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Your submissions to our 2012/2013 Photos/Videos Contest now unveiled!

Have a look here. More are uploaded every week. Please make sure to check but follow the rules; as an example, no captions provided then your submission(s) won't even be considered even though displayed.

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A Year Round Scenic Heritage Experience You Don't Want to Miss

The seasonal travel restriction has ended on one of Banff National Park’s treasured gems. The annual restriction on the parkway helps protect wildlife from disturbance during the critical times when animals are actively looking for food and bearing their young after the long winter.

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Riders, start your engines!

This August 25, the fourth annual Jasper Motorcycle Run will give motorcyclists license to ride and prizes to pursue amid iconic Rocky Mountain scenery. And, as a bonus this year, riders who register before June 30 will get an extra playing card to add to their poker hand, boosting their odds of winning great prizes.

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What you ought to know about our 2012/2013 Contest

We received quite a substantial amount of submissions to our 2012/2013 Photos & Videos Contest. We'll be uploading your submissions pretty soon.

However, numerous submissions didn't indicate captions, locations. Unless you provide this critical information we won't be able to consider your submissions. As well we do need to know which contest you're entering your submission for:

- Flowers & Wildlife Category competing for a Dream Getaway to Banff,
- Landscapes & Sunsets Category competing for a Dream Getaway to Jasper,
- Friends & Family Category competing for a Dream Getaway to Revelstoke, 
- Videos Category competing for a Recess for 4, a Houseboat Vacation up to 20 guests.

Details on the prizes can be found here!

We'll be emailing to individuals who missed these critical points when sending us their submissions.

Thank you.

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...And the Winner of our First Trivia Quiz is...

Neal Courtney from Alberta, got all answers right and got randomly drawn so won the first set of 3 companion guides generously offered by the author Graeme Pole.

For the record, the three questions asked were:

1. The first Canadian mountain more than 3,048 metres high (10,000 feet) to be climbed was:
- Mount Temple
- Mount Stephen
- Mount Robson
- Mount Hector
The correct answer is Mount Stephen.

2. The Kicking Horse River is a tributary of the:
- Columbia River
- Kootenay River
- Campbell River
- Bow River
The correct answer is Columbia River.

3. Which figure in Rockies history was known as "the little emperor"?
- James Hector
- James Sinclair
- George Simpson
- William Cornelius Van Horne
The correct answer is George Simpson.

There are 9 more chances to win a set of these guides. Make sure to check our Trivia Quiz #2, running from June 4 to July 4 inclusive. Sorry, only one answer per person will be accepted. If your entered answers were right, your name will be entered in our random draw and you could win the set.

Good luck!

 

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