Field: Highway 1 about 16 km west of BC/Alberta border at - Access Road, looking northeast

Field has served as a railway settlement in British Columbia’s Canadian Rockies since the late 19th century. Set on the Kicking Horse River inside Yoho National Park, it remains a small community on the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. The nearby Spiral Tunnels, completed in 1909, were built to ease the railway’s steep descent through Kicking Horse Pass; trains still trace their looping course beneath Mount Ogden and Cathedral Mountain. Field is also close to the Burgess Shale fossil beds, part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. View additional webcams around Field and Yoho National Park to understand how this railway settlement fits into the Rockies.

British Columbia has served as Canada’s Pacific frontier since joining Confederation in 1871. This vast western province extends from the Pacific coast across the Coast Mountains and interior plateaus to the Canadian Rockies; these coordinates lie in its sparsely settled northern interior. The Fraser, British Columbia’s longest river, drains a large part of the province before reaching the Strait of Georgia. First Nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain integral to communities throughout the province. Victoria, on Vancouver Island, is the provincial capital, while Vancouver is its largest city and a major Pacific port. Forestry, mining, fisheries and outdoor travel all reflect a terrain where waterways and mountain corridors matter. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how British Columbia’s northern interior relates to its Pacific coast and mountain ranges.

Canada has served as a frontier between French and British colonial powers since the 17th century. The world’s second-largest country extends from Atlantic shores to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, with the Canadian Shield, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River shaping its vast geography. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are central to Canada’s identity, while Ottawa’s Parliament Hill represents its federal political life. French remains the official language of Quebec, adding a distinct dimension to the country’s public culture. See how Canada connects across North America by browsing webcams in neighbouring regions.