Banff Cave & Basin Internment Camp

 (1915-1917) - A World War I Canadian internment camp established in 1915 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Abandoned in 1917.

History
A World War I Canadian internment camp established in July 1915 in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

The Banff Cave & Basin Internment Camp opened 13 Jul 1915. Within the barbed wire compound were 88 man barracks, a dining hall, a small hospital, a washhouse and privies. The population fluctuated between 200-600 internees depending on the season. This camp housed workers working in the Banff area and seasonally workers from the Castle Mountain Internment Camp.

Closed 15 Jul 1917.

Current Status


Interpretive center behind the Cave & Basin Visitor Center at the Cave & Basin Park, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

See Also:
 * Canadian World War I Internment Camps

Sources:
 * Enemy Aliens, Prisoners of War: Canada's First World War Internment Operations, 1914-1920, Parks Canada Brochure, undated

Links:
 * Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
 * Wikipedia - Ukrainian Canadian internment
 * Historica Canada - Internment
 * Parks Canada - Banff National Park