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100th anniversary of the formation of The Rocky Mountains Park Branch of the Great War Veterans’ Association - The Banff Legion - Saturday March 31, 2018

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2018

Author: The Banff Legion

Publisher: The Banff Legion

Call Number: 08.3 B22o PAM

Author: The Banff Legion

Responsibility: The Banff Legion

Publisher: The Banff Legion

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 14 pages ; photographs

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: History; History of Alberta; Canada; World War I; World War II; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; World Wars; Banff; Banff (residents)

Abstract: Pertains to the history of the Banff Legion, celebrating 100 years of the Great War Veterans’ Association

Accession Number: TBD

Call Number: 08.3 B22o PAM

Collection: Archives Library

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Code name Habbakuk : a secret ship made of ice

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2012

Author: Cross, L.D.

Publisher: Victoria [B.C.] : Heritage House

Call Number: 08.1 C88

Author: Cross, L.D.

Responsibility: L.D. Cross

Publisher: Victoria [B.C.] : Heritage House

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: 137 p. : ill., ports.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Amazing stories

Subjects: Ice; Jasper National Park; Lake Louise; World War II; Patricia Lake; Banff

ISBN: 9781927051474

Accession Number: 12-12-27 70,000

Call Number: 08.1 C88

Collection: Archives Library

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Conrad Kain : letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2014

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Call Number: G510 K35

Responsibility: Editor : Zac Robinson Translators: John W. Koch and Maria Koch

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 468 pages : illustrations, portraits

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Kain, Conrad; Robson, Mount; Banff; Rocky Mountains, Canada; Mountain guides

ISBN: 9781772120042

Accession Number: AC610

Call Number: G510 K35

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Dirty thirties desperadoes : forgotten victims of the Great Depression

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2011

Author: Mole, Rich

Publisher: Victoria [B.C.] : Heritage

Call Number: 08.1 M73d c.1; 08.1 M73d c.2

Author: Mole, Rich

Responsibility: Rich Mole

Publisher: Victoria [B.C.] : Heritage

Published Date: 2011

Physical Description: 143 p. : ill., ports.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Amazing Stories

Subjects: Neish, William; Crime; Depression (1929-1935); Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Banff

Abstract: Pertains to three Doukhobor's who fled to Alberta and killed four law-enforcement officers with mentions of RCMP members Gray Campbell, George "Nipper" Combe, George "Scotty" Harrison, "former mountie" and warden Bill Neish, Annie Staple, Norman Luxton,

Contents: Changing times -- Hot summer -- Market square -- Isolation -- Desperation -- Drumheller standoff -- On to Ottawa -- Riot city -- Robbery and murder -- Headed for paradise -- The end of the road -- Trumpets and empty saddles.

Notes: copy 2 available

ISBN: 978-1-926613-95-6 pbk

Accession Number: 8219 - 2 copies

Call Number: 08.1 M73d c.1; 08.1 M73d c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Family walks and hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Volume 2 : Bragg Creek , Kananaskis , Moraine Lake , Yoho , Icefields Parkway , Jasper

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2019

Author: Nugara, Andrew

Publisher: [Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Edition: First

Call Number: 02.6 N89f Vol. 2

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Author: Nugara, Andrew

Responsibility: Andrew Nugara

Edition: First

Publisher: [Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: volumes : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 22 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Hiking; Travel; Kananaskis Country; Maps; Highways; Highways - Alberta; Banff; Moraine Lake; Yoho National Park; Jasper

Abstract: amily Walks and Hikes is an exciting series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs. Andrew Nugara’s second book for families looking to experience the splendour of the Canadian Rockies describes additional trips in Bragg Creek, Banff, and Kananaskis that were not included in Volume 1 due to redevelopment of these hiking hotspots since the dramatic Alberta floods of 2013. As well, Volume 2 includes several new areas for family exploration, including Moraine Lake, Yoho, the north section of Highway 93 North, and Jasper. Some of the comfortable walks and spectacular hikes in this new volume are: Forgetmenot Ponds Nihahi Ridge King Creek Canyon Canadian Everest Trail Picklejar Lakes Yamnuska Ha Ling Peak Sunshine Meadows Paget Peak Lookout Takakkaw Falls Parker Ridge Athabasca Glacier Sunwapta Falls Maligne Canyon Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, all of these hikes are accessible from reliable roads and popular staging areas. In addition, each hike is accompanied by a clear, colourful map, step by step directions, and full-colour photographs. Each route includes: detailed directions to trailheads colour maps and photographs seasonal information round-trip distances trail commentary difficulty ratings (from Rocky Mountain Books website)

Contents: Introduction; Area Maps; Highway 66, the Elbow; Highway 40 South, Kananaskis Trail; Highway 1, Bow Valley, Canmore, Highway 742 South; Banff Area; Moraine Lake; Yoho National Park; Icefields Parkway (Highway 93 North); Jasper; Important Contacts; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer

ISBN: 9781771603058

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 02.6 N89f Vol. 2

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publishers website

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https://rmbooks.com/book/family-walks-and-hikes-in-the-canadian-rockies-volume-2/

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Handbook of the Rocky Mountains Park Museum

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1914

Author: Smith, Harlan I

Publisher: Ottawa : Dominion Parks Branch; Government Printing Bureau

Call Number: 04 Sm5

Author: Smith, Harlan I

Publisher: Ottawa : Dominion Parks Branch; Government Printing Bureau

Published Date: 1914

Physical Description: 126p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff

Accession Number: 184; 4086

Call Number: 04 Sm5

Collection: Archives Library

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I would do it again : reminiscences of the Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1959

