News
The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada
News for May 2010
May 31Bear warning on Sundance Canyon, Marsh Loop trails  (Parks Canada )
May 29Chiropractic council admits there is no evidence for subluxations  (Science-based Medicine )
May 29Alberta grizzlies in danger, say conservationists  (Calgary Herald )
May 28Banff grizzly bear killed by train  (CBC )
May 26Burgess Shale fossil finds reveal another first  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 25Banff uses food waste to move towards zero waste  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 24Brazen thieves hit Banff businesses  (CTV )
May 24Liquor ban working wonders for Parks Canada  (CHQR )
May 24Parks liquor ban keeps rowdies away  (CBC )
May 24RCMP seek break-in suspects who have taste for designer clothes  (Calgary Herald )
May 24Chateau Lake Louise gets 6 months to prove not wasting water  (Globe and Mail )
May 24Last day of the ski season in Canada  (Fasttrack Ski News )
May 23Booze ban creating peace in Banff Park; yahoos heading to town  (660 News Radio )
May 22Reporting on booze ban, CTV claims Banff is in B.C.  (CTV )
May 22Weather, not booze ban affecting camping  (CTV )
May 22Snow and chill for long weekend  (Calgary Sun )
May 22Pushing the boundaries beyond Banff  (Calgary Herald )
May 21Booze out in Banff this weekend, but campers still keep coming  (Winnipeg Free Press )
May 21Rowdy campers warned of long weekend clamp down  (CBC )
May 21Are We Really Safe? To Plant  (Calgary Herald )
May 20Parks closes access to Muskrat Bay on Johnson Lake  (Parks Canada )
May 20Albertans warned to take precautions against Lyme disease  (Government of Alberta )
May 20Canada's Heritage Minister handing copyright to Hollywood  (Boing Boing )
May 19Juvenile moose, black bear killed on Trans-Canada  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 19Threats pushing whitebark pine towards extinction  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 19Liquor ban in effect for the May long weekend  (Parks Canada )
May 19Province closing Banff courthouse by March 2011  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 19Banff artifacts show change in medical practices  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 19Banff town council sets property tax split  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 18Burgess Shale fauna didn’t suffer abrupt extinction  (Calgary Herald )
May 18Council modifies tax split, increase still falls on residential  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 18Keep chiropractors away from children  (Center for Inquiry )
May 18Parks’ 125th celebration at Cascade Gardens a ticketed event  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 18The new American way of war  (Chris Floyd - Empire Burlesque )
May 18Town foots bill for councilor’s attendance at Federation meeting  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 18Great Divide Nature Interpretation honoured for tourism work  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 18Legion raises nearly $5,000 for Outward Bound  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 18Simple act results in ban on sale of bottled water  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 18Surrey man charged in $1.2 million drug bust  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 16Driver stopped for not wearing seatbelt caught with cocaine  (CHQR )
May 15Town of Banff lauded for openness and transparency  (Calgary Herald )
May 14Snake oil for snakebites (and other bad ideas)  (Science-based Medicine )
May 14Jeff Gailus: The grizzly crusader  (Calgary Herald )
May 14Valbella Gourmet Foods: A meaty empire  (Calgary Herald )
May 13Banff bans bottled water in rec centre  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 13Parks booze ban begins May long weekend  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 13Town receives $1.1 million for green infrastructure  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 13TripAdvisor ranks Banff number one in Canada  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 13Wild Bill’s rumours just that  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 13Airlift aids Sunshine quad construction  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 11Booze ban at campgrounds over long weekends  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 11Booze banned in Parks campsites for long weekend  (CBC )
May 11Town receives $1.1 million from Green Municipal Fund  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 11Updated brochures feature safe scrambles  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 11Bow Valley music students forming big band  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 11Canmore student lands “best summer job in Canada”  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 11Doug Gillmor awarded for achievement in heritage conservation  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 11International flavour at food and wine Festival  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 11Rotary awards speech prizes to Banff students  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 10Alberta accused of sacrificing grizzlies on political altar  (Globe and Mail )
May 8“Liquid mountaineering” attains age-old sporting goal  (YouTube )
May 8Meet Doug — Banff’s “perfect” cougar  (Calgary Herald )
May 7When to revive an avalanche victim, when to give up  (National Post )
May 6Alberta lags behind in high elevation water source monitoring  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 6Bow Valley Chorus to present Mozart’s Mass on May 15  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 6Survey shows shift in housing types right move  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 6Alberta Choice Awards nominees reading at Willock & Sax  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 6Banff and Canmore make Earth Hour top-10 list for Alberta  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 6Banff to host Musical Ride July 26  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 6Crews clean oil from storm system outflow  (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
May 5Beaver dam in northern Alberta visible from space  (Fox News )
May 5Parks closes Sheep Point on Lake Minnewanka  (Parks Canada )
May 4Parks restricts alcohol, campfires in campgrounds  (Parks Canada )
May 4RCMP musical ride returns to Banff  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 4Minor fuel spill into Bow River contained  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 4Bottle ban on hold until May 10  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 4Mineral Springs nurse Bonnie Mende wins respect award  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 4AIDS Bow Valley closing its doors  (Banff Crag and Canyon )
May 1Local skiers kept resorts afloat  (Calgary Herald )

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