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The Canadian Pacific : the new highway to the Orient across the mountains, prairies and rivers of Canada

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

Published Date: [1894?]

Publisher: Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway

Call Number: 02.4 C16cp 1894 Pam

Publisher: Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway

Published Date: [1894?]

Physical Description: 48p. : ill., maps

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

Subjects: Banff National Park

Accession Number: 18000

Call Number: 02.4 C16cp 1894 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The Pavilion and the Zoo : a winter of demolition 1937-1937 Banff Alberta; The Banff Pavilion; Buddy, the Sergeant and the Major

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

Published Date: 2011

Author: Allen, Arthur

Publisher: West Vancouver (B.C.) : handmade books

Call Number: 08.3 Al5p Pam

Author: Allen, Arthur

Responsibility: Photos and drawings by Arthur Allen unless noted otherwise

Publisher: West Vancouver (B.C.) : handmade books

Published Date: 2011

Physical Description: 14p. : ill., map

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

Subjects: Architecture; Banff National Park; Banff Zoo; Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Government

Notes: Cover title: The Pavilion and the zoo. Leather cover

Accession Number: 8082

Call Number: 08.3 Al5p Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Wilderness and waterpower : how Banff National Park became and hydroelectric storage reservoir

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

Published Date: 2013

Author: Armstrong, Christopher and H.V. Nelles

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Canada : University of Calgary Press

Call Number: 03.5 Ar1w

Author: Armstrong, Christopher and H.V. Nelles

Responsibility: Christopher Armstrong and H.V. Nelles

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Canada : University of Calgary Press

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: xviii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Hydrology - Alberta; Wilderness; Rivers

Abstract: Pertains to hydropower development in Banff National Park and the altering of the Bow River to accommodate the production of electricity for Southern Alberta.

Contents: Introduction; Water falls; Power strugge; Doubling down; Downstream benefits; Selling scenery; Political logic; Minnewanka redux; War measures; Public power; Reversing rivers; Leaving the bow; Conclusion; Appendix; Index

ISBN: 978-1-55238-634-7

Accession Number: p2019-19

Call Number: 03.5 Ar1w

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born

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

Published Date: 1965

Author: Baird, David M.

Publisher: Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys

Call Number: 13.115 B11g Pam

Author: Baird, David M.

Responsibility: David M. Baird

Publisher: Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys

Published Date: 1965

Physical Description: v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.

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

Subjects: Geology; Geology - British Columbia; Mount Revelstoke National Park; Glacier National Park; British Columbia; Banff National Park

Abstract: Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park

Contents: Introduction; Divides; Boundaries of the parks; Origin of the mountains; The rocks; The sculpturing of the mountains; Regional differences in the mountains; Shapes of mountains; Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway; Epilogue; Index

Notes: The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 13.115 B11g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Confessions of a ski bum : Kicking Horse Pass

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

Published Date: 2019

Author: Baranow, Marcus

Publisher: Lake Louise, Alberta : Get to the Mountains Publishing

Call Number: 01 B23k

Author: Baranow, Marcus

Publisher: Lake Louise, Alberta : Get to the Mountains Publishing

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 125 pages

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

Series: Confessions of a Ski Bum

Subjects: Skiing; Kicking Horse Pass; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Winter Sports; Guidebook

Abstract: A modern backcountry ski guide for day trips in the Kicking Horse Pass area found at the border of Banff and Yoho National Parks. Includes detailed descriptions, directions, terrain photos and maps for everything from tree skiing to no fall glacier descents. -- from back cover

Contents: North Side; Mount Bosworth Closure; Bath Exit Valley; Padget Peak; Ogden South; Ogden North; South Side; Great Divide Creek; Narrao & Popes Peaks; Cathedral; Collier Peak; Mount Victoria, North Summit

ISBN: 9780991748525

Accession Number: P2022.01

Call Number: 01 B23k

Collection: Archives Library

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The story of the mountains : Banff National Park

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

Published Date: 1960

Author: Belyea, Helen R.

Publisher: Ottawa [Queen's Printer]

Call Number: 13.115 B41s Pam

Variant Title: The story of the mountains in Banff National park

Author: Belyea, Helen R.

Responsibility: Helen R. Belyea

Publisher: Ottawa [Queen's Printer]

Published Date: 1960

Physical Description: 42 pages

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

Subjects: Geology; Banff National Park; Rocky Mountains Canada; Rocky Mountains; Alberta

Abstract: Pertains to the history of Banff National Park. The author, Helen R. Belyea, provides a comprehensive description and glossary pertaining to the type of rocks that makes up the mountains in Banff National Park. Additionally, she highlights specific areas of geological interest such as, but not limited to the following: Hoodoos viewpoint, Sulphur Mountain, Lake Minnewanka, Mount Norquay and the Hot Springs. Due to the nature of the publication, that being a Geological Survey of Canada, the author includes an excerpt on rock formation for each area marked as one of geological interest.

