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Banff

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Banff , town (1991 pop. 5,688), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., on the Bow River and the Trans-Canada Highway. A tourist center and winter resort established in the 1880s by the Canadian Pacific Railway, it is the headquarters of Banff National Park and gateway to Lake Louise. The Banff Center for Continuing Education is a noted fine-arts center.

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Banff

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Banff Aber. Banb c.1150. ‘(Place on the) River Banff’. The river name means ‘piglet’ (Gaelic banbh), as a nickname for the present River Deveron, seen as ‘rooting’ its way to the coast.

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Banff

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Banff former county, Scotland: see Banffshire .

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	A rough ride: automobiles in Banff National Park, 1905-1918 (1). Magazine article from: Alberta History; 1/1/2008
	Canadian wilds, luxury join at Banff.(TRAVEL) Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/5/1996
	Canadian TV festival reinvents its status.(The Road to Banff) Magazine article from: Video Age International; 4/1/2005