Standing there with pine-covered mountains behind me ... Today, according to Nature Canada, less than one per cent of the native prairie in Saskatchewan and Alberta enjoys any official protection.

To help you decide, we turned to locals, asking them where the most breathtaking spots in Alberta are, through the Narcity ...

the brunch capital of Canada, as well as its incredible range of natural beauty from coastal rainforests to inland mountain ranges, including the Selkirk Mountains, the Purcell Mountains ...