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'''Kananaskis''' is an [[improvement district]] (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) situated to the west of [[Calgary, Alberta]], [[Canada]] in the [[foothills]] and front ranges of the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Located within the improvement district is '''Kananaskis Country''', a 4000+ square kilometer tract of land with spectacular mountain and foothills scenery. The area was established by the [[Alberta Government]] for multiple uses including timber harvesting, [[natural gas|gas]] and [[petroleum|oil]] extraction, [[cattle]] grazing, [[recreation]] and [[tourism]]. All activities are planned and facilities developed with [[watershed]] protection as a priority. |
'''Kananaskis''' is an [[improvement district]] (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) situated to the west of [[Calgary, Alberta]], [[Canada]] in the [[foothills]] and front ranges of the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Located within the improvement district is '''Kananaskis Country''', a 4000+ square kilometer tract of land with spectacular mountain and foothills scenery. The area was established by the [[Alberta Government]] for multiple uses including timber harvesting, [[natural gas|gas]] and [[petroleum|oil]] extraction, [[cattle]] grazing, [[recreation]] and [[tourism]]. All activities are planned and facilities developed with [[watershed]] protection as a priority. |
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Recreation and tourism is what Kananaskis Country is noted for. Development in Kananaskis includes several campgrounds, a [[golf]] course, some hotels, a holiday ranch, and two ski areas (including [[Nakiska]], which hosted |
Recreation and tourism is what Kananaskis Country is noted for. Development in Kananaskis includes several campgrounds, a [[golf]] course, some hotels, a holiday ranch, and two ski areas (including [[Nakiska]], which hosted alpine [[skiing]] and freestyle moguls skiing during the [[1988 Winter Olympics]]). The [[Canmore Nordic Centre]] was the venue for [[cross-country skiing]] events during the 1988 Winter Olympics. Most of the development in Kananaskis Country is within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and along the highway 40 corridor that parallels the [[Kananaskis River]]. Kananaskis has many kilometres of [[hiking]], cross-country ski, and horse trails. Other activities popular in Kananaskis include [[mountain biking]], [[scrambling]], [[climbing]], [[Backpacking (wilderness)|backpacking]], [[hunting]], and [[fishing]]. |
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Several parks and one ecological reserve are located within Kananaskis. These include: |
Several parks and one ecological reserve are located within Kananaskis. These include: |
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Revision as of 23:30, 7 February 2006
Kananaskis is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) situated to the west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Located within the improvement district is Kananaskis Country, a 4000+ square kilometer tract of land with spectacular mountain and foothills scenery. The area was established by the Alberta Government for multiple uses including timber harvesting, gas and oil extraction, cattle grazing, recreation and tourism. All activities are planned and facilities developed with watershed protection as a priority.
Recreation and tourism is what Kananaskis Country is noted for. Development in Kananaskis includes several campgrounds, a golf course, some hotels, a holiday ranch, and two ski areas (including Nakiska, which hosted alpine skiing and freestyle moguls skiing during the 1988 Winter Olympics). The Canmore Nordic Centre was the venue for cross-country skiing events during the 1988 Winter Olympics. Most of the development in Kananaskis Country is within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and along the highway 40 corridor that parallels the Kananaskis River. Kananaskis has many kilometres of hiking, cross-country ski, and horse trails. Other activities popular in Kananaskis include mountain biking, scrambling, climbing, backpacking, hunting, and fishing.
Several parks and one ecological reserve are located within Kananaskis. These include:
Bow Valley Provincial Park
Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Sheep River Provincial Park
Spray Valley Provincial Park
Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park
Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve
Special areas within Kananaskis Country that are not formally designated as parks or ecological reserves include the Bow Corridor Area, the Elbow River Valley Area, Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area, the Highwood/Cataract Areas and the Sibbald Areas.
Toward the west, Kananaskis Country borders Banff National Park, Elk Lakes Provincial Park (British Columbia), and Height of The Rockies Provincial Park (British Columbia). The northeastern border of Kananaskis abuts the Stoney Indian reserve.
In June 2002, the area was the host of the 28th G8 summit.
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