Canada Day Canmore 2010 Photos
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Canada Day – Canmore July 1 2010
Every year on July 1st, Canada’s birthday is celebrated across the country. Canada will be 143 years old on Thursday so make sure you get out and celebrate with us!
The Town of Canmore organizes the Canmore Canada Day Parade. The parade starts at Main St. (8th street) and Railway Avenue at NOON.
***Railway Avenue will be closed from 10am – 2pm on July 1st for the parade and access to the downtown core will be restricted ***
To download full details on the Canada Day celebrations in Canmore, click on the image below for the downloadable PDF version:
Canada Day 2010 – Canmore parade route map:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CANADA DAY:
The Canmore Canada Day Committee is in need of help – They need people to help out with set up and tear down at Centennial Park.
– Wed, June 30 at 10am – 4 people required to pick up equipment from the Canada Day Storage and transport to Centennial Park.
– Wed, June 30, Noon to 4 – 10 people to do set up
– Thursday, July 1 at 5:30 – 12 people required for tear down and four to take equipment back to storage.
If you or anyone you know is able to help, please contact Chris Bartolomie (Town of Canmore, Supervisor, Arts & Culture and Canmore Canada Day Committee Town Liaison) at [email protected]
Source: Town of Canmore
Heading to Banff?
Check out what they have going this year: Canada Day in Banff
FREE night at Vancouver Fairmont 2010
Book a Rocky Mountaineer rail tour package of 3 nights or more on GoldLeaf Service or 5 nights or more on RedLeaf Service between June 7 and August 31, 2010 and receive a FREE additional night at a Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver. Some conditions apply.
Book by August 31, 2010 to take advantage of this special offer!
Download the packages below or visit Rocky Mountain Holidays.
Circle Tour Holiday Packages (Start and finish in Vancouver):
- Classic Rail Circle | 7 nights / 8 days
- Classic Rail Circle with Cruise | 14 nights / 15 days
- Canadian Rockies Getaway | 8 nights / 9 days
- Canadian Rockies Getaway with Cruise | 17 nights / 18 days
- Grand Rail Circle | 10 nights / 11 days
- Grand Rail Circle with Cruise | 16 nights / 17 days
- Golden Circle via Whistler | 10 nights / 11 days
- Canadian Rockies Circle | 12 nights / 13 days
One-Way Tour Holiday Packages (Can be taken in either direction):
- Classic Rail Holiday – Vancouver to Banff | 3 nights / 4 days
- Classic Rail Holiday – Vancouver to Banff with Cruise | 11 nights / 12 days
- Classic Rail Holiday – Vancouver to Jasper | 3 nights / 4 days
- Classic Rail Holiday – Vancouver to Jasper with Cruise | 12 nights / 13 days
- Classic Rail Holiday – Vancouver to Calgary | 3 nights / 4 days
- Classic Rail Holiday – Vancouver to Calgary with Cruise | 11 nights / 12 days
- Classic Rail Holiday – Whistler to Jasper | 3 nights / 4 days
- Canadian Rockies and Whistler | 4 nights / 5 days
- Canadian Rockies and Whistler with Cruise | 11 nights / 12 days
- Canadian Rockies Excursion | 4 nights / 5 days
- Canadian Rockies Excursion with Cruise | 12 nights / 13 days
- Canadian Rockies Highlights | 5 nights / 6 days
- Canadian Rockies Highlights with Cruise | 13 nights / 14 days
- Canadian Rockies and Vancouver | 6 nights / 7 days
- Canadian Rockies and Vancouver with Cruise | 15 nights / 16 days
- Canadian Rockies Adventures | 7 nights / 8 days
- Canadian Rockies Adventures with Cruise | 15 nights / 16 days
- Western Explorer | 7 nights / 8 days
- Western Explorer with Cruise | 16 nights / 17 days
- Northern Explorer | 8 nights / 9 days
- Northern Explorer with Cruise | 15 nights / 16 days
- Canadian Rockies at Leisure | 9 nights / 10 days
- Canadian Rockies at Leisure with Cruise | 18 nights / 19 days
- Northern Rockies at Leisure | 10 nights / 11 days
- Northern Rockies at Leisure with Cruise | 17 nights / 18 days
Trans-Canada Rail Tour Holiday Packages (Can be taken in either direction):
- Trans-Canada Rail Adventure | 11 nights / 12 days or 12 nights / 13 days
- Trans-Canada Rail Adventure with Cruise | 19 nights / 20 days
- Canada’s Coast to Coast by Rail | 15 nights / 16 days or 16 nights / 17 days
- Coast to Coast by Rail with Cruise | 23 nights / 24 days
Rail and Self-Drive Holiday Packages (Can be taken in either direction):
- Banff the Beautiful | 5 nights / 6 days
- Banff the Beautiful with Cruise | 13 nights / 14 days
- First Passage to the West Discovery Drive | 7 nights / 8 days
- First Passage to the West with Cruise | 15 nights / 16 days
- Journey through the Clouds Discovery Drive | 7 nights / 8 days
- Journey through the Clouds Discovery Drive with Cruise | 16 nights / 17 days
- Rainforest to Gold Rush Discovery Drive | 8 nights / 9 days
- Rainforest to Gold Rush Discovery Drive with Cruise | 15 nights / 16 days
City Stop Add-Ons (To be added to any of our packages or purchased separately):
- Explore Vancouver | 1 night / 2 days
- Explore Victoria from Vancouver | 2 nights / 3 days
- Explore Whistler from Vancouver | 2 nights / 3 days
- Whales and Bears of Tofino | 3 nights / 4 days
Alternatively you can call 0800-567-7542 (freephone) from the U.K. or 1-888-747-6259 (freephone) from within North America.
