Friday June 16th ~ 2-5 pm (No cost)
Nose Hill is one of the largest city parks in Canada (11 km2), located 2km north of the University of Calgary campus.
From the plateau-like top you can view 200km of Rocky Mountains panorama to the west, and endless prairie to the east, as well as the imposing Calgary city skyline to the south.
The park itself with a myriad of trails, is composed of grassland and pockets of aspen, housing wildlife that include ground squirrels (‘gophers’), coyotes, deer and raptors such as hawks and harriers. There are boulders from the Foothills erratic train that extends from Jasper to the Big Rock near Okotoks to the south, as well as indigenous stone circles that mark where summer tents provided relief from the valley heat.
- The hike will be led by Roger Wheate (founding President, Friends of Nose Hill Society 1992)
- Meet at Brisebois Drive parking lot (John Laurie Blvd)
- Drive your own vehicle, or by bicycle or #9 bus (every 20 minutes) from Campus Drive NW to 52nd Ave / Brisebois and cross John Laurie Blvd safely via the Whispering Grasses walkway.
The CARTO 23 Conference is made possible thanks to many volunteers from the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) and the Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA).
The Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) actively serves as the representative professional group for Canadian map librarians, cartographic archivists and others interested in geographic information in all formats.
Since its inception in 1967, the achievements of the Association have been notable, including a vigorous publishing program, development of professional standards and international cataloguing rules, and efforts to increase national awareness of issues concerning spatial information and recognition of the contribution of map libraries and cartographic archives.
The Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA) is a non-profit association that promotes the disciplines and professions of cartography and Geographic Information Science in Canada. Their broad membership represents academia, all levels of Government and private industry, and includes fellow cartographers from coast to coast, and Internationally.
The CCA host annual meetings, provide networking opportunities, create a variety of publications to promote geography awareness and map making, and help improve the use of cartographic materials through education.