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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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The flood of 2013 : a summer of angry rivers in southern Alberta

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14439
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Calgary Herald
Publisher
Toronto : Greystone Books
Call Number
03.5 C3f
Author
Calgary Herald
Responsibility
by the Calgary Herald ; foreword by Naheed Nenshi
Publisher
Toronto : Greystone Books
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
130 pages, 5 pages of plates : chiefly illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 23 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alberta
Climate
Climatology
Disasters
Floods
Notes
The staff at the Calgary Herald wrote the text and took and compiled the photographs.
Contains: The raging waters -- Devastation and destruction -- The cleanup -- Helping hands and heroes -- How Albertans saw it -- Hell or high water.
ISBN
9781771640305
Accession Number
P2015-03-31
Call Number
03.5 C3f
Collection
Archives Library
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Fortress Mountain Summit Registers and Notes

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Fortress Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 and 2005. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurr…
Date Range
1992-1999
2002-2005
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 34 to 36
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200
V14
S6
Series
M200 / V: Summit Records
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
Accession Number
accn. 2023.10
accn. 7779
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 34 to 36
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1992-1999
2002-2005
Physical Description
3 volumes 4 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Fortress Mountain is located in Kananaskis Country, near Spray Valley, Banff National Park and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. It was originally a mountain ski resort. The films, Inception, The Bourne Legacy, The Claim, The Revenant and others were filmed in the area. Canadian climate researchers have used the area of Fortress Mountain Resort to study the effects of climate change in the area.
Scope & Content
Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Fortress Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 and 2005. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 34: Fortress Mountain Summit register Aug. 16, 1992 - Aug. 13, 1995 M200 / V / A / 35: [Fortress Mountain? 1995 - 1999] M200 / V / A / 36: Fortress Mountain Sep 15, 2002 - Aug 13, 2005
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alberta
Alpine Club of Canada
Avalanches
Backcountry skiing
Backpacking
Banff National Park
Bow Valley
Climatology
Climbing
Conservation
Environment
Environment and Nature
Films and film making
Fortress Mountain
Helicopters
Hiking
Mountain
Mountaineers
Mountaineering
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Parks
Provincial parks and reserves
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Kananaskis Country
Rocky Mountains
Spray Valley
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Mandarin
Japanese
Korean
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Fortress Mountain and the false promise of public participation in Alberta, March 2020, Shaun Fluker, In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.1, March 2020, p. 6 - 8, The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal. Whyte Archives Library Call Number: P
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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