“Most climbers or any people in these activities generally want to find out what went wrong if anything did, if it was just bad luck, to be safer moving forwards. There’s a reason why we call it the Rockies, there could be loose rocks in the area.”
Two Calgary men are dead after an apparent climbing accident just south of Canmore. via CTV Calgary
“That may be having taxes that are applied not to profit, not to the equipment and the innovation that gets us to where we want to go”
Canada’s forestry ministers are working on plans to stop the ravenous mountain pine beetle from spreading eastward across the Prairies and killing more forests. via MyTELUS
“So protecting this area … is a critical objective of this mission and one that will be better served with this base.”
UPDATED: 2007-09-10 03:09:13 MST By KATIE SCHNEIDER Alberta’s newest weapon to battle wildfires has been given a new home at the Springbank Airport. via Calgary Sun
“He had been sitting in bed, not really socializing at all. He was not being really responsive and was in a lot of pain. He wouldn’t eat. He was refusing everything and we were really starting to worry about him”
A pet dog mauled and carried away in the jaws of a cougar in a Canmore neighbourhood is only just beginning to show signs of recovering from its ordeal. via Calgary Herald
“Last year (2006) showed a dramatic increase in both Criminal Code and provincial traffic enforcement. CC almost doubled and prov traffic #’s went up over threefold. Excellent work.”
The RCMP conducts annual assessments of all its detachments. Each is scored on how it performs in 28 standard categories, ranging from administrative areas such as budgeting and overtime, to policing duties … via Calgary Herald
“We don’t want to be Disney-esque”
What do you want Golden to look like? According to the steering committee for Golden’s new official community plan , and hearing from what local residents want their town to look like, Canmore or Banff isn’t … via Tacoma Daily Index
“You always think the worst. When you hear cancer, right away, you know, it’s tough.”
There was a time when much of Kelly Hogarth’s focus was on staying alive. Something no five-year-old should ever have to worry about. via Canmore Leader
“I wanted an old truck and I didn’t want it to be a garage queen. So I drive it everyday.”
By Pam Doyle Canmore Leader staff Wednesday August 29, 2007 Pam Doyle/Canmore Leader Top: Elliott Cranmer-Sargison of Canmore holds his five month old son Lucas as they check out their reflection in the bumper … via Canmore Leader
“As drafted (the bylaw) would not ‘ban’ any particular size of retail store from being established in Canmore. Rather, the (Municipal Development Plan) amendment would provide a policy background and rationale for regulating the size of stores”
By Aaron Paton Canmore Leader staff Wednesday August 29, 2007 The citizens of Canmore will have exactly two hours to collectively speak their piece about allowing big box stores or large format retailers in … via Canmore Leader
“It isn’t normal or what I would deem to be normal cougar behaviour”
People in the Rocky Mountain town of Canmore, Alta., are being extra vigilant after an aggressive cougar stalked a family in their home. via CBC News
As the global warming hoax begins its inexorable slide into well-deserved obscurity, its proponents are becoming increasingly shrill about the dangers of not taking them seriously. via Moonbattery
