Cities in Western Canada consider gondolas as part of transit, tourism plans

Residents and visitors could one day be using cable cars to cross rivers in two central Alberta cities. A 350-metre urban ropeway, also known as a gondola, has been proposed to connect Red Deer's business district with the Bower Ponds recreation area. "In Red Deer, it's really simple. There are two stations. It crosses the Red Deer River," said Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, president of Prairie Sky Gondolas, which has said it would invest $25 million in the project. Prairie Sky also wants to string ca