Contents: The rocks (pg. 4); The building of the mountains (pg. 12); Mountain sculpture (pg.13); Drainage patterns (pg. 17); Glossary of terms (pg. 18); References (pg. 23); Local points of geological interest (pg. 24); Photographs (pg. 43)

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 13.115 B41s Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The Pipestone wolves : the rise and fall of a wolf family

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

Published Date: 2016

Author: Bloch, Gunther

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 04.2 B62p

Author: Bloch, Gunther

Responsibility: Text: Gunther Bloch; Photography: John E. Marriott

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 223 pages, illustrations (colour)

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Bow Valley; Ecology; Photography; Tourism; Wildlife management

ISBN: 9781771601603

Accession Number: P2016 - 73,000 - 05

Call Number: 04.2 B62p

Collection: Archives Library

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Minutes of proceedings and evidence, 27th Parliament, 1st session, November 30, December 1, December 2, 1966, Banff, Alberta and December 3, 1966, Jasper, Alberta

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

Published Date: 1966

Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Northern Affairs and National Development

Call Number: 13.111 C16

Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Northern Affairs and National Development

Published Date: 1966

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

Subjects: Banff National Park

Call Number: 13.111 C16

Collection: Archives Library

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Curiosities, Collectors and Housepits in Banff National Park : the first protected archaeological site in Canada

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

Published Date: 2015

Author: Greaves, Sheila

Publisher: Canadian Journal of Archaeology

Call Number: 07.2 G81c Pam; 07.2 G81c PAM copy 2

Author: Greaves, Sheila

Responsibility: Sheila Greaves and E. Gwyn Langemann

Publisher: Canadian Journal of Archaeology

Published Date: 2015

Physical Description: 34 pages, illustrations

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

Subjects: Archaeology; Banff National Park; Banff Park Museum National Historic Site; Banff Springs Hotel Golf Course; Peyto, Bill; Sanson, Norman; Tunnel Mountain; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2016.8068; 2019.91

Call Number: 07.2 G81c Pam; 07.2 G81c PAM copy 2

Collection: Archives Library

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A photographic history of the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 2013

Author: Hempstead, Andrew

Publisher: Banff, Canada : Summerthought

Call Number: 08.3 H39p

Author: Hempstead, Andrew

Responsibility: Andrew Hempstead

Publisher: Banff, Canada : Summerthought

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: 96 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

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

Subjects: Banff; Banff National Park; Photography; Rocky Mountains, Canada

Notes: Includes index

ISBN: 9781926983066

Accession Number: P2015-03-31

Call Number: 08.3 H39p

Collection: Archives Library

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Rocks, Ridges, and Rivers : geological wonders of Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks

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

Published Date: 2017

Author: Leckie, Dale

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie

Call Number: 03.2 L46r

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Author: Leckie, Dale

Responsibility: Dale Leckie

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 216 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps

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

Subjects: Geology; Geology - Jasper; Geology - Rocky Mountains, Canada; Geology - The West, Canadian; Guidebook; Guidebooks; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park

Abstract: This geological guide will assist tourists to choose and visit easily accessible sites that exemplify the sensational vistas in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks. It was this breathtaking scenery for which the parks were given status as a UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. The route is along the principle highways from Canmore to Banff, to Lake Louise, a side trip to Field, BC, back to Lake Louise and then north to Jasper through the Icefields Parkway. Explanations, color photographs, illustrations and maps highlight the geology for 50 sites. Mountains, rivers, glaciers and 500 million year fossils of the Burgess Shale are described. The book will assist travellers on how to arrive at a viewpoint, where to park and where to walk. Travellers interested in natural history such as birding, the vegetation and wildlife will want this book to understand the geological wonders that they are. Dale Leckie is an award-winning geologist who is internationally recognized for his many contributions to geology. Dale has a Ph.D. in Geology from McMaster University (1984), a M.Sc in Geography from McMaster University (1980) and B.Sc. in Geography from University of Alberta (1977). Dale Leckie is a Professional Geologist who has worked as a scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada and as Chief Geologist in a large Canadian energy company. He has edited numerous books and published over a 100 refereed papers most of those on the geology of Western Canada. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Geoscience Department at the University of Calgary. Dale has been President of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG). He has been leading geological field trips into the Rocky Mountains throughout his career. (from McNally Robinson website)

