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Film Location Resource Guide - Golden BC

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Population<br />

According to the 2011 Census, there are 3701<br />

people living within the Town of <strong>Golden</strong> and<br />

3065 residents in the CSRD Area A.<br />

<strong>Location</strong><br />

<strong>Golden</strong> is strategically located on two of Canada’s<br />

largest transportation routes – the Canadian<br />

Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway.<br />

It is at the junction of the Trans Canada Highway<br />

and Provincial Hwy 95, on the path of the<br />

Canadian Pacific Railway line, and at the western<br />

edge of the Canadian Rockies. <strong>Golden</strong> is located<br />

approximately 268 kilometres West of Calgary,<br />

Alberta and 713 kilometres East of Vancouver, <strong>BC</strong>.<br />

<strong>Golden</strong> Background Information<br />

Planes, Trains and<br />

Automobiles<br />

Planes: <strong>Golden</strong> is only a 2.5<br />

hour drive from both the Calgary<br />

International Airport<br />

(www.calgaryairport.com) and the<br />

Canadian Rockies International<br />

Airport in Cranbrook, <strong>BC</strong><br />

(www.cranbrookairport.com).<br />

<strong>Golden</strong> Municipal Airport (CYGE)<br />

is an airfield with 1 paved runway<br />

that is 4500 x 75 feet (1372 x 23<br />

m). To learn more, visit the Town of<br />

<strong>Golden</strong>’s website:<br />

www.golden.ca

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