Author: Campbell, Robert E

Publisher: Toronto : Ryerson

Call Number: 08.3 C15

Author: Campbell, Robert E

Responsibility: foreword by T.U. "Tommy" Primrose

Publisher: Toronto : Ryerson

Published Date: 1959

Physical Description: ix, 204p. : ill., port

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff; Field; Coal; Outfitters, trail guides, packers; Silver City; Whymper, Edward

Accession Number: 103; 492

Call Number: 08.3 C15

Collection: Archives Library

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Ice lines : select waterfalls of the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2013

Author: Peters, Brent

Publisher: Canmore : PeakStratagem

Call Number: GV191.2 I24

Author: Peters, Brent

Publisher: Canmore : PeakStratagem

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: 151 pages, col. ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Ice; Rocky Mountains, Canada; Guidebooks; Canmore; Banff

ISBN: 9780992039806

Accession Number: AC610

Call Number: GV191.2 I24

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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A jazz guide to Banff...and the universe

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2015

Author: Lauchlan, Mike

Publisher: Imaginary Mountain Surveyors

Call Number: 05.2 L36j

Author: Lauchlan, Mike

Responsibility: Mike Lauchlan and Jerry Auld

Publisher: Imaginary Mountain Surveyors

Published Date: 2015

Physical Description: 240 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Springs Hotel

ISBN: 9780991807666

Accession Number: P2016 - 73,000 - 04

Call Number: 05.2 L36j

Collection: Archives Library

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Lassie triple feature : Lassie come home, son of Lassie, and courage of Lassie

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1943, 1945, 1946

Publisher: Warner Bros.

Call Number: 06.3 L33t DVD

Publisher: Warner Bros.

Published Date: 1943, 1945, 1946

Physical Description: 2 DVDs: one is double-sided with Lassie Come Home and Son of Lassie

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff; Films

Notes: Son of Lassie filmed parts in Banff

Call Number: 06.3 L33t DVD

Collection: Archives Library

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Letters from America

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1916

Author: Brooke, Rupert

Publisher: Toronto: McLelland, Goodchild & Stewart, Ltd

Edition: First Canadian edition

Call Number: 02.3 B79 can

Author: Brooke, Rupert

Responsibility: preface by Henry James

Edition: First Canadian edition

Publisher: Toronto: McLelland, Goodchild & Stewart, Ltd

Published Date: 1916

Physical Description: xlii, 180p. : port

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Louise, Lake; Banff

Accession Number: 7966

Call Number: 02.3 B79 can

Collection: Archives Library

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Letters from America

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1916

Author: Brooke, Rupert

Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner

Call Number: 02.3 B79

Author: Brooke, Rupert

Responsibility: preface by Henry James

Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner

Published Date: 1916

Physical Description: xlii, 180p. : port

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Louise, Lake; Banff

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: 02.3 B79

Collection: Archives Library

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The life and work of an english landscape architect : an autobiography

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1914

Author: Mawson, Thomas H

Call Number: 13.112 M45l Pam

Author: Mawson, Thomas H

Responsibility: by Thomas H. Mawson

Published Date: 1914

Physical Description: 30 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Banff; Biography; Hot spings; Van Horne, William; Whyte, Jon

Notes: Exerpts from the Annual reports of the Department of the interior for the fiscal year ending March 31,1914 ; Taking from new responsibilities ; The Mawson Report in historical perspective by Max Foran ; Thomas H. Mawson's plans for beautifying Banff ; Where man & mountain meet by Jon Whyte; Report compiled in an email by John Whelan

Call Number: 13.112 M45l Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Moonrise over Haida Gwaii

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2016

Author: Alexander, Keith

Publisher: Victoria, BC : Printorium Book Works

Call Number: 02 M71al

Author: Alexander, Keith

Publisher: Victoria, BC : Printorium Book Works

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: xi, 188p : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; Canada; Banff; Arctic; Europe; Haida Gwaii

ISBN: 9780995331808

Accession Number: 2017.8674

Call Number: 02 M71al

Collection: Archives Library

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Mountain romantics : the Whytes of Banff

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2014

Author: Scott, Chic

Publisher: Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited

Edition: First hardcover edition

Call Number: 08.3 Sc3m copy 1 (signed); 08.3 Sc3m copy 2

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Author: Scott, Chic

Responsibility: Chic Scott

Edition: First hardcover edition

Publisher: Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 232 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Whyte (White) family; Whyte Jon; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Whyte, Barbara; Whyte, Catharine Robb; White, Brad; White, Cliff J; White, Clifford; White, Clifford A.; White, Jack (Dave Jr.); Whyte, Peter; History; Banff; Banff National Park

Abstract: This book tells the story of the White/Whyte family of Banff — pioneers Dave and Annie who created a successful mercantile business in Banff, their son Cliff who played a major role in creating the Mount Norquay ski resort and Skoki Lodge, his brother Peter and his wife Catharine who became two of the most famous artists of the Canadian Rockies, Clifford Jackson White and his wife Bev who created modern Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Jon Whyte the poet and historian and Cliffy, Brad and Tristan White who have had distinguished careers in the Warden Service and the tourist industry. This book tells the story of one of the most unique towns in Canada, through its ups and downs, and the colourful characters who have called Banff home. (From author's website)

Contents: Dave White -- go west, young man -- Dave and Annie -- partners -- Cliff White -- ski pioneer -- Pete 'n' Catharine -- Camelot on the bow -- Jackie and Barbara -- one good woman -- The White compound -- good and bad times -- Clifford and Bev -- the sunshine years -- Pete's later years and Catharine reborn -- Jon Whyte -- the bard of Banff -- Cliffy, Brad and Tristan -- new directions -- The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.