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EDITORIAL. The grass strips serving the towns of Banff and
Jasper in Alberta, Canada, are scheduled to close forever.
Located in some of the most spectacular hiking, fishing, skiing
and flying country in North America, the airports are threatened
with closure because Parks Canada says they're not needed and
claims that they impede the movement of wildlife (although elk,
coyote, deer, wolf, cougar and numerous smaller mammals use the
strips as a regular hangout). AVweb member Joe Godfrey just got
back from the area, and says that this would be an excellent
time for pilots to write a letter to Ottawa before Parliament
votes on the closure.  ATIS The grass strips serving the towns
of Banff and Jasper in Alberta, Canada, are scheduled to close
forever. This fight has been going on for many years, and AOPA
and COPA have been helping the local pilots make their case, but
if you're the le