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Red Deer Regional Airport is located in the hamlet of Springbrook, Alberta, some 6 nautical miles (or 11 kilometers) southwest of the city of Red Deer. Built during World War II as a flight training school for British Commonwealth forces, the base later became Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Penhold. The City of Red Deer operated the airport from 1965, and Read more...
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The city of Red Deer, Alberta, was named by early settlers after the Red Deer River on which the city stands. While the river was known by the Cree peoples as Waskasoo Seepee, which translates to ‘Elk River’, it is thought that early British traders adopted the name Red Deer River, mistakenly thinking that elk and the European red deer Read more...
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A Park Pass is required to visit Banff as the town is within the Banff National Park, even if only stopping briefly for food, sightseeing or photo opportunities. The fees are collected by Parks Canada to help maintain the places and services used by visitors. Park passes are charged by the day and must cover at least the duration of Read more...
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John Lennon’s 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine is held by the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, and periodically displayed in the museum’s glass lobby, particularly in winter months. Coinciding with the 1967 release of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, Lennon had his black Rolls-Royce repainted yellow with psychedelic patterns and floral motifs inspired Read more...
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The Marmot Basin ski area is located 20 kilometres (or 12.5 miles) south of Jasper, Alberta, off Highway 93, a 20-minute drive by car. During ski season, the Jasper-Marmot Shuttle bus operates three daily morning departures from most Jasper hotels to Marmot, and three return trips back into town in the afternoon. Shuttle tickets are $7 each way and can Read more...
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The YYZ code for Toronto Pearson airport originates in the two-digit YZ location identifier assigned to Malton Airport, the airfield’s original name, in the late 1930s and early 40s. Most airfields and weather stations in the United States, Canada and Alaska, had unique two-letter identities, emitted by beacons as a Morse code radio signal for aeronautical navigation and reporting of Read more...
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The former summer resort village of Minnewanka Landing lies beneath the waters of Lake Minnewanka, near Banff, Alberta. Minnewanka Landing grew around the Beach House log hotel established on the shores of the original Lake Minnewanka in 1886. The village was a popular summer destination, and by 1912 the resort was laid out along four avenues and three streets, with Read more...
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The Banff Visitor Centre is located next to St Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Banff Avenue in downtown Banff, in a stone and half-timbered black and white heritage building that was once the Banff School Auditorium. Operated by Parks Canada, the visitor information centre includes the Banff Lake Louise Tourism office, and is open until 5 pm daily. The centre offers Read more...
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The Upper Hot Springs pool in Banff, Alberta, is supplied entirely with natural mineral water from the hot spring for most of the season, although water flow naturally decreases later in the year and there may be times in late fall and winter when the pool is topped up with heated municipal water. The Banff Upper Hot Springs website provides Read more...
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There is a path going around the whole of False Creek which is part of the longer Vancouver Seaside Greenway, an uninterrupted waterfront pathway running from the Vancouver Convention Centre, along the Stanley Park Seawall to English Bay, and then around False Creek past Granville Island to Kitsilano Beach. The entire False Creek section is approximately 8.5 km (or 5.3 Read more...
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Spinning Chandelier, Canadian artist Rodney Graham’s giant chandelier art installation under the north end of the Granville Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, illuminates, descends and spins for two minutes at noon, 4 pm and 9 pm daily. The 4.2 metre-wide chandelier, made of stainless steel and over 600 polyurethane faux crystals, was installed on the underside of Granville Bridge at Read more...
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The capital city of Nova Scotia is Halifax, which is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Nova Scotia’s legislative assembly, is based at Province House in downtown Halifax, where it has met since 1819, making the building Canada’s oldest house of government. Named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax, the city was established in Read more...
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Whistler ski resort in British Columbia is named after the whistling sound made by the hoary marmots native to the area’s alpine environments. Whistler Mountain itself was originally named London Mountain by British naval officers surveying the area in the 1860s. The name Whistler Mountain was officially adopted in the mid-1960s during the early years of its development as a Read more...
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You can drive to Manitoulin Island via the Little Current Swing Bridge which carries Highway 6 over the North Channel of Lake Huron in Northeastern Manitoulin, Ontario. To reach the Swing Bridge, from Highway 17 (Trans Canada Highway) between Sudbury and Sault Saint Marie, turn on to Highway 6 for Espanola and continue for 50 kilometers (or 31 miles) towards Read more...
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Kamloops, British Columbia sits at the confluence of the North Thompson and South Thompson rivers. At Kamloops, the westbound South Thompson River and the North Thompson River flowing from the north, meet to form the mainstem Thompson River which continues eastwards until it joins the Fraser River at Lytton, British Columbia. The Thompson River is named after British-Canadian explorer, surveyor Read more...
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There is no driving range at the Furry Creek golf course in British Columbia. However, there are hitting nets near the first hole, and a practice putting green by the clubhouse and 18th green. Read more...
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The Subaru dealer in Red Deer, Alberta, is Scott Subaru, located on Gaetz Avenue at Phelan Street. Part of the Scottsville Group, the dealership offers new and pre-owned Subaru cars along with certified repair, service, parts and accessories. Read more...
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City of Calgary parking tickets can be paid by the following methods: Online at calgaryparking.com using a credit or debit card, parking tag number and licence plate number. By mail with a cheque or money order payable to The City of Calgary, posted with the parking ticket or reminder to: The City of Calgary, PO Box 2580 Station M, Calgary, Read more...
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Blackcomb Gondola opens daily at 8:30 am during ski season and at 10 am during the summer sightseeing season, although lift operation is weather dependent and times may vary. The Blackcomb Gondola runs from the base of Blackcomb Mountain by the Blackcomb Daylodge in the Upper Village and the ride takes 18 minutes to the top. Opened in December 2018, Read more...
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You can walk from Creekside to Whistler Village along the Valley Trail, a year-round paved trail that offers a safer alternative route away from the traffic of Highway 99. The scenic trail begins opposite Evolution in Creekside, passing underneath Highway 99 and continues past Nita Lake, through Lakeside Park, eventually emerging in Whistler Village. The well-signposted trail is approximately 5 Read more...