fiogf49gjkf0d Ambulance
tel 911 or 762-2000.
American Express
130 Banff Ave (tel 762-3207).
Bike rental
Bactrax, 225 Bear St (tel 762-8177); Banff Adventures Unlimited, 211 Bear St (tel 762-4554); Inns of Banff, 600 Banff Ave (tel 762-4581); Mountain Magic, 224 Bear St (tel 762-2591); Performance Ski and Sport, 2nd Floor, 208 Bear St (tel 762-8222); Ski Stop outlets at 203a Bear St and
Banff Springs Hotel
(tel 760-1650 or 762-5333).
Bookshop
Banff Book & Art Den, Clock Tower Mall, 94 Banff Ave (daily: summer 10am-9pm; winter 10am-7pm; tel 762-3919) is excellent for general books and local guides.
Bus information
Bus depot, 100 Gopher St (Brewster Transportation tel 762-6767 or 1-800/661-1152; Greyhound tel 762-1092 or 1-800/661-8747); Banff Airporter Banff-Calgary Airport services (tel 762-3330 or 1-888/449-2901); Banff Transit town shuttle (tel 762-8294); Laidlaw Chateau Lake Louise-Lake Louise-Banff-Calgary Airport (tel 762-9102 or 1-800/661-4946); Sky Shuttle Lake Louise-Banff-Calgary Airport (tel 762-1010 or 1-888/220-7433).
Camping equipment
Tents, outdoor gear and ski equipment to rent from Performance Ski and Sport, 208 Bear St (tel 762-8222).
Car rental
Avis, Cascade Plaza, Wolf St (tel 762-3222 or 1-800/879-2847); Banff Rent-a-Car, 230 Lynx St (tel 762-3352), for low-priced used-car rentals; Budget, 208 Caribou St (tel 762-4546 or 1-800/268-8900); Hertz, at the
Banff Springs Hotel
(tel 762-2027 or 1-800/263-0600); National, corner of Caribou and Lynx (tel 762-2688 or 1-800/387-4747); Sears (tel 762-4575).
Dentist
210 Bear St (762-3144).
Doctors
Dr Ian MacDonald, 216 Banff Ave (tel 762-3155); Dr Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, 317 Banff Ave (tel 762-2055).
Foreign exchange
CTM Currency Exchange at 108 Banff Ave, Clock Tower Mall (tel 762-4698 or 762-9353), 317 Banff Ave (Cascade Plaza) and the
Banff Springs Hotel
. Visa advances at CIBC, 98 Banff Ave (tel 762-4417); MasterCard advances at Bank of Montreal, 107 Banff Ave.
Hospital
Mineral Springs Hospital, 301 Lynx St (tel 762-2222).
Internet access
At the public library
.
Laundries
Cascade Plaza Coin Laundry, Lower Level, Cascade Plaza, 317 Banff Ave (tel 762-2245); also a laundry in Johnny O's Emporium, a small mall at 223 Bear St (Mon-Sat 8am-midnight, Sun 9am-midnight; last wash 10.30pm. If you're at the hostel or campsites, the nearest laundry is the Chalet Coin Laundry on Tunnel Mountain Rd (tel 762-5447) at the
Douglas Fir Resort
.
Library
101 Bear St (Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 11am-6pm, Tues & Thurs 11am-9pm, Sun 1-5pm; tel 762-2661).
Lost property
tel 762-1218.
Parks Canada
Administration tel 762-1500; campsite info tel 762-1550. Park wardens tel 762-1470. 24hr
emergency
number only tel 762-4506.
Pharmacy
Cascade Plaza Drug, Lower Level, Cascade Plaza, 317 Banff Ave; Gourlay's, 229 Bear St (Wolf and Bear Mall); Harmony Drug, 111 Banff Ave.
Police
tel 762-2226.
Post office
204 Buffalo St at the corner of Bear St (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm). Stamps and other basic postal services also at Cascade Plaza Drug, Lower Level, Cascade Plaza, 317 Banff Ave; Mailboxes Etc, 226 Bear St; and Goro Canyon Gifts, Banff Park Lodge.
Road conditions
tel 762-1450.
Taxis
Alpine (tel 762-3727); Banff Limousine (tel 762-5466); Banff Taxi (tel 762-4444); Legion (tel 762-3353); Mountain (tel 762-3351); Taxi-Taxi (tel 762-3111).
Tourist information
tel 762-1550 for park information or 762-8421 for town and accommodation.
Trail conditions
tel 762-1550 or 760-1305.
Weather
tel 762-4707 or 762-2088 (24hr recording).
Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections):
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