I THOUGHT I was going to write about Banff today - discussing our "Yukon Ho" trip. We were coming down the Icefields Parkway, till it met the Trans-Canada Highway, where we would go East, towards Lake Louise, Banff and Canmore, and finally, Calgary. However, instead, I want to talk about the Trans-Canada today. Actually, starting the day before yesterday, when it closed down, due to flooding and mudslides. Southern Alberta is under a State of Emergency. My city, Calgary, is under water, and it is TERRIBLE! TERRIBLE.The Police are strongly suggesting people stay home, the downtown core has been evacuated, as well as homes along the Bow River, which runs through Calgary. Around 100,000 people have been evacuated. url=htt
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