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Banff, Alberta

Index Banff, Alberta

Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. [1]

97 relations: Alberta, Alberta Municipal Affairs, Alberta municipal censuses, 2014, Alberta municipal censuses, 2017, Alberta's Rockies, Antelope Wells, New Mexico, Anthracite, Alberta, Area code 403, Area codes 587 and 825, Banff – Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff Centre, Banff International Research Station, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Banff National Park, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff station, Banff Upper Hot Springs, Banff World Media Festival, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Banff-Cochrane, Banff—Airdrie, Blake Richards, Bow Falls, Bow River, Calgary, Calgary International Airport, Calgary Metropolitan Region, Cam Westhead, Canada, Canada 2011 Census, Canada 2016 Census, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canmore, Alberta, Cascade Mountain (Alberta), Castle Mountain, Castle Mountain Internment Camp, Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Creative nonfiction, Deaflympics, Division No. 15, Alberta, Environment and Climate Change Canada, George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, Hiking, Humid continental climate, International Astronomical Union, J. Jill Robinson, Karen Percy, Köppen climate classification, ..., Kevin Smyth, Lake Louise Ski Resort, Lake Louise, Alberta, Lake Minnewanka, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, List of census divisions of Alberta, List of House members of the 40th Parliament of Canada, List of postal codes of Canada: T, List of towns in Alberta, Media in Banff, Alberta, Mount Rundle, Mountain biking, Mountain Time Zone, Mt Norquay, Municipal government in Canada, National Hockey League, Norman Luxton, Nova Bus, Parks Canada, Provinces and territories of Canada, Radium Hot Springs, Rail transport, Resort town, Roam (public transit), Rocky Mountaineer, Royal Canadian Pacific, Ryan Smyth, Sawback Range, Scotland, Scrambling, Ski resort, Skiing, Spray River, Statistics Canada, Stoney Squaw Mountain, Subarctic climate, Sulphur Mountain (Alberta), Sunshine Village, Tourist attraction, Trans-Canada Highway, Tunnel Mountain, United Nations, United States, Via Rail, World Heritage site, 1988 Winter Olympics, 2014 Alberta Winter Games. Expand index (47 more) »

Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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Alberta Municipal Affairs

Alberta Municipal Affairs is a ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta.

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Alberta municipal censuses, 2014

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive.

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Alberta municipal censuses, 2017

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive.

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Alberta's Rockies

Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada.

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Antelope Wells, New Mexico

Antelope Wells is a small unincorporated community in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.

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Anthracite, Alberta

Anthracite is a ghost town located within Banff National Park in southern Alberta, Canada.

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Area code 403

Area code 403 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern third of the province, including the Calgary area.

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Area codes 587 and 825

Area codes 587 and 825 are telephone area codes that cover all of Alberta, Canada, in addition to the incumbent codes, southern Alberta's 403 and northern Alberta's 780.

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Banff – Mineral Springs Hospital

Banff – Mineral Springs Hospital is a medical facility located in Banff, Alberta.

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Banff Centre

Banff Centre, formerly known as The Banff Centre (and previously The Banff Centre for Continuing Education), located in Banff, Alberta, was established in 1933 as the Banff School of Drama.

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Banff International Research Station

The Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery was established in 2003.

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Banff Mountain Film Festival

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment.

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Banff National Park

Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park and was established in 1885.

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Banff Springs Hotel

The Banff Springs Hotel is a luxury hotel that was built during the 19th century as one of Canada's grand railway hotels, being constructed in Scottish Baronial style and located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

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Banff station

Banff station is a railway station in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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Banff Upper Hot Springs

Banff Upper Hot Springs are commercially developed hot springs located in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, near the Banff townsite.

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Banff World Media Festival

The Banff World Media Festival (formerly known as the Banff World Television Festival) is an international media event held in the Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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Banff, Aberdeenshire

Banff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Banff-Cochrane

Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

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Banff—Airdrie

Banff—Airdrie is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

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Blake Richards

Blake Richards (born November 8, 1974 in Olds, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who was re-elected for a third term in the riding of Banff—Airdrie on October 19, 2015.

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Bow Falls

Bow Falls is a major waterfall on the Bow River, Alberta just before the junction of it and the Spray River.

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Bow River

The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Calgary International Airport

Calgary International Airport, branded as YYC Calgary International Airport, is an international airport that serves the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Calgary Metropolitan Region

The Calgary Metropolitan Region (CMR), also commonly referred to as the Calgary Region, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Calgary, the largest city in Alberta.

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Cam Westhead

Warren Cameron Westhead (born 1977) is a Canadian politician and former operating room nurse who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Banff-Cochrane.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canada 2011 Census

The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011.

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Canada 2016 Census

The Canada 2016 Census is the most recent detailed enumeration of the Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688.

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Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), also known formerly as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railroad incorporated in 1881.

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site

The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies.

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Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park.

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Cascade Mountain (Alberta)

Cascade Mountain is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park, adjacent to the town of Banff.

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Castle Mountain

Castle Mountain is a mountain located within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, approximately halfway between Banff and Lake Louise.

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Castle Mountain Internment Camp

The Castle Mountain Internment Camp, located in Banff National Park, Alberta, was the largest internment facility in the Canadian Rockies, housing several hundred prisoners at any one time.

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Cave and Basin National Historic Site

The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta, within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established.

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Creative nonfiction

Creative nonfiction (also known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction) is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.

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Deaflympics

The Deaflympics (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-sanctioned event at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level.

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Division No. 15, Alberta

Division No.

