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On Alberta’s mountainous western edge, champagne powder, hot springs and evergreen forests are helping the Canadian province cushion the pain of an oil-induced recession.

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Even Harry Rosen can’t help but keep one eye on the falling loonie these days. The 84-year-old founder of the iconic Canadian high-end men’s clothing store chain that bears his name is one of a million Canadian snowbirds watching their expenses go up

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Banff National Park is on track for record attendance this year as Canada’s oldest park adds new attractions such as heated ski chairlifts and ladders to help climbers scale the peaks. Nearby, the story-book castle that’s home to the Banff Springs Hotel is packed with tourists from around the world. It’s a rare source of positive news in a Canadian province whose economy is forecast to shrink for a second year in 2016.

“The mountain parks are by far the busiest parks, with Banff by far having the most significant tourist use,” said Daniel Watson, chief executive officer of Parks Canada, the federal agency that oversees the world’s largest park system, by phone from Ottawa. “Canada has truly some of the most remarkable places on the planet.”