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Kananaskis Country

LETTER: Time to act on improving highway safety in Yoho National Park

LETTER: Time to act on improving highway safety in Yoho National Park

LETTER: The time for simply accepting these totally preventable tragedies as inevitable or talking about the situation is over. Parks Canada completed the necessary design and environmental impact assessments back in 2019. The time has now come to act and implement.
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Bow Valley schools ring in school year with new rules on cellphone use

Bow Valley schools ring in school year with new rules on cellphone use

Bow Valley school divisions implement new policies at beginning of school year in keeping with provincial government direction on banning personal mobile devices in classrooms.
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EDITORIAL: Wildlife crossings critical for safe movement of people, animals

EDITORIAL: Wildlife crossings critical for safe movement of people, animals

As development takes place throughout the valley, so too must the crucial wildlife corridors.
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PHOTOS: The past week in photography, stories in the Bow Valley.

PHOTOS: The past week in photography, stories in the Bow Valley.

PHOTOS: The past week in photography, stories in the Bow Valley.
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PHOTOS: Surfers showoff best tricks on mountain wave in Kananaskis

PHOTOS: Surfers showoff best tricks on mountain wave in Kananaskis

The Mountain Wave Classic, the only River Surfing Competition in Western Canada, was held in Kananaskis Country on Saturday (Aug. 24). River surfers showcase their best tricks on the Mountain wave, a standalone wave in the heart of the Rockies.
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Stranded climbers spend two freezing nights on Kananaskis mountain

Stranded climbers spend two freezing nights on Kananaskis mountain

Climbers spend two nights on northwest face of Mount Birdwood before being rescued after rope became stuck on descent.
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Turkey trot: Wild birds venture into Kananaskis

Turkey trot: Wild birds venture into Kananaskis

Wild turkeys about 50-60 kilometres from where Alberta Conservation Association typically releases turkeys in the province.
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LETTER: Ministerial order clear grizzly bear hunt returns

LETTER: Ministerial order clear grizzly bear hunt returns

LETTER: The language is simple and it is clear that the hunting of grizzly bears is now legal in Alberta. This ministerial order should be rescinded before a large mammal gets hurt or killed – and that may not be the grizzly bear.
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Popular Kananaskis trail, climbing routes closing for rockfall work

Popular Kananaskis trail, climbing routes closing for rockfall work

The closure is in effect from Sept. 3 to Oct. 15, or until further notice, according to an Alberta Parks advisory.
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Snow dusts Bow Valley, weather statement issued

Snow dusts Bow Valley, weather statement issued

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Canmore, the MD of Bighorn and Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation, saying more that 40mm of precipitation is expected to fall by Wednesday (Aug. 28).
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