Canmore
is now a popular year-round vacation travel and resort destination.
Nestled in the Canadian Rockies, Canmore is the perfect setting
for both summer and winter vacation travel, or that special
weekend getaway. Spectacular scenery, fresh air, and an abundance
of activities to choose from make Canmore a picture-perfect
resort town. Summer travel activities and adventure around
Canmore include fishing, golf, cycling, hiking and rock climbing,
to name just a few. With the Canadian Rockies all around,
you'll find that the awe-inspiring landscape is perfect for
pictures, so bring lots of film on your vacation in Canmore,
Canada!
In the winter months, there's plenty of fresh powder snow
and easy access to local world-class skiing and snowboarding
areas. The Canmore Nordic Centre also offers some of the best
cross country skiing in the world. If skiing is not for you,
there's ice fishing, dogsled adventure trips, ice climbing
and much more vacation fun to keep you busy. When you travel
to Canmore, you'll find plenty of shops boasting local art,
collectibles and more, some of which are available in our
e-store! Hotel and motel accommodation is abundant, but you'll
want to book early for peak seasons. Lodging other than hotel
or motel is also available with a good selection of bed and
breakfast accommodation.
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Jasper National Park
Jasper is the largest and most northerly Canadian rocky
mountain national park, part of a spectacular World Heritage
Site. Comprised of delicate and carefully protected ecosystems,
Jasper's scenery is non-the-less rugged and mountainous.
In this special corner of Canada you can thrill to the thunder
of Sunwapta Falls, enjoy the serene beauty of Mount Edith
Cavell, connect with nature along 1,000-plus kilometres
of trails, experience Athabasca Glacier up close or just
resign yourself to a relaxing soak in Miette Hotsprings.
Jasper National Park Airstrip
The Jasper airstrip was an unlicensed grass aircraft facility
located in the Athabasca Valley of Jasper National Park.
The airstrip, about 10 km north of the town of Jasper was
located along the Yellowhead Pass VFR. The modern Jasper-Hinton
all-season airport with a paved runway is located 22 nautical
miles east, outside of Jasper National Park. Parks Canada’s
intentions to close the Jasper grass strip are founded in
the 1988 Jasper National Park Management Plan.
During
the development of that plan, environmental groups supported
the closure, while local flying clubs and their provincial
and national associations opposed any change in use. Following
a prolonged period of monitoring Parks Canada and Transport
Canada concluded the airstrip was not required for emergency
or diversionary use. Subsequently the airstrip was legally
closed in 1997 pursuant to the National Parks Aircraft Access
Regulations. Decommissioning involves removing the windsock,
runway pilons, plane tie-downs, the outhouse and other miscellaneous
structures; installing three “X” markings on
the former runway, ceasing snow plowing and grass cutting,
and undertaking rehabilitation as appropriate; and administrative
actions for the necessary notifications and publications.
However,
before decommissioning could be initiated, airstrip users
brought a court challenge to Parks Canada’s decision.
The Federal court (Justice Campbell T-729-97, T-734-97)
concluded that although the airstrip was legally closed,
it could not be decommissioned until a Comprehensive Study
environmental impact assessment of the actions to decommission
the airstrip was conducted. Two subsequent court cases essentially
reinforced that position.
Fort St. James National Historic Site
Fort St. James was established by Simon Fraser for the North
West Company in 1806. It was the first post in the territory
of the Carrier Indians, who traded furs here for manufactured
goods and provisions. When the North West and Hudson's Bay
companies merged in 1821, Fort St. James became the headquarters
of the fur trade district of New Caledonia now central British
Columbia.
As
chief post in the New Caledonia district, Fort St. James
was the transshipment Centre for the furs and trade goods
exchanged at all the company posts in the territory. Furs
traded at Fort St. James were sent by company schooner and
pack train to steamers on the Skeena River and Pacific Coast
for shipping to the fur markets of the world. Isolation,
severe winters, hard work, and a monotonous diet of smoked
dried salmon earned Fort St. James the name "the Siberia
of the fur trade."
Five
buildings dating from 1884-1889 are still standing - the
fur warehouse, fish cache, men's house, officer's dwelling
house, and dairy. All of these are fine examples of Red
River frame and dove-tailed log construction. To complete
the fort, several features have been reconstructed to their
appearance in the 1890s: the trade shop and office, Graham
warehouse, the wharf, and the tramway used to haul cargo
from the company schooner to the warehouse.
Mt. Robson Provincial Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park, the second oldest park in
British Columbia’s park system, is truly one of the
world's crown jewels. The mountain for which the park is
named guards the park's western entrance. At 3,954 meters,
Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies,
towers over the lesser surrounding peaks. Winter or summer,
this is one of the finest views in the Rocky Mountains.
Just as the early trappers, hunters and explorers felt in
awe at the mountain's magnificence, travelers today experience
the same feelings.
With
Alberta’s Jasper National Park as its easterly neighbour,
Mount Robson Provincial Park comprises a portion of one
of the world's largest blocks of protected areas. Designated
as a part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains World Heritage
Site by UNESCO in 1990, Mount Robson provides everything
from developed, vehicle-accessible camping to remote valleys
that seldom see a human footprint. Mount Robson Provincial
Park also protects the headwaters of the Fraser River. From
it’s pristine alpine source, the Fraser River gains
strength and size to match any of the world's major rivers.
Future generations will surely appreciate the protection
of this great river's source within Mount Robson Park.
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