Timeline Thursday 23 June 1887

Events on Thursday 23 June 1887 1

• 1887 Rocky Mountains Park Act creates Canada's first national park Banff becomes a protected reserve The Canadian Parliament passes the Rocky Mountains Park Act, formally establishing Banff as Canada's first national park around hot springs discovered in the Rockies. The reserve, initially a small area, expands substantially in later decades. It becomes a model for national park systems elsewhere in the country.