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Icefields Parkway : a drive through history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19823
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- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- May 2019
- Author
- Alexander, Rob
- Publisher
- Great West Newspapers
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- Alexander, Rob
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- Rob Alexander
- Publisher
- Great West Newspapers
- Published Date
- May 2019
- Physical Description
- p.12-18
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Highways - Alberta
- Banff
- Jasper
- History
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history of the Icefields Parkway - includes photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library and Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives with mentions of A.O. Wheeler, David Thompson, James Hector, Peter Erasmus, Tom Wilson, Bill Peyto, Jimmy Simpson, David Douglas, Arthur P. Coleman, Walter Wilcox, J. Norman Collie as well as the Ktunaxa, Carrier Sekani, Secwepemc, Stoney Nakoda, As'in'i'wa'chi, Iroquois, Piikani, Siksika, Tsuu T'ina and Metis Indigenous Peoples. Overview of construction history between 1931 and 1960 with mention of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge and Fred Brewster's Columbia Icefield Chalet and mention of the filming of "River of No Return".
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- In 51 North, Summer/Fall 2019
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Preserving Indigenous culture one name at a time
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19824
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- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- May 2019
- Author
- Dulewich, Jenna
- Publisher
- Great West Newspapers
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- P
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- Author
- Dulewich, Jenna
- Responsibility
- Jenna Dulewich
- Publisher
- Great West Newspapers
- Published Date
- May 2019
- Physical Description
- p.62-63
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the efforts by Elder Roland Rollinmud to preserve the tradtional Stoney Nakoda place names in the Bow Valley with the installation of plaques along the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1A and Highway 40 with information including name of location, history and cultural significance.
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- In 51 North, Summer/Fall 2019
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Surveying the 120th meridian and the great divide : the Alberta/BC boundary survey, 1918-1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24952
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
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- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Responsibility
- Jay Sherwood
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 192 p. ; illus.
- Series
- Volume 2
- Subjects
- Surveyors
- Surveys and Mapping
- Surveys
- Great Divide Trail
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Boundaries
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Alberta - B.C. Boundary
- Alberta - Boundaries
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Cautley, Richard William
- History
- History of Alberta
- Abstract
- "Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918–1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Great (Continental) Divide. The Alberta/BC boundary survey was a unique Canadian project that combined talented surveyors, high-tech surveying equipment, rugged crew members and Canadian wilderness. This is a story of adventure and danger: the crew climbed mountains and surveyed from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies; slogged through the muskeg north of the Peace River; occasionally crossed rivers at high water; and often worked in the rain, snow or cold. The boundary survey produced the first detailed maps of the terrain along the divide and the first pictures of the northern Canadian Rockies taken from an airplane. But the most important legacy of this project is the collection of approximately 5,000 photographs developed from high-quality glass plate negatives. These photographs provide full panoramas of the Rocky Mountain landscape as it looked over a century ago. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide combines the best of these photographs, diary entries and government documents to recount the astonishing journey of the surveyors and their crew members as they explored Canada’s most dramatic landscape."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Surveyors
- Surveying Methods 1918-1924
- Completion of the Boundary Survey, 1950-1953
- Conclusion
- Geographical Names
- Survey Crews, 1918-1924
- Sources Consulted
- Index
- Notes
- Features visual and textual material from the A.O. Wheeler fonds M546 / V771
- ISBN
- 9780773860091
- Accession Number
- 2019.90
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
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Family walks and hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Volume 1 : Bragg Creek - Kananaskis - Bow Valley - Banff National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25204
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- 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
- 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
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Family walks and hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Volume 2 : Bragg Creek , Kananaskis , Moraine Lake , Yoho , Icefields Parkway , Jasper
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25205
- 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
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- First
- Publisher
- [Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- volumes : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 22 cm
- 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
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Rain comin' down : water, memory and identity in a changed world
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25257
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Sandford, Robert W.
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Edition
- First
- Call Number
- 03.5 Sa5r
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- Author
- Sandford, Robert W.