Contents: Author's preface; Introduction; Organization of this book; Trip planner; Safety; Setting the stage; Mount Yamnuska to Banff Townsite; Geology of the Banff Townsite area; Banff to Lake Louise; Over the pass: the Field area in Yoho National Park; Along the ridge: the Icefields Parkway; Geology of the Jasper Townsite area; Dissoloving the limestone: canyons, caves and lakes of the Maligne River; Jasper to Jasper National Park Gate; Acknowledgenments; The glossary of terms; The glossary of stratigraphy; Image credits; About the artist; About the author; About the designer

ISBN: 9780995908208

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 03.2 L46r

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

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Man as an instrument of landscape change : fires, floods and national parks in the Bow Valley

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

Published Date: 1966

Author: Nelson, James Gordon

Call Number: 13.117 N33 Pam

Author: Nelson, James Gordon

Responsibility: J.G. Nelson and A.R. Byrne

Published Date: 1966

Physical Description: p.226-238 : ill., maps

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

Subjects: Banff National Park

Notes: Bibliographical notes; From the Geographical Review, vol.LVI, no.2, 1966

Accession Number: 3349

Call Number: 13.117 N33 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Family walks and hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Volume 1 : Bragg Creek - Kananaskis - Bow Valley - Banff National Park

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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.

Call Number: 02.6 N89f Vol. 1

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Author: Nugara, Andrew

Responsibility: Andrew Nugara

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

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: xx, 156 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

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

Subjects: Hiking; Travel; Banff National Park; Kootenay National Park; Highways; Highways - Alberta; Kananaskis Country; Maps; Lake Louise; Lake Louise - Roads & Trails

Abstract: Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting new 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. The first book for the Canadian Rockies in the series brings together an inspiring collection of comfortable walks and spectacular hikes for visitors and locals looking for unique, guided wanderings in a number of diverse locations in the Rockies, including: Elbow Falls Powderface Ridge Troll Falls Elbow Lake Grotto Canyon Grassi Lakes Tunnel Mountain Johnston Canyon Stanley Glacier Plain Of Six Glaciers Bow Summit Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, these hikes are all 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; Kootenay National Park; Lake Louise; Icefield Parkway (Highway 93 North(; Important Contacts; Acknowledgements

ISBN: 9781771602242

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 02.6 N89f Vol. 1

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publishers website

Websites

https://rmbooks.com/book/family-walks-and-hikes-in-the-canadian-rockies-volume-1/

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Reintroduction plan : plains bison in Banff National Park

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

Published Date: March 2015

Author: Parks Canada

Publisher: Banff : Parks Canada

Call Number: 13.112 P23r Pam

Author: Parks Canada

Publisher: Banff : Parks Canada

Published Date: March 2015

Physical Description: 12 pages

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Buffalo

Notes: This proposal outlines the reasons why and plans to reintroduce bison back into Banff National Park

Call Number: 13.112 P23r Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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William Pearce manuscript /

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

Published Date: 2013

Author: Pearce, William

Publisher: Edmonton : William G. Pearce

Call Number: 08.3 P4w

Author: Pearce, William

Responsibility: edited by Douglas Pearce

Publisher: Edmonton : William G. Pearce

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: 190 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 book review

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Pearce, William

Notes: Includes index

ISBN: 9780992025403

Accession Number: P2014-05-01

Call Number: 08.3 P4w

Collection: Archives Library

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Banff rock : a guidebook to rock climbing in Banff National Park, Canada

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

Published Date: 2012

Author: Perry, Chris

Publisher: Altona, Manitoba : Friesens

Call Number: 01.4 P42b

Author: Perry, Chris

Responsibility: Chris Perry

Publisher: Altona, Manitoba : Friesens

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: 510 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Guidebooks; Kootenay National Park; Rock climbing; Sport climbing; Thompson, David; Yoho National Park

ISBN: 9780987937001

Accession Number: P2015-03-31

Call Number: 01.4 P42b

Collection: Archives Library

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Classic hikes in the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 2011

Author: Pole, Graeme

Publisher: Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada : Mountain Vision Publishing

Call Number: 02.6 P75c 2011

Author: Pole, Graeme

Responsibility: Graeme Pole

Publisher: Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada : Mountain Vision Publishing

Published Date: 2011

Physical Description: 288 p. : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm

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

Series: A Canadian Rockies companion guide

Subjects: Banff National Park; Guidebooks; Hiking; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Safety; Yoho National Park

Notes: "The 63 best hikes in the Rockies"--Cover.; Edited and with additional fieldwork and materials by Marnie Pole--T.p verso.; Includes bibliographical references and index