Author: Dan Anderson

Inuvik

Inuvik is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada and is the administrative centre for the Inuvik Region. The population as of the 2006 Census was 3,484, but the two previous census counts show wide fluctuations due to economic conditions: 2,894 in 2001 and 3,296 in 1996. In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that…

Dawson City

The Town of the City of Dawson or Dawson City is a town in the Yukon, Canada. The population was 1,319 at the 2011 census. The area draws some 60,000 visitors each year. The locals generally refer to it simply as ‘Dawson’, but the tourist industry generally refers to it as ‘Dawson City’ (partly to…

Fort Nelson

Fort Nelson is a community in northeast British Columbia, Canada within the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality(NRRM). It held town status prior to February 6, 2009 when it amalgamated with the former Northern Rockies Regional District to form the NRRM, becoming its administrative centre. The NRRM is the first regional municipality in the…

Fort St John

Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) with 18,609 residents (2011 census). It is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally established in 1794, as a trading post,…

Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of 24.37 square kilometres (9.41 sq mi) had a population of 11,583 in 2011.[2] Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community. The creek was named after George Mercer Dawson by a…

Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie, named because of the large prairie which lies to the north, east, and west of it, is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn…

Jasper

Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley. Jasper is approximately 362 kilometres (225 mi) west of Edmonton and 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Banff, Alberta at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93).

Lake Louise

The hamlet is named for the nearby Lake Louise, which in turn was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta(1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.

Banff

Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta’s Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 126 km (78 miles) west of Calgary and 58 km (36 miles) east of Lake Louise. At an elevation of 1,463 m (4,800 ft), Banff is the community with the second highest elevation in Canada after Lake Louise. Banff is…

Revelstoke

Revelstoke, as of 2011 has a population of 7,139 and is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located 641 kilometers (398 mi) east of Vancouver, and 415 kilometers (258 mi) west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence…