 | More seekers, fewer spots at ski hill job fair (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 23 | YWCA filling critical housing need in community (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 22 | NDP calls for Tarchuk’s resignation as child and youth minister (CBC ) |
| October 22 | Commuter trains to connect Banff and Calgary? (Cochrane Times ) |
| October 21 | Cockburn, Herzog films coming to Mountain Film Festival (Calgary Herald ) |
| October 21 | Share the road symbols might boost biking in Banff (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | YWCA’s affordable housing praised (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | Magazine names Bison owner “Restaurateur of the Year” (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | Sid Marty finalist in Governor General’s awards (Edmonton Journal ) |
| October 21 | Status sought for historical cabin (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | Torontonians vie to be Banff’s “Next Top Model” (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | “Banff Live” party cost $121,000 (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | Credit crisis hits Whistler-Blackcomb owners (CBC ) |
| October 21 | Acts of Green starts October 22 (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | Moraine Lake Road closed for tree thinning (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 21 | Puncturing the acupuncture myth (Science-based Medicine ) |
| October 20 | What now? (Clusterfuck Nation ) |
| October 20 | Alberta diesel shortage leads to spike in fuel theft (CBC ) |
| October 20 | Carpooling program getting into gear (Canmore Leader ) |
| October 20 | Safer bike routes get more people riding (Streetsblog ) |
| October 18 | Wall Street banks in $70 blllion staff payout (Guardian (U.K.) ) |
| October 17 | Brewsters awarded for recycling at Columbia Icefield (Business Wire ) |
| October 16 | Road to perdition: Yet another atrocity in Afghanistan (Empire Burlesque ) |
| October 16 | Taxpayers fork out $121,000 for “Banff Live” (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 16 | Small businesses give “Banff Live” poor rating (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 16 | Parks removes memorial to killed cyclist (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 16 | Car wash facility for Banff approved (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 16 | Housing Corporation recommends funding YWCA (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 16 | Wild Rose stuck with the Conservatives (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 16 | Officials to seek MP Richards’s attention (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 15 | Moraine Lake Road closed to allow log hauling for firebreak (Parks Canada ) |
| October 15 | Moraine Lake Highline Trail closed for logging (Parks Canada ) |
| October 15 | Rookie Richards blooms for Tories in Wild Rose (Canada.com ) |
| October 14 | Richards wins Wild Rose with 73% (CBC ) |
| October 14 | Vote today (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Photographers featured at Whyte (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | RCMP serious about seatbelts (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Lake Louise goes dark to ensure warm winter (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Seven resorts looking to hire (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Ten young athletes in running for Idol (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Carpooling getting into gear (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Sunshine expanding popular terrain park (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Highway twinning scheduled to be complete in two years (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | RCMP wants end to four-way stop at Lake Louise (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | RCMP searching for missing woman (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Lake Louise ponders website (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Stay safe by following the rules when cycling (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Lake Louise on World Cup schedule four more years (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 14 | Donors come through for Commmunity Foundation (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 13 | Thinking anew about a migratory barrier: Roads (New York Times ) |
| October 13 | Not enough money in the world: Monster in the meltdown closet (Empire Burlesque ) |
| October 12 | The god that failed: The 30-year lie of the market cult (Empire Burlesque ) |
| October 8 | Small Business Association gives “Banff Live” low rating (Small Business Association of Banff ) |
| October 7 | Wild Rose candidates (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Candidates debate in Lake Louise (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Woman missing in Banff (Edmonton Sun ) |
| October 7 | Rappelling problem possible in fatal fall (Calgary Sun ) |
| October 7 | Cyclists do Minnewanka loop for climate change (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Alberta’s tourism industry hangs out a vacancy sign (Canada.com ) |
| October 7 | Travel and tourism awards to be presented in Banff (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Seeking ideas for heritage tourism (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | The Bay donates to Whyte Museum (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Treed bear goes free (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Free meal program needs volunteers (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Unwanted items in town pickup run the gamut (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Vacancies on Banff municipal boards (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Upper Hot Springs closing for repairs (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 7 | Affordable housing costs the YWCA (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 6 | Climber dies in fall near Lake Louise (CBC ) |
| October 5 | U.S. loses war against the people of Afghanistan (Empire Burlesque ) |
| October 4 | Candidates vow to balance growth, environment (Canada.com ) |
| October 4 | Former Banff resident honoured for protecting world’s parks (Canada News Wire ) |
| October 3 | Edwards sells off part of Lake Louis ski resort (Canada.com ) |
| October 2 | Provincial grizzly count worries expert (Canada.com ) |
| October 2 | Black bear destroyed (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Parks wants crab apples gone (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Renner, Grandi plan ride to raise awareness of climate change (Calgary Sun ) |
| October 2 | Banff, Lake Louise score awards in ski guide (Easier Travel ) |
| October 2 | Long-time warden working on centennial celebration (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Parks pondering new recreational activities (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Banff seeking cost estimates for housing (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Regional transit estimated to cost $8.5 million (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Liberals face tough times in Conservative stronghold (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Candidates comment on evolution, crime, war (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Libertarian enters race despite conviction (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Governments not protecting wildlife: survey (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 2 | Posters target young partiers (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| October 1 | Parks issues smoke advisory for October 1-2 (Parks Canada ) |
| October 1 | Regional transit will cost before it saves (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 1 | Special events drew crowds (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 1 | Visitors to townsite will find the new wayfinding easier (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 1 | Candidates debate in Banff on October 8 (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 1 | Garbage bear destroyed (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| October 1 | Late start for Libertarian candidate (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
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