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Banff National Park of Canada


Alberta in canada mapCascade Mountain, Banff National Park
In the fall of 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers stumbled across a cave containing hot springs on the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. From that humble beginning was born Banff National Park, Canada's first national park and the world's third. Spanning 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 square miles) of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers, Banff National Park is one of the world's premier destination spots.

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The 11th Annual Banff National Park Planning Forum

Thursday Nov. 20 & Friday Nov. 21, 2008
Summit Room, Rocky Mountain Resort, Banff

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