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Banff (bămf, bănf), town (1991 pop. 5,688), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., on the Bow River and the Trans-Canada Highway. A tourist center and winter resort established in the 1880s by the Canadian Pacific Railway, it is the headquarters of Banff National Park and gateway to Lake Louise. The Banff Center for Continuing Education is a noted fine-arts center. Banff, former county, ScotlandBanff, former county, Scotland: see Banffshire Banffshire or Banff, former county, NE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Banffshire became (1975) part of the new Grampian region...... Click the link for more information. . Banff 1. a town in NE Scotland, in Aberdeenshire. Pop.: 3991 (2001) 2. a town in Canada, in SW Alberta, in the Rocky Mountains: surrounded by Banff National Park. Pop.: 7135 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| According to CBC News, Mel Hurtig, noted Canadian author and politician, was one of the Banff meeting participants. British Columbia's SIMONE ORLANDO has received the Banff Centre's 2006 Clifford E. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) and one of Canada's pre-eminent musicians, has been appointed director of music programs by The Banff Centre. |
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