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Emergency Preparedness Week: Are you prepared?
 

May 12, 2008Wired — Assemble your own 72-hour emergency preparedness kit.


Mountain parks buck popularity slump
 

May 10, 2008Canada.com — Most national parks in Canada are facing declining attendance.


Banff Community Foundation holds spring luncheon on May 21
 

May 10, 2008 — Celebrating larger than life stories from our community.


Park wardens will carry guns by 2009
 

May 10, 2008Canada.com — Dedicated force will be set up to do law enforcement in national parks.


Wine and food fest launches in Banff
 

May 10, 2008Canada.com — The Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is taking place in Banff on May 30 and 31.


Wardens to be allowed to carry handguns
 

May 9, 2008Canada.com — Government will start training up to 100 armed wardens this fall.


Weatherman wonders when spring will arrive
 

May 9, 2008Canada.com — Cool, unsettled conditions expected to stay.


Canadian consumers rank next to last in survey of green habits
 

May 9, 2008McClatchy — Slightly less bad than Americans.


Banff delays discussion on pay parking
 

May 8, 2008Calgary Herald — Instead, the town will test several new measures to help deal with parking woes.


Heavy snowfall warning in effect
 

May 8, 2008Canada.com — Snow is falling in Banff.


Banff Centre unveils diamond summer
 

May 8, 2008Calgary Herald — Celebrates its 75th anniversary in grand style this summer.


Banff nailing down extra parking options for summer
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Including a million dollar parking lot.


Banff students to build homes in Honduras
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Twelve students, Grades 10 to 12, will spend 10 days working with Habitat for Humanity.


Banff's tax rate split to be discussed
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Town may re-examine the balance between the residential and commercial tax levy.


Eight Banff heritage leaders to be recognized
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Larry Bakstad is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.


Fatality trial told Sunshine lacked risk assessments
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Put procedures in place that would have saved him after the fact.


Howatt hired to help schools meet future challenges
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — One-year position to implement recommendations of the Futures Planning Group.


Locals set new speed record for Wapta traverse
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Ben Gadd, Phil Villeneuve, and Graham Maclean. Eight hours.


More elk moving into Banff
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — The number in the valley appears to be declining, but more of them are moving closer to the townsite.


Mountain anthology publication offers good and bad
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain OutlookWhere the Silence Rings: A Literary Companion to Mountains


Mountain bike alliance celebrates momentum
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — On the slate: Tunnel Mountain trail system, Banff Avenue to Cascade wildlife underpass connector, and Banff-Canmore commuter trail.


Parks tracking CPR grain spills
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Already this spring, a train has killed a large black bear that was feasting on grain.


Sidewalk cafe plan gets mixed reviews
 

May 8, 2008Calgary Herald — Now seeking input from the public.


Snail cave intruder fined $150
 

May 8, 2008Rocky Mountain Outlook — Fines were lower than the $300 to $900 fines imposed in the past because the girls did not go into the hot springs themselves.


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