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Overdue hiker from Calgary found dead on Banff’s Cascade Mountain
Banff R.C.M.P say the body of an overdue 64-year-old hiker from Calgary was located yesterday on a nearby mountain. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Abrupt shutdown of Banff gondola strands tourists, forcing hours-long hike
Hundreds of people were stranded after a power outage shut down the Banff gondola and some had to be airlifted by helicopter, in Banff, Alta. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
on the scene
The Banff Centre welcomes new CEO, and Prince Nikolaos’s photography exhibition opens in Toronto
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Oxford Properties buys Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff
The Rimrock Resort Hotel sits in the Rocky Mountains in Banff, Alberta, Canada June 14, 2023. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Remains found in Banff National Park belong to woman who vanished in 2020, police say
Vida Smith is shown in an undated police handout photo. Police say remains found in Banff National Park last week are that of a woman who vanished in 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Calgary Police Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Human remains found in Banff National Park in Alberta, police say
A stream from Hidden Lake in Banff National Park where researchers are reintroducing the native cutthroat trout near Lake Louise on Friday, Sept 1, 2022. A Calgary judge has fined a B.C. man $6,000 for illegally catching eight cutthroat trout in Banff National Park as part of a YouTube survival challenge nearly four years ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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Parks Canada says new online reservation system working well as bookings open in busy Banff
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park is shown in Lake Louise, Alta., in June 2020. Parks Canada says its new online reservation system to book camping sites and other activities at national parks appears to have worked well during its first week of operations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay national parks to see $71-million in infrastructure upgrades
A view of Hidden Lake in Banff National Park near Lake Louise is shown on Friday, Sept. 1, 2022. Parks Canada has announced infrastructure upgrades in the four mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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RCMP say 19-year-old woman dead after being hit by train in Banff, Alta.
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. RCMP in Alberta say a 19-year-old female pedestrian died after she was hit by a Canadian Pacific Railway train in Banff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Smoking, vaping to be banned on trails, sidewalks in Alberta mountain town
People walk across a street in Banff, Alta., in Banff National Park, Friday, July 21, 2017. The Alberta mountain town has passed a bylaw banning smoking and vaping in most public places.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Banff National Park considers next steps for bison herd reintroduced into backcountry
Plains bison are shown in Banff National Park in a handout photo taken by a Parks Canada remote camera. Officials are trying to determine what's next for the herd after a draft report shows its reintroduction in the park's backcountry has been successful. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Parks Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Restaurants in Western Canada’s ski towns aim to shrug off ‘shoulder season’ with special events, festivals
Photos from Lupo in Banff,Alberta. Banff Hospitality Collective, a sizeable hospitality group owns a huge range of concepts in the mountain town, said the festival is especially important as the industry continues to recover from the pandemic.
calgary & edmonton real estate
Resort town’s housing struggle falls hardest on disadvantaged
Banff, Alberta YWCA building, the Dr. Priscilla Wilson Place. Exterior photo.
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What’s next in golf? Building Canada’s next Banff
Banff 1. Banff 1: The 6th hole at Fairmont Banff Springs GC.
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Banff has had two homicides since 1998. They both happened within the past four weeks
A nearly deserted main street of Banff, Alberta, April 13, 2020. Banff is limiting the people that can access the town due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Native trout returned to alpine lake in Banff National Park for the first time in 50 years
Parks Canada aquatic specialist Shelley Humphries working on the project to reintroduce the native cutthroat trout at Hidden Lake in Banff National Park near Lake Louise on Friday, Sept 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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Man dead following report of stabbing outside Banff, Alta., bar, RCMP say
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Banff plan envisions major transportation changes as traffic entering the park rose 30 per cent in the last decade
People walk across a street in Banff, Alta., in Banff National Park, Friday, July 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
Western Canada: Parks Canada sets targets for climate change and traffic congestion
The Rocky Mountain national parks and the resort towns of Banff and Jasper are the only bright spot in Alberta’s otherwise ailing industry.
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Parks Canada unveils climate change and traffic congestion targets for mountain destinations
A bull elk walks over a green at the Banff Springs Golf Course as Cascade Mountain looms over him in Banff, Alta., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
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Environmental groups raise concerns about proposed Calgary-to-Banff passenger train
CREDIT Liricon Capital ... image depicts Liricon's proposed transformation of the Banff Train Station into the Banff Eco-Transit Hub. It includes a rendering of the Calgary Airport to Banff passenger rail service using a hydrogen powered train from Alstom (currently in use in Germany), new intercept parking for those visitors that arrive in Banff by personal vehicle, Shuttle only Service to Points of Interest in the Park (SOS to POI), aerial transit to Norquay, and electric autonomous shuttles for trips within the townsite including the Banff Springs Hotel.
