Fire ban lifted in time for Calgary long weekend activities
Calgary Herald
The national parks were not included in the provincial ban, but Stuart Back - spokesman for Banff Lake Louise Tourism - said he expects the lifting of the ban could drive up visitor numbers in all outdoor areas. "We didn't have an issue here in the ...
MorningFile: Fire ban lifted for the weekend; Alberta Health Services to ...OpenFile Calgary (blog)

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Banff's Nature in Focus Guiding Company
Snowshoe Magazine (blog)
I'm snowshoeing across a small mountain lake with our friends and guides Paul and Eva Sylvestre, owners of Nature in Focus in Banff, and I look at Paul suddenly feeling very uncomfortable about being on a lake. Paul explains that our weight has caused ...

'Bear 122' helps researchers understand grizzly accidents
CBC.ca
Researchers in Banff are using GPS collars to try and figure out why some many of the animals are killed by trains each year. The five-year research project is being sponsored by Parks Canada and Canada Pacific. Wildlife-human conflict specialist, ...

Metro
Streets in Banff closed off by police due to 'bomb' alert
Scotsman
Army explosives experts were called to deal with suspicious materials found at a house in the Low Shore area of Banff in Aberdeenshire. Residents in nearby homes and businesses, including a major Tesco store, were evacuated and the area sealed off ...
Banff residents evacuated after bomb disposal team called inMetro
Bomb disposal experts move in after hundreds flee their homes in Scots townScottish Daily Record
Residents evacuated after bomb squad called to property in townstv.tv
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Hollywood Reporter
Canadian Network Heavies Set for Banff TV Panel
Hollywood Reporter
... deal with Netflix Canada and other US digital platforms and making Canadian dramas more globally relevant -- those are some of the hot-button issues to be debated by a panel of Canadian broadcast toppers at the upcoming Banff World Media Festival.
Canadian Media Leaders Take the Stage During Feature Panel at the Banff World ...Exec Digital (press release)

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Edmonton Journal (blog)
2012/2013 Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program - Now Accepting ...
Edmonton Journal (blog)
The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program is a Robbins Academy initiative offering advanced development to enhance the performance skills of established theatre professionals. The curriculum of the Professional Program comprises master ...

Broadcast Execs To Participate on Panel at Banff Festival
Broadcaster
The Banff World Media Festival today announced that several of the most influential Canadian media executives will be uniting for a feature panel to kick-off the conference on June 10. Shaw Media President Paul Robertson, Bell Media President Kevin W.

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Teen injured in longboarding incident near Banff
Calgary Herald
CALGARY — An 18-year-old man was airlifted to a Calgary hospital with serious injuries after a longboarding incident in the Banff area. A STARS air ambulance was dispatched after 2 pm when they received a call that a teen had been hurt while ...
Confusing longboarding road rules cause safety concernsCBC.ca

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Society looking at second greenhouse
Banff Crag & Canyon
Banff Greenhouse Gardening Society president Bob Lutz spoke to council Monday, May 14, asking for the town's support to build a second place for Banffites to garden. Demand for gardening plots has been huge — there were 71 applicants its first year, ...

Banff getting app for parking
Banff Crag & Canyon
The aim is to stop people from driving up and down Banff's streets looking for a spot, when they can download the app and quickly see available spots in the Bear Street parkade. Should it prove successful, it could be expanded to other locations in ...

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Scenario prepares town
Banff Crag & Canyon
By Maria Church Rest assured, the wild fire that swept through Banff and forced an evacuation of half the town last Wednesday was not real, but the full-scale simulation has left the Banff Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) staff feeling a little more ...

Stopping railway trespassing
Banff Crag & Canyon
Paulo Silvestre make a weekly stop in Banff for patrols. They're not RCMP, or Alberta sheriffs. They're members of the Canadian Pacific Police Service, and their beat is railway tracks. If you cross somewhere other than a road crossing, ...

Laptop proposal for BCHS
Banff Crag & Canyon
By Larissa Barlow Banff Community High School is proposing a plan that would see every student in Grades 8-12 come to class with a laptop. The proposal, called 1:1 Learning, aims to bring laptops into the classroom to use them as tools to help foster ...

Second for BHA girls
Banff Crag & Canyon
By Maria Church The BHA Girls Midget AAA team had the crowd holding its breath at the final game of the Rocky Mountain Invitational against the Rocky Mountain Outlaws when the teams went scoreless into two rounds of overtime at the Banff Recreation ...

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Banff inspired author to finish her first novel
Banff Crag & Canyon
By Maria Church J. Jill Robinson was able to finish her debut novel after almost 10 years of writing, in part, thanks to living in Banff. Known for her award-winning short stories, she saw her first full length novel, More in Anger, published this ...

Building Banff Ambassadors
Banff Crag & Canyon
By Maria Church The Banff staff orientation program formerly known as Banff's Best has a new name, bus tour, and initiation oath that has participants placing a toque over their heart while saying, “My name is (insert name here), and I am a local!

Elevate Banff
Banff Crag & Canyon
By Maria Church Banff has been chosen as the first municipality to hold a Smart and Caring Community Fund from the Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) in a new effort to link municipalities across the country. Ian Bird, former Olympian and president ...

Whitewater Rafting the BC Rockies - Plan An Accessible Banff/Lake Louise Getaway
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Kootenay River Runners celebrates 35 years of British Columbia whitewater rafting, with runs on four rivers in the BC Rockies and a storied history of firsts, all within 75 minutes of Banff, Alberta and 45 minutes from Lake Louise.

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Whitewater Rafting the BC Rockies - Plan An Accessible Banff/Lake Louise Getaway
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Kootenay River Runners celebrates 35 years of British Columbia whitewater rafting, with runs on four rivers in the BC Rockies and a storied history of firsts, all within 75 minutes of Banff, Alberta and 45 minutes from Lake Louise.

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Star returns to receive Valley honours
Canada.com
Two years later she went to the summer program at Notre Dame University in Nelson, BC and later one summer at the Banff School of Fine Arts before graduation from GP Vanier High School in 1972. On the recommendation of instructors from both Notre Dame ...