Listings
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).
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