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RECIPE FOR A GLACIER
Did you ever wonder what it really takes to make a glacier? When you go on a CTE Tour to the Canadian Rockies your Tour Director will point out many kinds of glaciers from hanging glaciers to outlet valley glaciers and more. Best part, after learning and seeing the...
HOW DOES AN ANIMAL IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK CROSS THE ROAD?
Did you know that the Trans Canada Highway cuts through Banff National Park, Canada’s first National Park but did you ever wonder how an animal crosses the road? Having the world’s longest national road bisect the country’s premier national park poses a unique and...
VANCOUVER’S HISTORIC GASTOWN – DO YOU KNOW HOW GASTOWN GOT IT’S NAME?
It all started back in September 1867 when a Fraser River Pilot named Capt. John “Gassy Jack” Deighton arrived (he received his nickname because of his penchant for spinning tall tales and talking without end). He stepped ashore with a barrel of whiskey, telling the...
GOLFING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
When you play a round of golf at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge or the Banff Springs Hotel, you truly will remember it for a lifetime. The same can be said about your Cruise Tour Escapes Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and Jasper Park Lodge resort vacation experience....
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES – MT. EDITH CAVELL STORY…
Perhaps the most famous mountain viewed from Jasper Park Lodge, your CTE Canadian Rockies hotel overnight accommodation is without question Mt. Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park but do you know who she was and why the mountain was named in her honor? Edith Louisa...
AUGUST WINNER – GOLD COAST BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD
The Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards are the region’s leading honours for business achievements. Each month awards are presented in 10 categories. At the end of the year, all the monthly winners vie for annual awards in each category and compete for the Business...