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| The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
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News for November 2008
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| November 30 | Kucera second in Super G at Lake Louise on Sunday (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 30 | Canadians denied podium at Lake Louise Saturday (Calgary Sun ) |
| November 29 | Canadians finish first, fourth in World Cup training (Globe and Mail ) |
| November 29 | Rocky mountain sigh [movies in the Rockies] (Globe and Mail ) |
| November 28 | Guay top Canuck in Louise training (Canada.com ) |
| November 28 | Is Canada becoming a digital ghetto? (CBC ) |
| November 28 | Physicist Stephen Hawking accepts post at Waterloo institute (Toronto Star ) |
| November 28 | Purging and detox get bum rap (Science-based Medicine ) |
| November 28 | Avoid death, shop online (United Press International ) |
| November 27 | Deadly year for black bears in park (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | Parks warns about skating on ponds, lakes, and rivers (Parks Canada ) |
| November 27 | Survey reveals more about skiers in avalanches (CBC Calgary ) |
| November 27 | Debate over special events in national parks growing (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | Fall elk count notes habituation (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | Man gets two years for stealing car containing child (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | RCMP seek help finding assailant (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | Town approves online payment system for traffic, parking fines (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | User fees, fines, to cover Banff budget shortfall (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | 2010 torch will make its way through Bow Valley (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | Banff’s jewel — the accidental ski hill (Canada.com ) |
| November 27 | Bitternose drops Calgary lawyer (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 27 | Crandall Cabin an A-lister (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 26 | Police seek witnesses to September bar attack (Canada.com ) |
| November 25 | Attractions for risk-taking tourists assessed (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Parks taking a look at special events (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Town council to reconsider all initiatives (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Town council’s 2009 priorities may shift (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Town starts off with new budget (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Town’s capital reserve transfer to remain at 2008 level (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Municipal wages frozen (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Bitternose’s family hires new lawyer (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Olympic Torch racing through Bow Valley (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Pine beetles waning in northern Alberta, booming in south (Canada.com ) |
| November 25 | World Cup coming to Lake Louise (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 25 | Donations give sanctuary to abuse victims (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 24 | Monday morning read: Zombie economics (Clusterfuck Nation ) |
| November 21 | Blogger spots mystery tracks along Icefields Parkway (Boing Boing ) |
| November 20 | Town scraps budget plans (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Banff businesses optimistic about static budget (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Banff municipal tax amongst province’s lowest (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Climber hits the slide show tonight at the Whyte (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Roots music veterans coming to Banff Centre Saturday (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Town of Banff peace officers to target speeders (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Town tackles urban trees (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Warden service stripped prior to 100th anniversary (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Workshop to share avalanche safety information (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Antibiotic discovery leads to study on mountain pine beetle (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Grandi confident after comeback race (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 20 | Groups join forces to fight for grizzly recovery (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 19 | Town budget rolled back to zero (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 18 | Feds reduce number of wardens in Canada to the armed 100 (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 18 | Town council weeds out most new budget initiatives (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 18 | Town to implement online payment of bylaw infraction fines (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 18 | Town budgets $5000 for economic development session (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 18 | Julie Canning elected Tourism Industry Association vice chair (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 17 | Forecast: U.S. hotel occupancy rate to be lowest since 1971 (Calculated Risk ) |
| November 17 | Sign of the times: Increase in poaching reported in Britain (The Independent (UK) ) |
| November 17 | Dog prohibition in effect on some ski trails (Parks Canada ) |
| November 15 | Banff and Lake Louise take two of top five destinations in poll (Toronto Star ) |
| November 13 | Wardens become “resource management and public safety personnel” (Calgary Herald ) |
| November 13 | Diane and Mike McIvor receive Wilderness Defenders Award (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | No money for urban forest plan (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Pedestrian-only Banff, Canmore promoted (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Albertans ’Wax up at Louise (Calgary Sun ) |
| November 13 | Norquay heads Alberta hills open for ski season (Calgary Sun ) |
| November 13 | Tourism bureau urges town to fund RCMP Red Serge Program (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | RCMP frequently using Tasers multiple times on suspects (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Victims support group asks town for funding boost (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Daycare asks for town's help with shortfall (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Library, tourism, naturalists all seeking town’s help (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Men and the mountains [Banff Mountain Festivals] (Canada.com ) |
| November 13 | Muskrat Street condo project gets final approval (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Norquay and Louise open (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Professional wrestling returns to Banff (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Banff ices midget girls team (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Burgess Shale theory sparks discussion (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 13 | Town administration seeks compensation review for 2009 (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 11 | Avalanche awareness urged as risk increases (Calgary Herald ) |
| November 11 | Avalanche danger at high altitudes (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 11 | Mountain Film and Book Festival awards announced (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 11 | Parking demand increases 2% over three years (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 11 | Skiers and riders head for Lake Louise Resort (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 11 | Town council considers funding requests (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 11 | Tree management plan chopped (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 11 | Eric Sethna wins Mountain Idol (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 8 | Banff third in province hosting same-sex weddings (Canada.com ) |
| November 6 | Let the skiing begin (Canada.com ) |
| November 6 | Banff proposes higher taxation, fewer services (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Banff service cuts proposed (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Banff council IDs transit, housing as top priorities for 2009 (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Banff may have to forgo green energy (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Town administration wish list growing (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Mayor’s planning summit sought for 2009 (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Mountain School saved from disrepair (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Filmmakers revere Banff festival (Canada.com ) |
| November 6 | Playwrights draw inspiration from Afghanistan (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 6 | Massacre of Afghan civilians continues (National Post ) |
| November 6 | Fewer intrusions could aid grizzly rebound (Rocky Mountain Outlook ) |
| November 5 | Fresh snow as Lake Louise prepares to open at weekend (Fasttrack Ski News ) |
| November 4 | Hybrid bus system wins Alberta Tourism award (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 4 | Restrictions to airstrip ignored (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 4 | Town reviewing 2009 budget (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 4 | Twinning of Highway 1 runs into delays (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 4 | Commuter rail line to Calgary waiting for approval (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
| November 4 | Crazy Larry hits the small screen (Banff Crag and Canyon ) |
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