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Rails over the mountains : exploring the railway heritage of Canada's western mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25285
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Brown, Ron
- Publisher
- Toronto : Dundurn
- Call Number
- 08.3 B78r
1 website
- Author
- Brown, Ron
- Responsibility
- Ron Brown
- Publisher
- Toronto : Dundurn
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 156 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Railways
- History
- History of Alberta
- History-Canada
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- Ride the rails through Canada’s western mountains to explore the many vestiges of the region’s spectacular and surprising railway heritage. Here is where grand railway hotels were built to attract tourists to the West’s beautiful scenery and bring profit to the railway lines as well. Rustic stations added to the allure. The challenges of conquering the mountains resulted in some of Canada’s most ingenious feats of engineering, such as spiral tunnels and soaring trestles (one of which was featured in The Amazing Race Canada). Relive the days of rail on a steam train, the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer, or one of VIA Rail’s mountain journeys. Outdoor enthusiasts can follow the abandoned roadbeds of Canada’s more spectacular rail trails, like the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. Also included are some of Canada’s most extensive railway museums, which have helped to bring this vanished era back to life. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- The rails arrive -- Conquering the mountains : the tunnels and bridges -- The faces of the railways : the heritage railway stations -- Life on the line : the railway towns -- The dream castles : western Canada's railway hotels -- Railway structures : a forgotten heritage -- Celebrating the heritage : the railway museums -- The rail trails -- All aboard.
- ISBN
- 9781459733596
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08.3 B78r
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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Updates - "Optimizing" Alberta's Parks means losing protection where we need it most ; AWA and the Grassy Mountain coal project joint review panel hearings ; Coalspur Vista coal mine Phase II : frustration served by the Alberta energy regulator ; AWA to participate in managing the Ronald Lake bison herd
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25219
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Petterson, Nissa
- Wark, Grace
- Urquhart, Ian
- Olson, Christyann
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Responsibility
- Nissa Petterson
- Grace Wark
- Ian Irquhart
- Christyann Olson
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- pg. 28 - 29
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Alberta
- Politics
- Coal
- Coal and coal mines
- Provincial Parks
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Bison
- Wildlife management
- Abstract
- Pertains to updates on the following projects in Alberta: "Optimizing" Alberta's Parks means losing protection where we need it most ; AWA and the Grassy Mountain coal project joint review panel hearings ; Coalspur Vista coal mine Phase II : frustration served by the Alberta energy regulator ; AWA to participate in managing the Ronald Lake bison herd
- Notes
- In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.3, September 2020
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Digital copy available
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Updates - They're still back - bison in Banff National Park ; increasing timber harvest in Alberta's forests, Alberta forests deserve more than the "forests (growing Alberta's forest sector) Amendment Act" ; The Forests Act - what should be included ; December WLA water update ; sentencing in grizzly bear poaching / assault incident ; Alberta - Canada Caribou Conservation Agreement
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25223
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Petterson, Nissa
- Heuer, Karsten
- Wark, Grace
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Responsibility
- Nissa Petterson
- Karsten Heuer
- Grace Wark
- Carolyn Campbell
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- pg. 34 - 38
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Alberta
- Politics
- Forestry
- Forests
- Forests and forestry
- Bison
- Bears
- Bears, Grizzly
- Poaching
- Water
- Watersheds
- Abstract
- Pertains to updates on the following projects in Alberta: They're still back - bison in Banff National Park ; increasing timber harvest in Alberta's forests, Alberta forests deserve more than the "forests (growing Alberta's forest sector) Amendment Act" ; The Forests Act - what should be included ; December WLA water update ; sentencing in grizzly bear poaching / assault incident ; Alberta - Canada Caribou Conservation Agreement
- Notes
- In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.4, December 2020
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- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Digital copy available
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