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Tag Archives: Banff

The Brewster bus back-story: 125 years of history in the Canadian Rockies

If you’ve ever travelled the Icefields Parkway between Jasper and Banff, you’ve undoubtedly seen those ubiquitous blue Brewster tour buses rolling along the road (see photo below right). But did you know that this iconic transportation company has been shuttling tourists around the Banff area for over 125 years — and that the company played…

August 30, 2017 in Alberta, Reports from the Road.

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