- Responsibility
- Robert W. Sandford
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 330 pages
- Subjects
- Water
- Watersheds
- Rivers
- Glaciers
- Hydrology
- Hydrology - Alberta
- Rocky Mountains
- Climate change
- Abstract
- Robert Sandford has spent a lot time watching and thinking about water. This was not because he was predisposed to do so, but because the importance of water gradually caught up with who he was and what he was doing with his life. As this self-reflective book demonstrates, when one takes up the serious study of water, one cannot but be surprised at how far that interest can take you: from the very origins of the cosmos right down to the unique structure and remarkable qualities of water as a molecule. It takes you to the depths of the oceans, to the upper reaches of the Earth’s atmosphere, and into the centres of storms. You fall to Earth with raindrops, travel tiny streams and great rivers, go round and round in lakes and ponds. Your study takes you down to the very roots of trees, into the soil, along the dark, dank banks of underground rivers. It takes you from one person’s thirst to the thirst of nations; from the demographics of the past to how those may drastically change in the absence of water in decades to come. Following water takes one back and forth in time, linking us to what the Earth was like in the past; what it is now; and how water will shape what it will be in the future. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Invocation - Rain comin' down
- Celestial rivers
- Rivers of cold
- Rivers of heat
- Rivers of words
- The heart of dryness
- Irrigating Eden
- Rivers of memory
- Rivers of ice
- As the world burns
- Learning from the burning: The summer of 2018
- Afterword - Rivers of hope
- Appendix - a Canadian National Glacier Act
- Bookshelf
- ISBN
- 9781771603171
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 03.5 Sa5r
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Understanding the Banff Hot Springs: through Karst hydrogeology
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25279
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Yonge, Chas
- Publisher
- Altona, Manitoba : Friesens Corporation
- Edition
- First
- Call Number
- 03.5 Y7u
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- Author
- Yonge, Chas
- Responsibility
- Chas Yonge
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Altona, Manitoba : Friesens Corporation
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 104 pages
- Subjects
- Hydrology
- Hydrology - Alberta
- Geography
- Geology - Alberta - Mountain Park
- Hot springs
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Abstract
- The Banff Hot Springs is an iconic location with a long and storied history, having been first found and used by indigenous peoples. In 1883, Canadian Pacific Railway workers found the springs, which led to the development of Banff National Park and tourism in the Canadian Rockies. But the geologic history encompassed in the rocks of the Banff area extends back more than a billion years. In Understanding the Banff Hot Springs through Karst Hydrogeology, Chas Yonge looks at the Banff Hot Spring system from a new perspective: that of karst. Karst landforms are created by dissolution of rock, which leads to some of the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. This karst perspective leads to some very different conclusions regarding the nature of the hot springs. For example: How old is the thermal water? How far has it travlled underground? And how extensive are its pathways? Anyone with an interest in the science behind the Banff Hot Springs and exploring the local geology and landscape of the Canadian Rockies will find this book the perfect answer to their curiousity. Featuring a foreword by Arthur N. Palmer, Professor of Hydrogeology, Emeritus, at State University of New York. As of a few years ago, Chas Yonge was the former owner and operator of Canmore Cave Tours, offering interpretive tours underground. He has been an enthusiastic caver for almost 50 years, taking him all over the world. Since earning a PhD in karst paleoclimatology, he has applied isotope studies to karst, culminating in a number of publications. He has been an adjunct professor at the University of Calgary and is currently a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. (From Amazon website)
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreward
- Hot springs in Canada where do you find them?
- Rocky Mountain geology around Banff
- Geological setting of the Banff Springs Hotel
- Sources and depth of the Banff thermal spring water
- Carbonate hot springs viewed as hypogene karst
- Hydrogeology of the the Rockies and Banff Hot Springs
- Flow nets developed along thurst faults
- Conduits developed along a thurst fault, nearby examples in Rats Nest Cave
- Hypogene recharge at the Banff Hot Springs: mechanisms and chemistry
- Epigene recharge; the invasion of cold, shallow groundwater at Banff
- Age of the groundwater
- Spring elevation: relevance to the Late Wisconsin Glaciation
- Tufa deposits and tufa caves
- Cave formation by microbes: tufa speleogenesis
- The cave deposits (speleothems)
- Banff Hot Springs Summary
- Appendices
- Glossary
- References and further reading
- Index
- About the author
- About the designer
- ISBN
- 9780987936936
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 03.5 Y7u
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- Further research via Research Gate
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Deep in the furrows - a four-generation Noble venture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25132
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- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- June 2018
- Author
- Smith, Steven Ross
- Publisher
- Alberta Views
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- P - General
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- Author
- Smith, Steven Ross
- Responsibility
- Steven Ross Smith
- Publisher
- Alberta Views
- Published Date
- June 2018
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the agricultural history of the Noble family
- Notes
- In Alberta Views; Volume 21, Number 5, June 2018, p. 42 - 46
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- P - General
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- Available online via Alberta Views website
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Eagle Valley - our legacy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25283
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- May 2018
- Author
- Macklin, Anne
- McCullough, Douglas
- Henry, Lynne
- Souster, Bill
- Greif, Frank
- Publisher
- Cochrane, AB : Satellite Printing Ltd.
