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7th deMon workshop: Useful external links
- Calgary city info: www.where.ca/calgary/
- Tourism Calgary: www.tourismcalgary.com
- Dept. of chemistry, University of Calgary:
www.chem.ucalgary.ca
- Calgary transit map and bus schedule:
http://www.calgarytransit.com/Routes/route.html
- Hotels near Calgary International Airport:
http://calgary.airporthotelguide.com/airporthotels.html.
- Bed&Breakfast private accomodation in Calgary:
http://www.bbcanada.com/bb_search_results.cfm?location_find=Calgary
http://www.discovercalgary.com/Calgary/WheretoStay/BedBreakfasts/index.html
- For participants on extremely tight budget one possibility is the Calgary City Centre
youth hostel. It's web site is at:
http://www.hihostels.ca/hostels/Alberta/SouthernAlbertaRegion/HI-CalgaryCityCentre/Hostels/index.html.
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Shuttle buses from Calgary airport to Kananaskis village
http://banffairporttaxi.com/kananaskis.htm
Reservations for Canada and the U.S (toll-free): +1-877-992-2633
http://www.airportshuttleexpress.com/Kananaskis.htm
Reservations (local): +1-403-509-4799
Reservations for Canada and the U.S (toll-free): +888-438-2992
IMPORTANT: If you use a shuttle service, you should confirm that they will stop at the
field station - this is not one of their regular destinations.
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In airport car rental:
2000 Airport Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6W5, Canada
Phone: +1-403-221-1700
http://www.calgaryairport.com, Car rentals
- Car rental companies:
www.avis.com
www.alamo.com
AVIS or ALAMO: about 230 CAD for 5 days
- Airport map - arrivals:
http://www.calgaryairport.com/maps/dsp_arrivalsmap.cfm.
- Taxi cab services:
- +1-403-299-1111: Associated Cabs
- +1-403-299-1123: Associated Limousine
- +1-877-299-9555: Associated Limousine (toll-free, from outside of Calgary)
- +1-403-735-3222: Black Top Taxi (airport cab)
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Hotels closest to the workshop site:
There are two hotels in Kananaskis Village, 17km from KFS: Delta Lodge and
Executive Resort at Kananaskis. They do not have their own web pages, but
can be booked through http://canadianhotelguide.com if you enter
"kananaskis village" in their search machine.
- Official Kananaskis tourist map:
http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/featured/kananaskis/pdfs/KananaskisValleyMap.pdf
- Hiking and skiing:
www.canmorekananaskis.com
http://www.canmorekananaskis.com/tours
http://ihtcr.bivouac.com/KananaskisArea/Kanindex.htm
- Official trail report:
http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/featured/kananaskis/trailreport.aspx
- Ski resorts:
Fortress, Nakiska:
http://www.canadianrockies.net/skithero/skiguide.html
Sunshine: http://www.skibanff.com/
Lake Louise: http://www.skilouise.com/
- Snowshoeing:
http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/featured/kananaskis/Snowshoe_Trails.asp"
- Bears: http://bearsmart.com/bearFacts
- Weather, wildlife, and tourist information:
http://www.calgaryoutdoorclub.com/links.asp
- More about Kananaskis on the G8 2002 summit page:
http://www.g8.gc.ca/2002Kananaskis/kananaskis/kanabout-en.asp
- Banff National Park: www.banffalberta.ca
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