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Elbow Valley summer trails

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A short 30-minute drive from Calgary, the picnic areas and campgrounds of the Elbow Valley make a perfect day-outing or weekend oasis. The region includes hundreds of kilometres of trails to... More ≫

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A short 30-minute drive from Calgary, the picnic areas and campgrounds of the Elbow Valley make a perfect day-outing or weekend oasis. The region includes hundreds of kilometres of trails to challenge the hiker, mountain biker, rider, and cross-country skier. From a gentle meander through the forest to a gruelling ridge-top scramble, the Elbow Valley trails connect with the Sheep, Sibbald, and Kananaskis Valleys, offering something for everyone.

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Peter Lougheed Provincial Park summer trails

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Map of summer hiking and biking trails and etiquette rules for Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.

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How are we doing? : a survey of campers to Alberta's parks and protected areas -- provincial summary

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This report details the main findings from the 2011 Camper Satisfaction survey. The research aimed to gain an understanding of visitor's satisfaction with services, facilities, opportunities and... More ≫

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This report details the main findings from the 2011 Camper Satisfaction survey. The research aimed to gain an understanding of visitor's satisfaction with services, facilities, opportunities and overall satisfaction for evaluating performance. Supplemental questions provide basic preference/opinion information from and demographic information about visitors to Alberta's Parks and Recreation Areas.

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Post-summer Alberta tourism operator survey

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This summary report reflects comments from a cross-section of the province’s tourism industry including hotel/motel properties, attractions and events, campground and RV parks, and tour operators.... More ≫

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This summary report reflects comments from a cross-section of the province’s tourism industry including hotel/motel properties, attractions and events, campground and RV parks, and tour operators. It further provides a geographic representation of industry operators throughout the province and those outside operators serving Alberta’s tourism industry.

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Pre-summer Alberta tourism operator survey

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This summary report reflects comments from a cross-section of the province’s tourism industry including hotel/motel properties, attractions and events, campground and RV parks, and tour operators.... More ≫

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This summary report reflects comments from a cross-section of the province’s tourism industry including hotel/motel properties, attractions and events, campground and RV parks, and tour operators. It further provides a geographic representation of industry operators throughout the province and those outside operators serving Alberta’s tourism industry.

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Fish Creek Provincial Park: Engineered wetlands

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Nature is given a helping hand in Fish Creek Provincial Park by wetlands constructed to collect storm water runoff from streets in the surrounding communities. This information sheet explains how... More ≫

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Nature is given a helping hand in Fish Creek Provincial Park by wetlands constructed to collect storm water runoff from streets in the surrounding communities. This information sheet explains how a number of engineered wetlands throughout Fish Creek Provincial Park work to collectively filter most of the storm water that flows into the Park.

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Beauvais Lake Provincial Park

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This fact sheet includes summer & winter activities. Also maps of campground, trails and facilities.

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Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture annual report [2007 - 2008]

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Annual report of the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture for the Government of Alberta.

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European segmentation study Alberta summary

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Presents the findings of research conducted on behalf of the Canadian Tourism Commission to investigate the state of tourism travel to Canada from various European countries. In order to gather... More ≫

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Presents the findings of research conducted on behalf of the Canadian Tourism Commission to investigate the state of tourism travel to Canada from various European countries. In order to gather grassroots insights to shape the quantitative survey, as well as to give context to its results, focus groups were conducted among U.K., French and German travellers. This report focuses on the most relevant data for Alberta from the three European studies.

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The Canadian market for hikers, climbers & paddlers in Alberta : a special analysis of the 2006 Travel Activities and Motivation Survey (TAMS)

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Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture commissioned a set of Canadian tourist profiles based on activity-based sectors identified in the 2006 Travel Activities and Motivation Survey:... More ≫

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Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture commissioned a set of Canadian tourist profiles based on activity-based sectors identified in the 2006 Travel Activities and Motivation Survey: cultural tourists; fairs & festivals tourists; hikers, climbers & paddlers; archaeological & palaeontological tourists; and Aboriginal culture tourists. This profile describes hikers, climbers & paddlers.

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