▁a ▁building ▁designed ▁for ▁local ▁recre ational ▁needs , ▁the ▁original ▁and ▁un used ▁plans ▁included ▁areas ▁for ▁cur ling ▁and ▁ice ▁hockey , ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁building ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁year - round . ▁Those ▁plans ▁were ▁over seen ▁by ▁loc als ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁Ban ff ▁residents ▁after ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Theatre . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁just ▁months ▁after ▁construction ▁began ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁C rag ▁and ▁C any on ▁reported ▁that ; ▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁C rag ▁and ▁C any on ▁reported ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁grounds ▁that ; ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁reason ably ▁popular ▁with ▁local ▁residents , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁thirty ▁years , ▁interest ▁has ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁Wright ' s ▁short - l ived ▁career ▁and ▁legacy ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁E . H . ▁Pit kin ▁C ott age ▁– ▁Wright ' s ▁only ▁other ▁Canadian ▁work ▁located ▁at ▁S apper ▁Island ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Ban ff , ▁Al berta ▁Category : Fran k ▁Lloyd ▁Wright ▁buildings ▁Category : D em ol ished ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : P ra irie ▁School ▁architecture ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁federal ▁government ▁buildings ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1