Kananaskis Country

There is an elephant in the room, and no one dares name it.

All signs are pointing toward an El Niño weather pattern for Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country and across Western Canada in 2023-24.

The seven-tonne monument was escorted through Banff Thursday (Sept. 7) by local RCMP on the back of a Canadian Army military vehicle and is on its way to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, where it will become a centrepiece intended to uplift and honour the spirits of the many Indigenous children abused by the residential school system.

A recent incident between a group of people and a pair of wandering black bears in the Town of Jasper highlights the need to further educate themselves when it comes to interacting with wildlife.

“Work is during daylight hours, and could include weekends, depending on progress.”

“We are starting to see some change in colour and with that comes more visitation. Fall is traditionally a busy time for visitation in Kananaskis Country.”

“It is a 'where to go' and 'what to see' guidebook, but the 'pairings' of hikes and craft brewery visits, I feel, deliver a purposely entertaining and sociable way to do so.”

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