The road spans almost half the country, stretching across the four western provinces, five national parks, and dozens of historic sites
From the urban parking lot that is Toronto’s 401 to the spectacular Sea to Sky on the west coast, our transport corridors in many ways define us. Yet some remain largely unknown.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
It was officially opened in 1970 and even has its own lobby group — the Yellowhead Highway Association. Established in 1947, it sought to promote a corridor that would help the west prosper and continues to advocate for improvements and upgrades. Sadly, the Yellowhead has yet another name. The stretch between Prince Rupert and Prince George, in B.C.’s Central Interior, has been dubbed the Highway of Tears — a grim nod to the many murders and disappearances of women, mostly Indigenous, in this part of the province.Article content
Just west of Jasper travellers can marvel at Mount Robson, at 3,954 metres the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Situated within Mount Robson Provincial Park, this area is mostly untouched wilderness — home to elk, black bear and moose and a springboard for almost every adventure activity imagination will allow.Article content
Winnipeg offers plenty of attractions, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the magnificent legislative buildings, and The Forks historical landmark — a vibrant meeting place for more than 6,000 years.Article content What the Prairies east of the Rockies lack in alpine grandeur, they make up for in a different kind of high-altitude attraction: the grain elevator. The wooden warehouses once peppered the plains, earning the nicknames Prairie Sentinel and Castles of the New World. Their numbers have been slashed to a few hundred — from nearly 6,000 in the late 1930s — but the U.S.