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In her mid-20s, Fran Drummond was bored during a visit to Vancouver Island, so her grandfather sent her on a train to Lake Louise.

She got a job waxing floors in the area and it was during this time that she found Twin Falls Chalet tucked away in the Canadian Rockies, just north of Field, B.C., in Yoho National Park.

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She wrote a letter requesting to lease the lodge and was approved 10 days later. Now, after 57 years of operating Twin Falls, she has been locked out.

Drummond received written notice June 25 informing her that she would be locked out of the building by July 1.

“It has become a hideous end of my stewardship of the chalet,” said Drummond, adding that once everything gets figured out she vows to never set foot in a Canadian national park again.

The 82-year-old has dedicated her time, resources and money into creating a welcoming space for people who wish to experience the backcountry of Yoho National Park and Valley. She recalled multiple times she worked to preserve its integrity during restorations and save it from demolition.