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Banff flood hazard study : bow river and forty mile and echo creeks

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
25 March 2013
Author
North Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
Publisher
Edmonton, Alberta : Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
Call Number
03.5 N82b Pam
Author
North Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
Responsibility
prepared for Albert Environment and Sustainable Resource Development ; prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
Publisher
Edmonton, Alberta : Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
Published Date
25 March 2013
Physical Description
6 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
NHC project No. 100047
Subjects
Alberta
Bow River
Climate
Climatology
Disasters
Floods
Notes
Photocopy of the original report
Report written three months before the major flood in Southern Alberta on June 20, 2013
Call Number
03.5 N82b Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
Date Range
ca.1870-2002
Reference Code
M521 / V75
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M521
V75
Sous-Fonds
M521
V75
Accession Number
5296, 5391, 7504
Reference Code
M521 / V75
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
ca.1870-2002
Physical Description
154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
History / Biographical
The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James
Rungius, Carl
Brett, Helen
Keyte, Freeman
Hart, E. J. (Ted)
Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
Brewster, Pat
Peyto, Bill
Brett, Robert George
Sanson, Norman
White, Clifford
Drummond-Davies, Nora
Mills, Ike
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Kaquitts, Frank
Oxborough, Dorothy
Whyte, Jon
Robinson, Dean
Warren, Mary Schaffer
Simpson, George
Gibbon, John Murray
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Greenham, Margaret
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Personal and Family Life
Banff
Old Banff Cemetery
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Cabins
Travel
Picnics and picnicking
Holidays
Scenery
Christmas
Dogs
Horses
Mountain
Canoes and canoeing
Hiking
Wildlife
War Memorial
Highland Games
Bow River Bridge
Golfing
Anniversary
Horseback riding
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Education
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Festival
Women
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Skiing
European travel
Beach
Calgary Herald
Geography
Government
Newspaper
Politics
Research
Banff Public Library
National parks and reserves
Park policy
Parks Canada
Wardens
Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
Community life
Mines and mineral resources
History
Immigration and homesteading
Settlement
Organizations
World War II
Biographical
Professional and Personal Life
Grizzly Bears
Fire fighters
Sunshine Village
Teahouses
Banff Indian Days
Regalia
Calgary Stampede
Mountain guides
Mountain School
The Albertan
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Homestead Hotel
Banff Centre
Hot Springs
Superintendents
Automobiles
Natural history
Records
Calendar
Finances
Leases
Legal and Financial
Property
Recreation
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Canmore
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Bankhead
British Columbia
Glacier National Park
Kootenay National Park
Silver City
Victoria
Scotland
Revelstoke
Yoho National Park
Ottawa
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Plain of Six Glaciers
Lake Agnes
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Lake O'Hara
Bow River
Calgary
Sidney
San Francisco
United States
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
France
Spain
Monaco
Italy
Denmark
Austria
Quebec
Windermere
New York
Assiniboine
Ghost River
High River
Quebec City
New Brunswick
Maine
Great Divide
Moraine Lake
Maligne Lake
Columbia Icefield
Washington
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Larch Valley
Cascade Mountain
Panama
Sulphur Mountain
Field
Emerald Lake
Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
Takkakaw Falls
Jasper National Park
Athabasca Falls
Okanagan
Kananaskis
Hoodoos
Powell River
Montreal
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Wardle, Leette
Category
Arts
Environment
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Heart waters : sources of the Bow River

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Van Tighem, Kevin
Van Tighem, Brian
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
First
Call Number
03.5 V26h
  1 website  
Author
Van Tighem, Kevin
Van Tighem, Brian
Responsibility
Kevin Van Tighem (author)
Brian Van Tighem (photographer)
Edition
First
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
256 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Water
Watersheds
Rivers
Glaciers
Hydrology
Hydrology - Alberta
Bow River
Abstract
Water does not come from the river. It comes to the river. Heart Waters takes us to the sources of that water – and into the living beauty, human stories and future possibilities that also arise from the green uplands and valleys of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes, where the mighty Bow River is born. For more than a century the foothills and Front Range mountains of western Alberta have been recognized as being vital to the water supply for western Canada. Virtually all the water that sustains communities, ecosystems and the economy of prairie Canada comes from this narrow strip of land arrayed along the Continental Divide. For all its importance, however, water management decisions affecting this enormous region have ignored the significance of land health and focused almost exclusively on building dams. The result, as the author points out, is that the Bow River’s annual flows have decreased by more than a tenth, even as spring floods become more frequent and more destructive. The solutions to prairie Canada’s water challenges lie in healing the wounded landscapes of our headwaters. Heart Waters delves deeply into the history and ecology of a landscape whose critical value as a watershed is matched by its sheer beauty and diversity. A rich array of stunning images by Jasper-based photographer Brian Van Tighem complements the author’s well-researched explorations of the stories whispered by the living waters that drain from Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country and the famous ranchlands of the Bow River watershed. Kevin Van Tighem’s latest book is a deep exploration of place and an invitation to recognize that our water future depends upon knowing our headwaters better and caring for them more passionately — as our heart waters. (from publisher's website)
Contents
1. Voices in the water -- 2. River origins: Bow River -- 3. A prodigal's return: Johnson Creek -- 4. Caterpillars and cutthroats: Quirk Creek -- 5. The past and future trout: Meadow Creek -- 6. Lake of the spirits: Cascade River and Ghost River -- 7. Dammed splendor: Kananaskis River -- 8. Buck-toothed volunteers: Bateman Creek -- 9. The under-river: Middle Bow River -- 10. Water and wildness: Sheep River -- 11. Cattle in the creek: Pekisko Creek -- 12. Mountains breathing: Highwood River -- 13. Healing the headwaters -- 14. Home and heart waters -- Index.
Notes
Shortlisted for the 2016 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival award for Mountain & Wilderness Literature
ISBN
9781771601399
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
03.5 V26h
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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The McClellan Expedition of 1868