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Environment and Climate Change Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada (or simply its former name, Environment Canada, or EC) (Environnement et Changement climatique Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act (R.S., 1985, c. E-10), is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for coordinating environmental policies and programs as well as preserving and enhancing the natural environment and renewable resources.

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George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen

George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, GCVO (5 June 1829 – 29 November 1921), known as Sir George Stephen, Bt, between 1886 and 1891, was a prominent Canadian businessman.

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Great Divide Mountain Bike Route

The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) is a long-distance, off-road bicycle touring route from Banff, Alberta, Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico, USA.

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Hiking

Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks.

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Humid continental climate

A humid continental climate (Köppen prefix D and a third letter of a or b) is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, which is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) winters.

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International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international association of professional astronomers, at the PhD level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.

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J. Jill Robinson

Jacqueline Jill Robinson (born June 16, 1955) is a Canadian writer, editor and teacher.

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Karen Percy

Karen Percy Lowe (born October 10, 1966) is a former Canadian alpine skier.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kevin Smyth

Kevin Smyth (born November 22, 1973 in Banff, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 58 games in the National Hockey League.

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Lake Louise Ski Resort

The Lake Louise Ski Resort, previously known as the Lake Louise Ski Area, is a ski resort in western Canada, located in Banff National Park near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta.

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Lake Louise, Alberta

Lake Louise is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 9 Banff (Banff National Park).

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Lake Minnewanka

Lake Minnewanka ("Water of the Spirits" in Nakoda) is a glacial lake located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about northeast of the Banff townsite.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.

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List of census divisions of Alberta

Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions.

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List of House members of the 40th Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 40th Canadian Parliament (November 18, 2008 to March 26, 2011).

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List of postal codes of Canada: T

This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is T. Postal codes beginning with T are located within the Canadian province of Alberta.

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List of towns in Alberta

A town is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Media in Banff, Alberta

This is a list of media in Banff, Alberta.

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Mount Rundle

Mount Rundle is a mountain in Canada's Banff National Park overlooking the towns of Banff and Canmore, Alberta.

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Mountain biking

Mountain biking is the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially designed mountain bikes.

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Mountain Time Zone

The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time (UTC−6).

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Mt Norquay

Mt.

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Municipal government in Canada

In Canada, municipal government is a type of local council authority that provides local services, facilities, safety and infrastructure for communities.

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National Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada.

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Norman Luxton

Norman K. Luxton (1876-1962) was a pioneer in the Canadian Rockies known as "Mr.

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Nova Bus

Nova Bus is a bus manufacturer headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.

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Parks Canada

Parks Canada (Parcs Canada), also known as the Parks Canada Agency (Agence Parcs Canada), is an agency of the Government of Canada run by a chief executive who answers to the Minister of the Environment.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution.

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Radium Hot Springs

Radium Hot Springs, informally and commonly called Radium, is a village of 776 residents situated in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Resort town

A resort town, often called a resort city or resort destination, is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy.

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Roam (public transit)

Roam is the public transit system for the towns of Banff (located inside Banff National Park) and Canmore in the Bow Valley of Alberta's Rockies.

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Rocky Mountaineer

Rocky Mountaineer is a Canadian rail-tour company offering Western Canadian vacation packages that operates trains on four rail routes through British Columbia, Alberta, and the U.S. state of Washington.

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Royal Canadian Pacific

The Royal Canadian Pacific is a luxury excursion passenger train operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), inaugurated on June 7, 2000, after the CPR received the royal designation for the service from Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.

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Ryan Smyth

Ryan Alexander Borden Smyth (born February 21, 1976) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger who played most of his career for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Sawback Range

The Sawback Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that stretches from the Bow Valley in Alberta into southeastern Banff National Park.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scrambling

Scrambling (also known as alpine scrambling) is "a walk up steep terrain involving the use of one's hands".

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Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.

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Skiing

Skiing can be a means of transport, a recreational activity or a competitive winter sport in which the participant uses skis to glide on snow.

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Spray River

The Spray River is a tributary of the Bow River in western Alberta, Canada.

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Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the Government of Canada government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture.

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Stoney Squaw Mountain

Stoney Squaw Mountain, often called just Stoney Squaw is a mountain in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park, adjacent to the town of Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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Subarctic climate

The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, subalpine climate, or boreal climate) is a climate characterised by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.

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Sulphur Mountain (Alberta)

Sulphur Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains overlooking the town of Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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Sunshine Village

Sunshine Village is a Canadian ski resort, located on the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies within Banff National Park in Alberta and Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.

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Tourist attraction

A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.

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Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway (French: Route Transcanadienne) is a transcontinental federal-provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada from the Pacific Ocean on the west to the Atlantic on the east.

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Tunnel Mountain

Tunnel Mountain (also known as also known as Sleeping Buffalo, Iinii Istako, Eyarhey Tatanga Woweyahgey Wakân, is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is nearly completely encircled by the town of Banff and the Banff Springs Hotel grounds.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Via Rail

Via Rail Canada (generally shortened to Via Rail or Via; styled corporately as VIA Rail Canada) is an independent Crown corporation, subsidized by Transport Canada, mandated to offer intercity passenger rail services in Canada.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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1988 Winter Olympics

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (Les XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), was a Winter Olympics multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada, between February 13 and 28, 1988 and were the first Winter Olympics to be held over a whole two week period.

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2014 Alberta Winter Games

The 2014 Alberta Winter Games is a multi-sport event that was hosted in Banff and Canmore, Alberta on February 6–9, 2014.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff,_Alberta

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