Rocky Mountaineer Holidays 2010
The Rocky Mountaineer® Train offers spectacular rail journeys across Western Canada in the spring, summer and autumn months.
- Rocky Mountaineer Holiday Deals
- RedLeaf and GoldLeaf Service
- Rocky Mountaineer Video
- Whistler Mountaineer Video
- Rocky Mountaineer Holiday Package Downloads
The Rocky Mountaineer® train operates through the Canadian Rockies in either direction to Vancouver from Calgary, Banff or Jasper and also to Whistler from Jasper. The train only operates during daylight hours to maximise your viewing experience and pleasure.
The Whistler Mountaineer™ train now known as the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb, is a three-hour experience connecting North Vancouver and Whistler which allows you to take a complete rail loop from Vancouver, Whistler and Jasper.
Make sure you make your holiday in Western Canada a Rocky Mountaineer Holiday.
Source: Rocky Mountain Holidays
Rocky Mountaineer Tax Increase 2010
With the introduction of the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in British Columbia, Rocky Mountaineer Holiday packages will increase by up to 7%.
For those of you who are planning to book your holiday in Canada, or are about to book your holiday, be sure to read the following as you could save up to 7%. If you book and pay in full by the end of this month (April 2010), then you will only have to pay the standard Federal goods and services tax (GST) of 5%.
IMPORTANT ADVISORY – CHANGE IN CANADIAN SALES TAXES
The Province of British Columbia, Canada, has tabled legislation to introduce a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on goods and services, effective July 1, 2010. This tax will merge federal (GST) and provincial taxes (PST) into one single amount, the HST and will, unfortunately, increase the cost of your Rocky Mountaineer® Holiday by up to 7%.
The HST applies to all Rocky Mountaineer bookings with travel dates beginning in Canada after July 1, 2010.
Below summarises three options for consideration in the implementation of HST:
1. Bookings received prior to May 1, 2010 with a payment due date by April 30, 2010
Transitional rules allow bookings made prior to May 1, 2010 to be taxed under the old GST rules if the payment is due and paid for by April 30, 2010.
2. Bookings made after April 30th, for travel before July 1, 2010
Transitional rules allow bookings made prior as of May 1, 2010, for travel before July 1, 2010 to be taxed under the old GST rules.
3. Tax rate increases for bookings made after April 30th, for travel after July 1, 2010
The changes required to comply with the new HST will result in tax increases to an effective rate of 8% – 11% for Rocky Mountaineer bookings. Please note the following exceptions: Whistler Sea to Sky bookings all have a 12% tax rate, bookings with a cruise or VIA Rail component will have a tax rate determined by the originating province of the trip.
Please visit RockyMountainHolidays.com for more Rocky Mountaineer Tax Information.
Canmore Olympian Homecoming Event 2010
Canadian Police Chase Video
Rundle Mountain Helicopter Bombing, Canmore
On Saturday April 10 2010 there were some loud explosions in Canmore in the Canadian Rockies which rattled most of the residents’ windows: they were bombing the east end of Rundle Mountain in Canmore to trigger controlled avalanches. Rundle Mountain is about 25km long and stretches all the way to Banff from Canmore.
Take a closer look and you can see the helicopter drop the explosives.
The explosives then trigger an avalanche down Mount Rundle’s east end.
It took some time for the dust and debris to clear.
Did anyone else here the bombing of Mount Rundle in Canmore on Saturday? I am curious how far away the explosions could be heard. If you did, post a comment below!
Kid Rock and Orianthi to Raise the Saddledome
Exclusive Insider News:
Kid Rock and Orianthi to Raise the Pengrowth Saddledome Roof [in Calgary]
Kid Rock and his outstanding Twisted Brown Trucker Band will electrify the concert goers July 16 during the 2010 edition of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie, began his music career at the age of 11. Since the release of his first album in 1990, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, he has sold 22 million records worldwide. His 2007 album, Rock n Roll Jesus, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Opening act, Orianthi a singer-songwriter-musician who’s skyrocketing up the rock charts. Her hit single, According to You, out of her album Believe, reached #2 on the American Top 40 for the week of March 29.
Tickets are priced at $73 to $41.50 (plus applicable ticket fees) and include admission to Stampede Park on the day of the concert.
Kid Rock and Orianthi are presented by Stampede Concerts Inc., CJAY92, the Calgary Sun and Global Calgary.
Source: Calgary Stampede
Exclusive ticket presale runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. MST, Wednesday, April 14. We will post the exclusive password next week as soon as it becomes available.
Sunshine Village Calgary Flames eCard
Just received the following eCard from Sunshine Village.
The Calgary Flames are DONE for the season (but there is always next!).