This updated Valley of Rumours relates the fascinating history of Alberta's Kananaskis Valley from the Neolithic Indians to the present-day tourist. In the mid 1800s Sinclair and Palliser travelled the valley in search of a pass across the Rocky Mountains. Later the valley was a source of lumber, coal and power, and POWs were housed in the valley during WW II. Nowadays the valley is part of Kananaskis Country, a wildland recreation area. The author has pieced together the story through archival records and by talking with people who have lived and worked in the valley.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-236) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.23/32
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Previous ed. has title: The valley of rumours--the Kananaskis Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-ab
- ISBN
- 9781459332508 0921102402
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (240 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)mat26147046 (OCoLC)752278054 (CaOOCEL)420049
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Contents 4
- Preface 6
- Introduction 8
- Chapter 1 The Kananaskis Valley 10
- Native peoples 11
- Early explorers 19
- Gold seekers and surveyors 33
- Chapter 2 The Valley Changes 36
- Logging 37
- Forest fires 42
- Fire lookouts 45
- Hydroelectric schemes 49
- Mining and quarrying 64
- Ribbon Crick 72
- Chapter 3 Researching the Valley 80
- Kananaskis Forest Experiment Station 81
- The University of Calgary, Kananaskis Field Stations 99
- Wolf, Bear and Moose Research 117
- Chapter 4 War Comes to the Valley 122
- Prisoner-of-War Camps 123
- The Canadian Armed Forces 140
- Chapter 5 Managing the Valley 144
- Administrators 145
- Kananaskis Country and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park 148
- Rangers 156
- Chapter 6 The Growth of Tourism 170
- Routes into the Valley 171
- Early Tourists 177
- Chapter 7 Enjoying the Valley 182
- Facilities 184
- Activities 202
- Chapter 8 The Romance of the Kananaskis 228
- Weddings 229
- References and Further Reading 233
- Index 239
- A 239
- B 239
- C 239
- D 239
- E 239
- F 239
- G 239
- H 240
- I 240
- J 240
- K 240
- L 240
- M 240
- N 240
- O 240
- P 241
- Q 241
- R 241
- S 241
- T 241
- V 241
- W 241
- Y 241
- Z 241
