Kananaskis Country

LETTER: Canada should shift its environmental policy from imposing high carbon taxes to providing low-cost green energy globally.

“The Calgary Forest Area typically sees a drastic increase in wildfire danger in May when the snow has all melted, but green-up has not yet occurred. Exposed, dead/dry vegetation, warmer temperatures and higher winds all contribute to a higher fire danger.”

“This map gives you another tool in your tool bag to help you be able to identify terrain that’s capable of producing avalanches on that five-step model – from no avalanche terrain all the way up to extreme avalanche terrain.”

McKeever announced his departure on March 30 in an post on Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, saying that “it has been decided for me that my time at Nordiq Canada has come to an end.”

EDITORIAL: The warm winter and anticipation of a brutal drought will likely push both the Bow Valley and province to make key sacrifices in the coming summer.

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: Canmore Nordic Centre hosts Western Cup LGBTQ cross-country ski races

LETTER: It’s been almost five years since Canmore as implemented the Vanlife – also known as the Safe Park program – and we are still dealing with a shortage of (underpaid) employees in the community. How is that possible?

“Atmospheric, sea surface and land temperatures are presently off the charts in both hemispheres. What we are seeing is beyond the worst-case projections of all climate model scenarios."

“I’m just really excited to get started learning the process here and to see where best I can fit and make the biggest impact.”