Film Location Resource Guide - Golden BC
Film Location Resource Guide - Golden BC
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