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Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks under a fire ban due to high risk of wildfire
Smoke haze from forest fires burning in Alberta and British Columbia hangs over Banff, Alta., in Banff National Park, Friday, July 21, 2017. A fire ban is now in place in three mountain parks in Alberta and British Columbia due to a high risk of wildfires in the area. A notice posted on the Banff National Park website says the ban, which also includes Yoho and Kootenay national parks in B.C., was issued to ensure the safety of residents and visitors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta sends Banff train proposal back to private backers, citing financial risk
Friday, October 09, 2015 - Lake Louise, Alberta - The Bow River in Alberta near Lake Louise runs along side Canadian Pacific rail lines near Morant's curve. The Bow begins in the Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. The river's source is from the Bow Glacier, which is part of the Wapta Icefield. The outflow from this source flows into Bow Lake in the Canadian Rockies. It flows south to the village of Lake Louise then turns east and flows through the town of Banff then through Canmore. The Ghost Lake reservoir is formed upstream from the town of Cochrane. The Bow then flows eastward to the city of Calgary; it continues on to form the South Saskatchewan River when the Bow joins with the Oldman River near Grassy Lake in southern Alberta. Communities along the Bow include Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, Cochrane, Calgary, and Arrowwood, AB. The Bow River has a total length of 587 km (365 mi) and a drainage area of 26,200 km2 (10,100 sq mi). Photo by Chris Bolin / For The Globe and Mail
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Backers of Calgary-Banff train say they need Parks Canada to get on board
CREDIT Liricon Capital ... image depicts Liricon's proposed transformation of the Banff Train Station into the Banff Eco-Transit Hub. It includes a rendering of the Calgary Airport to Banff passenger rail service using a hydrogen powered train from Alstom (currently in use in Germany), new intercept parking for those visitors that arrive in Banff by personal vehicle, Shuttle only Service to Points of Interest in the Park (SOS to POI), aerial transit to Norquay, and electric autonomous shuttles for trips within the townsite including the Banff Springs Hotel.
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Alberta tourist towns of Banff, Canmore holding on to pandemic-era pedestrian zones
As COVID restrictions slowly lift, people ride their bikes on the main street as it's now blocked off to vehicle traffic and is for pedestrian use only in Banff, Alberta, June 5, 2021. Alberta is currently is stage 1 of re-opening and has met stage 2 restrictions to re-open on June 10 as long as hospital cases continue to decline. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Backers of Banff passenger rail project say they need provincial yes or no
A Canadian Pacific Railway train makes its way through the Rockies between Banff and Lake Louise, Alta., Tuesday August 28, 2001. The backers of a proposed passenger train that would connect Calgary to Banff say they are waiting for a yes or no from the Alberta government before proceeding to the detailed design phase. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Hiking the Valley of 1000 Devils: Where the prairie grasslands meet the Saskatchewan badlands
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Stoney Nakoda Nation says traditional knowledge could help ensure success of Banff bison
Bison are seen in Banff National Park in Alberta in this undated handout image received April 22, 2022. An Indigenous-led report says relying on traditional knowledge could help to ensure the success of the bison in the park. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada-K. Heuer **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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The small mountain town of Canmore is booming. But can large numbers of humans and wildlife coexist?
The mountain town of Canmore, Alta. is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
alberta
Fostering a public-transportation mindset in Banff National Park and beyond
Handout photos from Roam Transit, which is operated by the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission.
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Winterized motorhome turns family vacation to Banff into ski adventure
GLOBE-RVSki-RVRundle Parks Canada’s Tunnel Mountain Village 2 campground is spectacularly set between Mount Rundle and Cascade Mountain. CREDIT: Angela Bisby photo
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Ottawa pledges $14.7-million to fight invasive species in mountain parks in Alberta and B.C.
The Yoho River through Yoho National Park in Canada's stretch of the Rocky Mountains, straddling the border of British Columbia and Alberta, is shown on July 6, 2017. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is expected to announce funding today to fight invasive species in five mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Adam Kealoha Causey
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Tourism operators across Canada hoping travel picks up this fall and winter amid concerns over fourth wave
As COVID restrictions slowly lift, tourists roam the main street of Banff, Alberta, June 5, 2021. Alberta is currently is stage 1 of re-opening and has met stage 2 restrictions to re-open on June 10 as long as hospital cases continue to decline. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
travel
Six destinations for electric-bike tours across Canada
GLOBE-ebikes-banff pandemic-fuelled sales boom is prompting new electric bike trails, tours and infrastructure to spring up across Canada. White Mountain Adventures launched guided e-bike tours of Banff National Park this summer. CREDIT: Courtesy of White Mountain Adventures
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Canadian tourism destinations brace for busy winter season amid ongoing staff shortage
Stephane Prevost, a Banff restaurateur, poses in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Banff Centre vice-chair Donna Kennedy-Glans removed from board
Calgary Varsity MLA Donna Kennedy-Glans speaks to reporters outside her constituency office in Calgary following her decision to leave the Conservative caucus on Monday, March 17, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland