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The online archives of Banff, Alberta, Canada

News categories: Trans-Canada


News of Highway 1 in Banff National Park — accidents, complaints, promises. Also see accidents on the road.
37 records from July 2002 to December 2004
2004  Parks approves Trans-Canada twinning permit   December 30
 Poulton: Trans-Canada plan integrates needs of humans, nature   December 15
 Less highway to be twinned   November 11
 Way paved for highway twinning   November 10
 Mudslide shuts Trans-Canada near Golden   August 24
 Trans-Canada slides cleared   August 24
 Public wants cycling lane in twinning project   August 5
 Additional lane possible from Lake Louise to Icefields Parkway interchange   June 29
 Report creates doubt on Trans-Canada twinning   April 22
 Highway twinning priorities set   April 15
 Environmental assessment on highway twinning due this fall   April 15
 Wildlife crossings slated for every two kilometers   April 15
 Ways to reduce Bow Valley traffic unveiled   April 13
 Twinning plans aim at fatal stretch of Trans-Canada   April 13
 Banff highway twinning to cost $160 million   April 8
 Groups seek support for Trans-Canada twinning   April 6
 Trans-Canada twinning budget blasted   February 24
 Twinning group going after feds for money   February 19
 Researcher urges larger, closer wildlife crossing structures   February 19
2003  Business, environment groups collaborate in support of Trans-Canada twinning   December 29
 $50 million for twinning a third of what’s needed   December 4
 Son dismayed as charges stayed in highway fatality case   December 4
 Warning signs need to really scare drivers, says editor   December 4
 Lack of highway work may upset relatives of crash victims   December 3
 $50 million won’t stretch far in Trans-Canada twinning   December 3
 Future of Banff debated   November 29
 More money needed to twin park stretch of Trans-Canada   November 19
 Harlequin ducks deserve protection   November 6
 Trans-Canada twinning to begin in 2005   October 9
 Trans-Canada roadkill (editorial supporting twinning)   September 30
 Part of Banff highway to be widened   September 19
 Feds say cash coming for Trans-Canada twinning   September 18
 Twinning of highway pursued   April 30
2002  Dangerous highway solution proposed   August 28
 Feds step-up highway debate   July 24
 Highway tragedy stuns hamlet, sparks calls for twinning   July 18
 Road deaths spark twinning debate   July 17

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