- Call Number
- 08.2 E1e
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- Responsibility
- The Eagle Valley Working Group
- Anne Macklin
- Douglas McCullough
- Lynne Henry
- Bill Souster
- Frank Greif
- Publisher
- Cochrane, AB : Satellite Printing Ltd.
- Published Date
- May 2018
- Physical Description
- 7 sections ; illustrations (some colour), colour maps
- Abstract
- In August 2016, a group of about 40 residents as well as a couple of county councillors met at the Eagle Valley Community Hall to discuss the process of creating a new area structure plan under the oversight of a steering committee. The result of that meeting was a consensus to create a working group to provide the county with input as well as to help officials “understand who we are as a community, the commitment that we have to the land we live on, and our heritage, cultural and social resources that are in the community,”.Five volunteers — Anne Macklin, Lynne Henry, Douglas McCullough, Bill Souster and Greif — formed the Eagle Valley Working Group, which is not affiliated with any recognized societies already in the region. Over the following six months, a questionnaire was formulated to glean information from the community’s residents. A summary of the survey’s results was then discussed during a meeting held at the Sundre Petroleum Operators Group’s office this past January. When the process started, a number of important stakeholders in terms of working relationships were identified, such as the oil and gas industry, social services including Greenwood Neighbourhood Place as well as the Town of Sundre. So following January’s meeting, the working group was tasked with preparing the legacy document. Included within its pages is information about Eagle Valley’s climate, oil and gas sector, geology, as well as infrastructure issues such as roads, wastewater, water, parks and recreation. A copy of the book, is available for sale at the Sundre Municipal Library. (Summarized from Mountainview Today article - website)
- Contents
- Reader's guide
- Introduction and background
- Pride of ownership
- Sense of values
- Environmental harmony
- Stewardship of resources
- Property protection and personal security
- Legislative and management framework
- Appendices
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08.2 E1e
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Caribou rainforest : from heartbreak to hope
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25061
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Moskowitz, David
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- 04.2 M85c
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- Author
- Moskowitz, David
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 204 pages : color illustrations, color maps
- Subjects
- Caribou
- Wildlife
- Conservation
- Alberta
- Rocky Mountains
- Abstract
- In a North American rainforest, that few people even know exists, about a dozen dwindling herds of caribou are struggling to survive. Caribou Rainforest doesn’t tell an easy story, ask easy questions, or pretend that there are easy solutions to the possible extinction of the last mountain caribou herds found in Canada and the United States. There are fewer than twenty animals left in the last US herd. Yet what Caribou Rainforest does—with photographs, words, and science—is explain why this is happening, so that as a community we don’t repeat our mistakes, even when our intentions are good. Author and photographer David Moskowitz has studied and photographed these caribou extensively in order to understand their plight. He hasn’t found villains, but rather climate change, predators, recreationists, settler colonialism, industrial logging, mineral extraction, and a perfect confluence of factors that have worked against this fragile species and the fragile environment upon which it relies. The story of this iconic animal and stunning landscape provides an example of shifting conservation challenges and tactics in the twenty-first century. Mountain caribou have been identified as an “umbrella species” by conservationists, meaning that protecting their habitat also helps preserve many other species who depend on the same ecosystem. The discussion topics are controversial and wrenching—upending the forestry economy of the region, exterminating wolves (who also struggle to survive) to protect the caribou, limiting recreational access to critical habitat, respecting the rights of indigenous peoples. The issues are contentious, but the opportunity to craft solutions still exists. If we do in fact lose the caribou, the task then pivots to how can we protect what remains of this rare rainforest ecosystem. In Caribou Rainforest, the author searches for lessons that can turn despair into hope: their story can become the inspiration and catalyst for committed change. (from Caribou Rainforest website)
- Contents
- North America's hidden rainforest. Map: Mountain caribou range : historical and current -- The mountains : our playground, their last refuge. Map: Overview of the Caribou Rainforest -- The Caribou Rainforest : a forest like none other. Map: Northwest inland temperate rainforest -- Mountain caribou : ghosts of the rainforest. Map: Historical and current caribou populations -- Wildlife of these mountains : a laboratory of evolution -- Human dimensions : the language of a landscape -- The path ahead : reflections on grief and hope -- Acknowledgments -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Photographer's notes -- Get involved.
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival finalist for Mountain Environment and Natural History
- ISBN
- 9781680511284
- Accession Number
- P2020-1
- Call Number
- 04.2 M85c
- Location
- Reading Room
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- Archives Library
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- Website for Caribou Rainforest project
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