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19814
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2019
Author
Dempsey, Hugh A.
Publisher
Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Dempsey, Hugh A.
Responsibility
Hugh A. Dempsey
Publisher
Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
Published Date
2019
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Expeditions
Gold
Gold rush
Waterton
Banff
Bow River
Minnewanka, Lake
Abstract
Article pertains to an expedition led by John L. McLellan in 1868 from the Missouri River to Rocky Mountain House along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains
Notes
In Alberta History, Spring 2019, Volume 67, Number 2, p. 2 - 7
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Historical Society of Alberta website
Websites
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Miscellaneous photographs

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Part Of
Placido Monachello fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 21 black and white and colour photographs of Placido and Leona's wedding in 1944, family photographs from the 1950s and 1960s, and photographs taken during a 2010 trip Placido and Leona took to Banff and Lake Louise.
Date Range
1944-2010
Reference Code
V803 / VII / PA - 1 to PA - 21
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
  21 images  
Part Of
Placido Monachello fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V803
Series
VII : Misc.
Sous-Fonds
M582 / V803
Accession Number
2020.25
Reference Code
V803 / VII / PA - 1 to PA - 21
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1944-2010
Physical Description
21 photographs : b&w ; 15.1x 10.1 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 21 black and white and colour photographs of Placido and Leona's wedding in 1944, family photographs from the 1950s and 1960s, and photographs taken during a 2010 trip Placido and Leona took to Banff and Lake Louise.
Name Access
Monachello, Placido
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Bankhead
Bow Falls
Bow River
Bow Valley
Mountains
Travel
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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River of no return [DVD]

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2012
Publisher
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Call Number
06.3 R35 DVD
  1 website  
Responsibility
Frank E. Fenton (screenplay)
Louis Lantz (story)
Stanley Rubin (producer)
Otto Preminger (director)
Robert Mitchum (actor)
Marilyn Monroe (actor)
Rory Calhoun (actor)
Tommy Rettig (actor)
Publisher
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Subjects
Films
Film making
Monroe, Marilyn
Maligne Lake
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Bow River
Seebe
Abstract
A dance hall singer and widowed farmer both become victims of a treacherous gambler. Abandoned in the Northwest wilderness, Kay, Matt and Matt's young son face attacks and a dangerous journey down a raging river. Fighting for survival and justice, Kay and Matt form an unexpected bond. (from Aurora
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954
Filmed in the Rocky Mountains including Moberly Flats, Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park, Bow Falls in Banff National Park, and the Bow River near Seebe
Accession Number
P2019-31
Call Number
06.3 R35 DVD
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
River of No Return on IMDb
Websites
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Where rivers meet : photographs and stories from the Bow Valley and the Kananaskis

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Legault, Stephen
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB
Call Number
03.5 L46w
  1 website  
Author
Legault, Stephen
Responsibility
Stephen Legault
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
208 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hydrology
Hydrology - Alberta
Rivers
Water
Watersheds
Bow River Basin
Spray River
Highwood Pass
Maps
Photography
Abstract
Until the 1980s, Kananaskis Country, the Bow Valley and Canmore were places most people drove past on their way to Ban National Park, Lake Louise, Jasper and points beyond. Today, Kananaskis Country gets more than three million visitors a year, and Canmore is a town twice the size of Banff. Encompassing a dizzying array of natural environments, from grasslands and foothills to deep mountain valleys and sweeping alpine vistas, Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley attract visitors from around the world each year to this mountain paradise. Calgarians consider this landscape to be their backyard and they turn to it for recreation, solace and wilderness adventure. Where Rivers Meet will bring the beauty and wonder of this profound landscape and its wild creatures to visitors from around the world and local residents alike. This artistically designed coffee table book features over 200 black and white and colour images together with short essays and personal reflections on natural history, geology, the cultural background and the region’s communities, as well as the threats and solutions to development and social challenges found throughout Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley. (From publisher's website)
Contents
Introduction
The Bow Valley
The Spray Valley
The Kananaskis Valley
The Highwood/Cataract
The Elbow and Sheep Rivers
Oz-ada Imne
Epilogue: A love song
Gratitude
About the author
Maps
ISBN
9781771602396
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
03.5 L46w
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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