The G8firstplaced polio eradication on itsagendaduring its SummitinKananaskis, Canada, in 2002 andhasrenewedits commitment toeradicationateverySummit since then.
Wafted eastwards by strong winds, in 2002 the beastie made its debut in northern Alberta and further south in the national parks of Jasper, Banff and Kananaskis on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.