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  • How to pay a parking ticket in Calgary?

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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...
  • When was the Calgary Tower built?

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    The Calgary Tower was built between February 1967 and June 1968. Read more...
  • Where do the Calgary Flames play?

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    The Calgary Flames ice hockey team plays its home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome (formerly called the Olympic Saddledome) in downtown Calgary, Alberta. Read more...
  • What is the closest hotel to Calgary Airport?

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    Calgary International Airport has two Marriott chain hotels located directly on airport. The Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel is inside the International Terminal, and the older Delta Hotels Calgary Airport, which has cheaper rates, is located across the street and connected by a covered pedestrian bridge to the terminals. Read more...
  • What is the highest point in Calgary?

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    The highest point in Calgary is the peak of Top Hill with an elevation of 1,296 metres (or 4,252 feet). Despite its high elevation, the hill, located behind the YMCA at Rocky Ridge in northwest Calgary, only has a prominence of some 24 meters (or 79 feet). Read more...
  • What is the local newspaper in Canmore?

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    Two local newspapers cover Canmore, Alberta: the Rocky Mountain Outlook is published every Thursday and the Bow Valley Crag & Canyon is published every Wednesday. Read more...
  • How did Canmore get its name?

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    The name Canmore is said to be an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ceann Mór, which broadly translates to great head or hill. Credit for naming the town of Canmore, Alberta in 1884 is given to Donald A. Smith of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who later became Lord Strathcona. A 9th century king in his native Scotland, King Malcolm III, Read more...
  • Is there a town under Lake Minnewanka?

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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...
  • Is the Banff Gondola free on the way down?

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    A one-way trip down on the Banff Gondola is available during normal operating hours for half the regular round-trip ticket price. This only applies when hiking up Sulphur Mountain and riding the Gondola down. When taking the Banff Gondola up and hiking down, you must purchase a full-price ticket. Children aged 5 years and under can travel for free on Read more...
  • Is Banff Upper Hot Springs pool fed entirely by natural mineral water?

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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...
  • Is the Spruce Grove Inn in Banff still open?

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    The Spruce Grove Inn in Banff is now called the Canalta Lodge. It was acquired by Canalta Hotels in September 2016 and relaunched under the new brand in late 2017 following renovations. Read more...
  • Do you need a Park Pass for Banff?

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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...
  • Where is Banff Visitor Centre?

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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...
  • How high is Banff above sea level?

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    The townsite of Banff, Alberta, has an elevation of 1,383 metres (or 4,537 feet) above sea level. Located in the Rocky Mountains, its elevation makes Banff the highest town in Canada. However, while not technically a town, the hamlet of Lake Louise, Alberta, is higher at 1,540 metres (or 5,053 feet). Read more...
  • How to pay a Town of Banff parking ticket?

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    Town of Banff violation tickets can be paid by the following methods: Online at banff.ca by Visa or Mastercard, with the licence plate or ticket number, provided the ticket is not past due. By mail with a cheque or money order payable to the Town of Banff posted with the parking ticket, or the ticket number recorded on the cheque, Read more...
  • Does Red Deer have an airport?

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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...
  • How did Red Deer get its name?

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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...
  • Is there a Subaru dealer in Red Deer?

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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...
  • Can you walk around Lake Louise?

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    There is no defined walking trail that goes right around Lake Louise. The Lakeshore Trail is an easy there-and-back 4 kilometer (or 2.4 mile) paved trail that starts at the public parking lot near Chateau Lake Louise and follows the Lake Louise’s north shore (the right hand side) to the back of the lake. From there, there are spectacular views Read more...

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