This is nice. Hotel room with an open fire!

#BigCanadaTrip #Banff #OpenFire

Town of Banff revamping Canada Day plans after overwhelming skijoring crowds
Facing growing crowds, Banff is moving its annual Canada Day parade to the morning and pouring more money into police and crowd control on its busiest day.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canada-day-banff-crowd-control-9.7176375?cmp=rss

Bow River near Banff, Alberta — July 2025. That color isn't a filter. Glacial meltwater does that. Part of my #Route66#Canada #Motorcycle ride. Full writeup and route:
https://gandalfddi.z19.web.core.windows.net/motorcycle_route66_2025-07-01_07-02.html

#Motosky #Banff #Alberta

Skiing Across Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta, Canada

#photography #landscape #alberta #banff #banffnationalpark #skiing

Parks Canada works with social media influencers to shape visitor behaviour in Banff
Banff National Park staff attended Travel Alberta’s influencer event in Canmore for the first time. Parks Canada says with more visitors relying on social media instead of its own information, it’s turning to influencers to help deliver safety messaging before people arrive.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-national-park-social-media-9.7162400?cmp=rss
Ontario man pleads guilty to illegally employing foreign workers in Banff, Jasper national parks
Authorities found foreign nationals were travelling from Ontario to Alberta to work illegally in the hospitality industry in Banff National Park, then discovered more foreign nationals were working illegally in resort hotels in the Banff and Jasper areas.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-jasper-foreign-workers-cbsa-9.7162036?cmp=rss
Ontario man charged after foreigners found illegally working in Banff, Jasper
An Ontario businessman has been sentenced for his role in the illegal employment of at least 90 foreign nationals at hotels in the Banff and Jasper areas.
#Crime #Economy #BanffHotels #CanadaBorderServicesAgency
https://globalnews.ca/news/11799161/ontario-man-charged-banff-jasper-illegal-employment-hotels/