Mandate review passed   
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Banff council has finally put to bed the Banff Housing Corporation mandate review, passing the majority of the working group's recommendations "as is" last week. [more]

Bitternose hearing starting in November    
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The dangerous offender hearing for Cory Lawrence Bitternose that had been put off until Monday due to the Crown prosecutor requiring emergency surgery has been rescheduled to begin in November. The hearing will take place in Calgary, run into December and adjourn until April. [more]

Becoming Canadian in Banff    
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Lake Minnewanka served as the backdrop for the latest citizenship ceremony to be held in Banff National Park, where 51 people took the oath to become Canadian. [more]

Friend helps rescue fallen climber   
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The wife of a Calgary scientist seriously injured in a 20-metre fall while climbing Cascade Mountain is crediting his partner with saving the man from further harm. [more]

Tourist rescued after being stranded on cliff face   
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An Israeli tourist was lucky to be alive after he got trapped on the cliff face at surprise corner trying to retrieve his camera. The man had biked up Tunnel Mountain around noon on Aug. 20 and was snapping photos of the Bow Falls at surprise corner when he dropped his camera over the cliff. [more]

Emergency crews use boat to transport ill hiker across Lake Louise   
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A 74-year-old man was transported by boat from the far side of Lake Louise after he began suffering from a heart condition. The American tourist was hiking by the back of the lake when he became ill. [more]

Former LGMS principal moves into new role at CRPS   
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The former principal at Lawrence Grassi Middle School, Paula Hanson, is taking on a new role in the Canadian Rockies Public Schools (CRPS) central office. Hanson has moved into the newly created role of director of Inspiring Hearts and Minds. [more]

EDITORIAL: Conversation Café breeds good ideas   
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Who would have thought getting a group of Banffites — and visitors — in a room to talk about the town would bring up so many good ideas? The Banff Ideas Bank, that's who, and that's who's helping to generate some pretty interesting ideas that Banffites should look at seriously. [more]

COLUMN: Illegal abuse of Canadian generosity is unacceptable   
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Canadians are among the most compassionate and fairest people on the planet. So given our penchant for generosity, we understandably resent it when those traits get abused. [more]

COLUMN: Reaffirming citizenship   
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Last week I had the opportunity to attend a citizenship ceremony that was held on the shores of Lake Minnewanka. It was the second ceremony I've been to, the first being one last year that was held at the top of Sulphur Mountain. [more]

New faces at BCHS    
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A few new faces on faculty greeted students at Banff Community High School on Monday. New assistant principal Darren Dick joins principal Steve Greene's staff this year. [more]

Creativity a focus for BES   
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Banff Elementary School is putting a focus on creativity this year, principal Warren Woytuck said. [more]

Alberta Arts Days at the Banff Centre   
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The Banff Centre is hosting three days of events to celebrate Alberta Arts Days. Chosen as one of five celebration sites by the Ministry of Culture and Community Spirit, The Banff Centre will host events from Sept. [more]

Banff’s Big Gay Night Out might come to an end   
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Nicolette Ellis, 24, said she thought she was the only gay person in the village when she got to Banff in February. The lack of gay pride in Banff was a bit of a shock for her, especially coming from Newcastle, Australia, where she said there is an established gay scene. [more]

Sports Experts victorious in gritty match    
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The Canmore Sports Experts team had to put in an extra effort to beat Earls on a soggy, cold soccer pitch at the Banff Rec Grounds on Sunday. Sports Experts won the game 2-0. Both teams kept on top of the ball, and nobody realized just how low the thermometer had dipped as it got close to zero. [more]

Defending champs are at the top of the league    
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Despite the rain and cold weather, the Banff Brew Pub slo-pitch team was hitting homers out of the field on Sunday during their game against the Manscapers. "We're first place in the league," Brew Pub third base player Scott Kelly said. [more]

Bad Girls the best    
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They went from second worst in the league this season to hoisting the A-Division trophy in the air, and the Goodman's Bad Girls couldn't be happier about their performance on the diamond. The Bad Girls defeated Carlito's 13-2 on Thursday in the Wild Rose Women's Slow Pitch A-Division final. [more]

Elk Springs B-Div champs    
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He made the prediction weeks ago that the Elk Springs would win the B-Division final in the Wild Rose Women's Slow Pitch league and, as it turns out, coach Mike Geisler was right. His girls won the B-Division 8-5 against the Barley Queens last Thursday. [more]

Athletes prepare for summer biathlon   
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Biathletes from across North America will get to experience Canmore in the summertime next month, as the Nordic Centre will be the site of the 2010 North American Summer National Biathlon Championships from Sept. [more]

Eye on division title    
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Another opponent has been knocked to the wayside as the Banff Rugby juggernaut continues its journey to recapture the division title. Banff defeated the Calgary Saracens 48-5 in Calgary on Saturday, ending regular season play with 10 wins and two losses. [more]

Wolverines football season on a roll    
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Fall must be in the air as it's football season. Practice is in full swing for the Bow Valley Wolverines high school football team and they competed at their first jamboree on Saturday in Claresholm. [more]