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LETTER: Need more action from federal-level of government in wildfire protection

LETTER: Need more action from federal-level of government in wildfire protection

LETTER: My heart goes out to the people of Jasper. It is heart-wrenching. But, we need to press hard to not repeat history here, we need to learn from this tragedy and stop sticking our heads in the sand to the risks.
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PHOTOS: Olympians, kayakers take on Kananaskis rapids at whitewater nationals

PHOTOS: Olympians, kayakers take on Kananaskis rapids at whitewater nationals

The Alberta Whitewater Association (AWA) helds 2024 Canadian National Whitewater Championships (freestyle, kayak cross, SUP and canoe slalom competitions) from Aug. 12 to 18 in Kananaskis Country.
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PHOTOS: The past week in stories, photography in the Bow Valley

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

PHOTOS: The past week in stories, photography in the Bow Valley
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LETTER: Changes in Wildlife Act and problem grizzlies could help

LETTER: Changes in Wildlife Act and problem grizzlies could help

Regarding this grizzly hunt, which is not actually a hunt as no tags have been or will be issued.
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Two people taken to hospital after serious collision on Highway 40

Two people taken to hospital after serious collision on Highway 40

Two people were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 40 Friday night (Aug. 16), police said.
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LETTER: Important to learn from past when it comes to wildfire threat

LETTER: Important to learn from past when it comes to wildfire threat

LETTER: The devastating fire in Jasper brought to mind comments made by a First Nations guest speaker at an event last February in Cochrane.
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VIDEO: Paddle boarder saves drowning dog from icy waters of Kananaskis River

VIDEO: Paddle boarder saves drowning dog from icy waters of Kananaskis River

“When he leapt off my board and raced up the hill and you could see his people up there ... I mean, that was pretty awesome.”
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LETTER: OpEd on over-tourism hits home

LETTER: OpEd on over-tourism hits home

LETTER: Kudos to Bob Sanford for putting into words what many of us feel about the daily chaos in our once normal town with the OpEd in the July 25 edition of the Outlook "Over-Tourism: When is enough enough?".
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Weekend emergency calls to Kananaskis prompt STARS, EMS response

Weekend emergency calls to Kananaskis prompt STARS, EMS response

Little information available regarding two separate incidents that required immediate emergency intervention.
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Small wildfire at Upper Kananaskis Lake quickly snuffed out

Small wildfire at Upper Kananaskis Lake quickly snuffed out

Fire assessed this afternoon was located near the lake's main dam. 
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